West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Oct. 3, Governor Patrick Morrisey and the West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Medical Services (BMS), announced new rate increases for home and community‑based services providers. This increase continues ongoing efforts to strengthen critical services for some of the state’s[Read More…]
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Enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people seized in Mercer County
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people — seven times West Virginia’s population – was among the contraband seized in Mercer County during one of the largest fentanyl drug busts in the state’s history, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Thursday while announcing major[Read More…]
WV advocates fear ruinous energy, environmental costs from Trump aims to prop up coal
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Trump administration leaders used sanitizing language to describe coal in statements hailing their rollout of environmental protection rollbacks and taxpayer subsidies both intended to prop up the U.S. coal industry Monday. “Beautiful clean coal has been a reliable energy source supporting American[Read More…]
Officials unveil, launch joint Advanced Air Mobility project
By Bruce Justice, Mingo Messenger WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Redevelopment Authority joined several of the agency’s collaborating partners at Mingo Central High School on Sept. 18 to give school officials, students and other interested parties a live demonstration of a four-year-in-the-making and first-in-the-state mobile AAM Command & Control[Read More…]
Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission Accepting Applications to Fill Vacancy in the 6th Judicial Circuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission (JVAC) is currently receiving applications to fill the judicial circuit court vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Paul T. Farrell in the 6th Judicial Circuit serving Cabell County. All applicants for a judicial vacancy in a West Virginia Judicial Circuit shall complete[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Tourism Announces 2025 Almost Heaven Achievement Award Winners
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This year’s Almost Heaven Achievement Award winners were recognized Wednesday evening during the 2025 Governor’s Conference for Tourism at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. The annual Almost Heaven Achievement Awards are an opportunity for the West Virginia Department of Tourism to recognize industry[Read More…]
Value of community giving seen, as federal funding proves uncertain
By Tabitha Johnston, The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN — Long before federal funding began to be threatened at libraries across the nation, as has become the case over the past few months, a group of five determined community members had recognized the need for increased support for their library, at the[Read More…]
Fall Fire Season Begins
The Brooke County Review WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Fall fire season began Wednesday, Oct. 1, and continues through Dec. 31. During this time, residents must confine their outdoor burning to the hours of 5 p.m.-7 a.m., according to West Virginia State Code Chapter 20-3-5. Fires set during that time must be[Read More…]
FirstEnergy files 10-year plan, proposes new 1.2 GW natural gas plant, says Harrison Power Station to remain operational through 2040
By Charles Young, WV News FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy Corp., filed a 10-year Integrated Resource Plan with the West Virginia Public Service Commission on Wednesday. The plan proposes keeping the Fort Martin and Harrison coal-fired power stations operational through the next[Read More…]
TechConnect Conference aims to strengthen entrepreneurship in NCWV region
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — In West Virginia, there’s no shortage of startups or entrepreneurs who are trying to launch their ideas. But the support systems around them are fragmented. “I’ve been with TechConnect for a little over a year, and the more we talk to entrepreneurs,[Read More…]
