By Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post WHITE HALL — No buildings were ablaze when the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a smoke investigation call near Fairmont last week. The incendiary simmering, instead, was coming from about 40 feet underground. A coal seam fire that has plagued houses and[Read More…]

By Stephen Smoot, The Moorefield Examiner MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — On a sweltering Friday night after two weeks of seeing the region battered by dangerously violent storms, Moorefield Volunteer Fire Department member Eric Crites manned a booth at the Fireman’s Carnival. Carnivals used to be sure fire winners as fundraisers. On[Read More…]

By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Gina Turner was homeless for about 10 years. Within a month of being in Huntington, she was housed. When she first arrived in the city, Turner slept on a friend’s couch before exploring resources through Volunteers of America and Veterans Homeless Resource Center[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — The public soon will be able to see how cities and counties have used their share of opioid settlement funds, according to officials with the West Virginia First Foundation. The foundation is in the process of collecting reports from city and[Read More…]

By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump has nominated Moore Capito and Matthew Harvey to be the U.S. Attorneys in West Virginia, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., announced in a social media post Tuesday. Moore Capito, the senior West Virginia senator’s son, was nominated for the[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Journal CHARLESTON – Since its creation 13 years ago, the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs has worked to promote discussions of issues facing black residents and other minorities in the state. However, the office is receiving no further funding, causing concern that the[Read More…]

By Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate PARSONS, W.Va. — The Tucker County Commission heard from members of the public on the issue of the proposed Ridgeline Power Plant facility between Davis and Thomas June 25th. The hearing was part of the Commission’s regular meeting agenda. Members of Tucker United were[Read More…]

By Tyler Kennett, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Trial dates have been set in the Marshall University Board of Governors’ lawsuit against the University of Pittsburgh Commonwealth System of Higher Education after a scheduling conference took place Monday. Trial is scheduled to commence on Sept. 29, 2026, with four days[Read More…]

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON (WV News) — West Virginians want lower electric bills, according to the results of a recently released survey. A survey of 500 registered voters in the state found utility customers don’t care what source their energy is derived from, only how much it’s going[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — Margaret Workman, a former justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, accused the agency that recently admonished two circuit court judges following their speaking out on child abuse and foster care problems of sending a “chilling message[Read More…]