By Bob Hertzel for The Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN — In the midst of his annual school year opening press conference, West Virginia Athletic Director Wren Baker decided to take it upon himself to emphasize an often-overlooked aspect of Mountaineers football that benefits the state in so many ways. Talking[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — The religious exemption to West Virginia compulsory immunization law created by Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s January executive order is being litigated, with arguments before the state Supreme Court of Appeals likely. But federal health officials are threatening funding cuts if[Read More…]

By Jim Ross, HD Media APPLE GROVE — The $4 billion Nucor Steel West Virginia mill under construction is about 60% finished and on schedule for completion late next year, Nucor Corp. officials said in their quarterly call last month. The mill at the Mason County community of Apple Grove,[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — On Thursday morning, Corey Hayes had no idea a new park designed and built around accessibility was set to open later that evening. When his partner, Allie, told him about it, he was ecstatic. Hayes’ 12-year-old son is in a wheelchair. “I[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An affiliate of a company that West Virginia officials awarded a forgivable $62.5 million loan in 2023 for a proposed Mason County hydrogen plant has filed a state air quality permit application for a hydrogen production facility in the county near the[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — After more than six months without a State Health Officer, West Virginia officials on Thursday appointed Dr. Mark McDaniel to the role on an acting basis. The state has been without a health officer since Dr. Matthew Christiansen left in December. Before[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON – Hundreds of butterflies symbolizing hope, change and renewal flew free Thursday as a local hospital celebrated the coming creation of a new center bringing more cancer treatment services to southern West Virginia and beyond. WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital hosted a kickoff[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON — West Virginia was awarded $1.2 billion through a 2023 federal broadband expansion program, but the latest proposal by the state only plans to spend half of that to connect unserved and underserved parts of the state. Earlier this week,[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office has shrugged off the Trump administration’s termination of a program through which the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last year selected the West Virginia Office of Energy to receive $106.1 million to deliver solar power to low-income and disadvantaged[Read More…]