By Charles Young, WV News BRIDGEPORT (WV News) — American Airlines was selected Tuesday as the new Essential Air Service provider for North Central West Virginia Airport. If given final approval by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the carrier will begin offering flights from Bridgeport on Dec. 1, Airport Director[Read More…]

By Andrew Spellman, Spirit of Jefferson CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The notion of making “good trouble” can mean different things, depending on who you ask. But at the phrase’s core, it’s used to remember a giant of the Civil Rights movement, John Lewis. And, with a grassroots movement rapidly growing[Read More…]

By Bob Hertzel for the Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN — Normally, we pay little heed to articles using anonymous sources, for the cloak of secrecy seldom is as much a protection from taking the blame for telling a lie as it is for speaking the truth. But there was an[Read More…]

By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News & Harrison County Journal MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — Last week, during the annual meeting of the West Virginia Poultry Association, Government Affairs director Dwayne O’Dell provided an update on different actions of the state and federal government related closely to the interests of agriculture. He started[Read More…]

By Derek Redd, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — As word that the federal disaster declaration so many in flood-ravaged areas of Ohio County waited more than a month for had finally been signed, residents of those communities felt a wave of several emotions. They were joyous and relieved, with a[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has approved an agreement to end a federal court standoff between a Charleston insurance provider and one of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice’s coal companies. BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. had said the West Virginia Republican’s Southern Coal Corp. had not[Read More…]

By Payton Mandell, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4 following a 51-50 vote in the Senate and a 218-214 vote in the House. The bill contains over 800 pages of provisions spanning across all government sectors, including taxation, healthcare,[Read More…]

By Tom Markland, The Journal HARPERS FERRY — The National Park Service is closing its training programs at the Stephen T. Mather Training Center in Harpers Ferry, ending more than six decades of in-person training for new rangers and cultural-resource specialists. It joins the Horace P. Albright Training Center in[Read More…]

By Chuck Clegg, Wetzel Chronicle NEW MARTINSVILLE, W.Va. — This year we will celebrate a time when Hollywood came to New Martinsville. A century ago in 1925, legendary Hollywood actress, Gloria Swanson traveled by train to New Martinsville to star in the movie, “Stage Struck.” For the New Martinsville community the[Read More…]

By Steve Keenan, The Register-Herald CANNELTON — Like many of her neighbors, Donna Petry longs for a solution to ongoing issues with sewage lines damaged by flooding in western Fayette County in mid-August 2022. But, she’s not holding her breath. Scratch that, on some days, maybe she is. Petry lives[Read More…]