By Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — Lawmakers and state officials are at odds over a program that allows members of the House of Delegates to allocate money in their districts. House Finance Chairman Vernon Criss, R-Wood, said the program is on hold after Gov. Patrick Morrisey[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WV News) — Without committing to a specific date, Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Wednesday provided the most concrete details yet about the special session of the West Virginia Legislature he’s been discussing for months. Morrisey, during an event in Bridgeport, confirmed he’s[Read More…]

By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — “It solves a problem, but somebody else’s problem … And to be forced to accept this project without any benefit to our citizens while extremely impacting our citizens isn’t something that this commission can stand for.” And with that, the Monongalia County[Read More…]

By Suzanne Stewart, The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — December 2024 was the 50th anniversary of Cranberry Glades Botanical Area being named a National Natural Landmark, but because it’s difficult to do much of anything at the area in the winter, the Cranberry Mountain Nature Center and U.S. Forest Service[Read More…]

By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — After nearly five decades providing and promoting better services to West Virginians with disabilities, the WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities has about 60 days remaining without a budgetary Hail Mary.  It’s not alone. All University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Public Service Commission is taking the side of an internet service provider in a dispute over who pays for pole replacements when adding broadband attachments. In an order issued Monday, the PSC prohibited Appalachian Power from enforcing[Read More…]

WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Tuesday announced two flood mitigation studies aimed at developing long-term strategies to reduce future flood damage in some of the state’s most vulnerable areas. With both federal and state funds, the announcement represents a $6 million investment across two major[Read More…]

By Stephen Smoot, The Moorefield Examiner MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — In 2023, United States Senator Joe Manchin made an announcement that seemed, at the time, game changing for West Virginians who still had no access to high speed internet. “This is a historic announcement for the Mountain State and will benefit[Read More…]

Hometown News CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Weirton Area Water Board was ordered Friday to submit within 90 days a series of action plans to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to address severe water problems and line leakages in the Northern Panhandle city’s system. The city was told to[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fifteen-year Tucker County resident Sheena Williams told the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection her child has asthma. Williams said she feared an expected data center facility for which the DEP has signaled it will approve an air quality permit despite facility[Read More…]