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…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — Charlie Burd, longtime leader of the Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia, plans to retire in 2027, according to a release. The organization will conduct a nationwide search for a leader “with deep experience in the oil and gas industry,[Read More…]

By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — Mercer County’s new mountain coaster is an attraction that will help keep ATV tourists in town longer, according to the director of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail Authority. “We still see a Thursday through Sunday pattern for our guests,” trail director Jeffrey Lusk said.[Read More…]

HUNTINGTON — The Cabell County Public Library’s project to install solar panels on all of its branches is progressing at a steady pace. The project is being done in partnership with Solar Holler, a solar development and installation company based in Huntington. “Previously, before this project, we had panels on[Read More…]

By Ben Conley, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — In June 2024, West Virginia Academy purchased 19.2 acres near Cheat Lake for $406,310. Now the state’s first charter school is looking to make that land the focal point of its academic and extracurricular activity. West Virginia Academy Ltd. is currently accepting[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fewer obstetricians to help bring West Virginians into the world. Fewer doctors and nurses to keep them from leaving it. Fewer equipment upgrades and renovations at hospitals. Fewer hospitals. And more crowded emergency rooms at the hospitals that remain — spreading pain[Read More…]