By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Candidates Monday jumped on the president’s tweet urging voters to not vote for Don Blankenship, including Blankenship. “As some have said, I am Trumpier than Trump and this morning proves it,” Blankenship said. President Trump encouraged voters to vote[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced 11 winners of the Almost Heaven Photo Contest. People submitted 7,200 photos as part of the two-week-long contest. Justice says these photos will help round out the West Virginia Tourism Office’s photo gallery for its ad campaign. Photo[Read More…]

By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Despite the February Belmont County well blast that allowed methane to leak into the atmosphere for 19 days, XTO Energy helped parent firm, Exxon Mobil, post earnings of $4.7 billion for the first three months of 2018. Moreover, Marcellus[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rumble strips have been installed outside the Interstate 64 highway work zone between Cabell and Putnam counties as part of a continued safety effort to slow motorists down, state officials announced Monday. Brent Walker, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, called the work[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Studying how insects’ wing movements affect their sense of smell has the potential to explain underlying causes of disorders like schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease and shortness of breath, according to new research from West Virginia University. When our nervous systems send motor commands to our muscles,[Read More…]

By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Local artist David Heatwole is taking his message of “art can change the world” on the road — literally. Heatwole and the Martinsburg High School Art Department plan to send across America a 53-inch trailer decorated with two giant paint-by-the-numbers murals. Rather[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TO REVEAL IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL’S FATE European members to the landmark atomic deal with[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Gov. Jim Justice and revenue officials touted an improving state economy, citing critical April revenue coming in ahead of estimates and a bond rating agency’s rating, which changed the state’s outlook from negative to stable. Justice announced April’s numbers with Chief of[Read More…]

By RACHEL ELLIS For The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The words “human trafficking” have generated a lot of buzz in West Virginia since January, when the Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office helped raise awareness of the issue. In this series, we will examine the nuances of the human trafficking[Read More…]