By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail MILTON, W.Va. — After 46 years, West Virginia is losing its regular home for bluegrass music. Mountaineer Opry House in Milton will soon close its doors forever. “We have to be out by June 19,” said Larry Stephens, who has managed the Opry House since[Read More…]

By TIM MacVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va.  — Dominion Energy officials are gearing up for work to begin on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will span across 100 miles of the state. Residents in Harrison, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph and Pocahontas counties will begin seeing workers entering the area to begin[Read More…]

By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Less than a week after lawyers argued that a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline didn’t specifically address potential effects on endangered species, a panel of judges for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the environmental lawyers. Tuesday evening, the[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Illicit drug use in the United States has been steadily increasing, and in 2014 alone, more than seven million Americans who struggled with drug use. West Virginia has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the United States and one-in-10 people in the state battle[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will be funding local groups to help them develop an opioid abuse program that directs victims to community medical and health services, rather than routing them through the courts. Announced Tuesday, the DHHR’s[Read More…]

By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WASHINGTON — More action is needed to address perfluorinated compounds, including C8 and GenX, the director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday responding to a question from a West Virginia senator. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., asked Director Scott Pruitt[Read More…]

HD Media The Logan Banner HOLDEN, W.Va. — Fifty elk from Arizona got their official welcome to West Virginia on Tuesday afternoon at the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in Logan County. When they’re released from their holding pen in about 10 days, the Arizona animals will join 37 elk previously[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 17, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT A YEAR OF MUELLER HAS PRODUCED The special counsel’s probe into possible coordination between[Read More…]