The Herald-Dispatch WV Chamber unveils agenda, speakers for business summit WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — The largest gathering of business, industry, education, finance and government leaders from across West Virginia will take place from Aug. 27-29 at The Greenbrier as the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce hosts its 89th Annual[Read More…]

Benson Eager To Learn All He Can About His New State By Derek Redd, The Intelligencer WHEELING — He’s the new president of West Virginia University, but the historical scholar in Michael Benson is never too far away. It shows in the way he is touring West Virginia, the first[Read More…]

J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital achieves sixth consecutive ranking as top hospital in West Virginia, has three High Performing specialties By Matt Harvey, WV News MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Four WVU Medicine hospitals have been named by U.S. News & World Report to its 2025-2026 Best Hospitals as High Performing hospitals for 19 Procedures and Conditions. This is[Read More…]

By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va — The Hampshire County Commission is urging its counterpart in Monongalia County to take a public stand against high-voltage transmission projects looking at West Virginia as a means to an end. It’s exceedingly likely that request will be granted Wednesday, when the[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram MORGANTOWN (WV News) — A 23-year-old member of the West Virginia House of Delegates has been elected to lead the state Republican Party. Del. Josh Holstein, R-Boone, was elected chairman of the West Virginia GOP during the party’s summer meeting in Morgantown on Saturday.[Read More…]

By Maggie Susa, The Herald-Dispatch HURRICANE, W.Va. — University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) and GoHealth Urgent Care, which formed a joint venture to acquire and rebrand all MedExpress locations in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, came together Thursday morning to celebrate a newly rebranded location in Putnam County. The process[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — President Donald Trump recommended Congress cut funding to NASA’s Katherine Johnson Independent Verification & Validation Facility in Fairmont by two thirds. NASA’s 2026 discretionary budget request takes the IV&V facility’s budget from $43 million to $13 million. The majority of the cuts[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s U.S. senators praised the release Friday of additional federal education dollars that had been put on hold for nearly a month by the administration of President Donald Trump. In press releases Friday afternoon, Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Jim[Read More…]

By Stephanie Ujhelyi, The Weirton Daily Times CHESTER — The year 2025 marks special significance for the city’s annual Teapot Day, as it is the first year with its new coordinator and a decade in existence. Susan Hineman, who serves on the Chester City Parks Commission, has long overseen the[Read More…]

By Steve Keenan, The Register-Herald BECKLEY — A Raleigh County Circuit Court judge Thursday granted a preliminary injunction in a religious exemption vaccination case involving both the West Virginia and Raleigh County boards of education. Raleigh County Circuit Judge Michael E. Froble issued the preliminary injunction in favor of three[Read More…]