By SAMANTHA PERRY Bluefield Daily Telegraph MARION, Va. — A woman accused of decapitating a Mercer County man has a history of erratic behavior, drug abuse and violence, police records show. Roena Cheryl Mills, 41, of Rural Retreat, Va., is charged with second-degree murder in the Easter Sunday death of[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Similar to how microwave ovens heat soup but not the bowl, researchers at West Virginia Universityare exploring the possibility of heating one solution component selectively over others in chemical reactions. The research is led at WVU by Gregory Dudley, the Eberly Family Distinguished Professor and[Read More…]

By DAVE LAVENDER The HD Media LOGAN, W.Va. — A small group of people here are indeed “Mining The Sun,” as is the motto of Shepherdstown-based Solar Holler, which has been working with the nonprofit Coalfield Development Corp. of Wayne to help train workers here to install solar panels. These[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, April 12, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SYRIAN FORCES RETAKE REBEL TOWN NEAR DAMASCUS The Russian military says the Syrian government is[Read More…]

 From the West Virginia Tourism Office: CHARLESTON, WV – Governor Jim Justice in partnership with the West Virginia Tourism Office today launched a new tourism campaign that positions West Virginia as “Almost Heaven” and invites visitors to find their version of heaven in the hills of West Virginia. The campaign[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — While Gov. Jim Justice is pushing for a quick solution to structure and fund the state’s public employees health insurance plan, at least one member of the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) Task Force is preaching patience. The task force, in its[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For about two hours Tuesday, members of the PEIA Task Force got a crash course in all things PEIA, including how the health care plan provider operates and why, like most health insurance programs, it is seeing its costs increase annually. “It’s[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice will conduct a ceremonial bill signing today, signing six bills including one that would authorize public schools to distribute excess food to students. The bill says one in four children in West Virginia experiences food insecurity. The bill notes[Read More…]

By TIM COOK The Journal KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. — An Italian company’s inaugural manufacturing launch into North American took a major turn Tuesday in Jefferson County. Tonj Ciotti, the chief executive of TeMa North America, joined local officials in turning the first soil to begin the construction of a 42,000-square-foot industrial[Read More…]