By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — It took more than a month after deadly flooding events impacted two West Virginia counties for the White House to approve the state’s applications for Major Disaster and Emergency declarations through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Individual Assistance program. Sen. Shelley[Read More…]

By Derek Redd, The Intelligencer WHEELING — Federal Emergency Management Agency Disaster Survivor and Disaster Relief and Recovery centers could be up and running in Ohio County as soon as next week, state and local officials said Thursday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey — in his fifth visit to Ohio County since[Read More…]

By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown is freezing 59% of its financial stabilization fund — representing $2 million — as a last-resort contingency measure in light of a $3,237,685 budget shortfall. The issue comes down to carryover. When the city passed its $45.3-million general[Read More…]

By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail THURMOND, W.Va. — A Finding of No Signicant Impact by National Park Service officials will allow New River Gorge National Park and Preserve to demolish at least 13 historic buildings within the park, including 11 within the Thurmond Historic District, listed in the National Register[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON – The question of whether to require public and private school students to be vaccinated is now before a Raleigh County court after a Kanawha County judge dismissed the case of two parents seeking to require West Virginia health officials to follow[Read More…]

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…]