By: Charles OwensFor: Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — A sweltering heat wave will impact much of the region over the next several days, according to forecasters. A heat advisory has already been issued by the National Weather Service for a number of counties, including McDowell, Wyoming, Buchanan, Northwest Raleigh and[Read More…]

By: Steven Allen AdamsFor: The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Monday that he plans to turn his focus between now and the next legislative session to working with lawmakers and education officials on fixing the troubled school aid formula. Speaking during a press conference Monday,[Read More…]

By: Mike TonyFor: HDMedia West Virginia officials and community advocates alike are facing legal obstacles as they look to push back against developing, large-scale data center-linked projects. The West Virginia Department of Commerce on June 18 notified Purcellville, Virginia-based Fundamental Data LLC that what the agency said was a planned[Read More…]

By Harper Aulick West Virginia Creative NetworkFor HDMedia This February saw the publication of YNST Magazine’s 10th issue, “The Future of Appalachia.” YNST (You’re Not Seeing Things) is a print- and digital-media company dedicated to amplifying Appalachian arts and culture. We had the pleasure of sitting down with Editor-in-Chief Adam[Read More…]

By Taylor McKinnieFor The Inter-Mountain Davis — West Virginia Land Trust invites volunteers to walk shelter dogs in their upcoming “Tails on Trails” event. On July 11, West Virginia Land Trust is partnering with the Tucker County Animal Shelter to hold a “Tails on Trails,” a free hiking activity at[Read More…]

By Gwen SourFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Vienna — The Friends of Vienna’s Freedom Festival returned for its fifth year, bringing families to Spencer’s Landing for entertainment, carnival rides, animal shows, wrestling and other activities. Friends of Vienna President Jack Mathers said the festival was inspired in part by[Read More…]

By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — Experts are on the look out for a menacing creature this year — the tick. “We don’t actually count tick populations, so it’s hard to give you any empirical data on that, but from what I’m reading, it seems to be increasing[Read More…]

By Ben ConleyFor The Dominion Post Morgantown – Recent history would tell us the combination of tents, inclement weather and Kendrick Family Ballpark is a recipe for impromptu aeronautics. Jaime Williams – Just Jaime to WVAQ listeners – is hopeful the fur is not flying at the ballpark this weekend[Read More…]

By Mike TonyFor HDMedia Hundreds of permit exceedances and unpermitted discharges of toxic water contaminants. A multigenerational legacy of industrial water pollution near and into the Ohio River, a source of drinking water for some 5 million people — and people experiencing increased rates of cancer, thyroid disease and other health[Read More…]