The Herald-Dispatch WASHINGTON, W.Va. —  U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has introduced an amendment to the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2019 that will guarantee that the Appalachian Regional Commission headquarters, if relocated, would move to West Virginia. The[Read More…]

By MICHELLE JAMES The Register-Herald FAIRLEA, W.Va. — When Sue and Brian Gillette open up shop for the 2019 edition of the State Fair of West Virginia next summer, they’ll do it with some bragging rights. After 10 days of fan voting, their Bacon Mac & Cheese Calzone was named[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel FAIRLEA, W.Va. — While the governor’s office, the Legislature and the judicial branch have faced stormclouds over the last few months, Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt is reaping a harvest. One need only walk through the Gus R. Douglass Annex at the[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Aug. 10, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT TRUMP IS SAYING ABOUT MUELLER PROBE The president blasts a newspaper report that the[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — It’s not yet known if any priests named in a Pennsylvania grand jury report ever served in the Diocese of Steubenville, but diocesan officials are checking the lists of alleged offenders. “I’m going through all the databases very closely,”[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Despite recent export-driven gains, the state’s coal output is expected to plateau during the next two years before seeing persistent production declines over the next two decades, according to the latest long-term coal forecast from West Virginia University. WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research released “Coal[Read More…]

By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Facilities at West Virginia’s state parks and forests are set to receive a thorough shine-up through up to $80 million in bonds authorized Thursday by the state Economic Development Authority. At its monthly meeting, the EDA approved a resolution to issue excess[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five months after its first meeting, and 60 days before its informal deadline to unveil a permanent “fix” for West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency, the PEIA Task Force took another incremental step Thursday, by formally receiving a 22-page report summarizing comments[Read More…]