By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s no apparent reason why a study on the health effects of mountaintop removal was halted last year, according to the Department of the Interior’s deputy inspector general. The study, “Potential Human Health Effects of Surface Coal Mining Operations in Central Appalachia,”[Read More…]

By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Once again, a city becomes a work of art. FestivALL returns to Charleston this week with 10 days of music, dance, theater and more. Officially, FestivALL kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. with the Brickscape art exhibition at the Union Building, but[Read More…]

By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University economist predicts the state won’t return to its 2012 level of employment until 2022. John Deskins, an associate professor of economics and director of WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economics, spoke Monday about economic enablers[Read More…]

By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va.  — While zoning issues continue to plague the newly-minted West Virginia Renaissance Festival, the elephant in the room during a Tuesday discussion about the controversy was, quite literally, an elephant named “Essex.” Members of the audience questioned the health of the 44-year-old Asian elephant[Read More…]

The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Another soccer invasion is about to hit Cabell County. More than 2,000 players on 112 teams in the 12-Under to 18-Under age groups representing youth soccer associations in nine states, plus their coaches, support staff, families and friends are arriving for the US Youth Soccer[Read More…]

By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Many hands will make for light work Saturday during the annual Ohio River Sweep. Volunteers will assemble around 9 a.m. Saturday at Point Park where organizers will dispatch them to locations in the area to remove trash from the[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice today asked for and received the resignation of Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher. The Governor expressed his appreciation for Woody’s service to the state of West Virginia. “I consider Woody a friend, and he’s done a solid job in the area of economic development, Gov.[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.,, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced the Department of the Interior will provide $7 million in funding for the construction of a new Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. Since entering the Senate in 2015, Capito[Read More…]