By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Lawmakers in the West Virginia House of Delegates recently got a crash course on microgrids from a group of energy experts. Representatives of energy companies and trade associations gave members of the the House Energy and Public Works Committee an[Read More…]
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Update: Five Buildings Destroyed In Jefferson Ave. Fire
The Intelligencer MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Eighteen fire departments from Marshall, Wetzel, Belmont and Ohio counties responded to a structure fire on Jefferson Avenue in Moundsville on Friday. The fire destroyed five buildings inside a larger structure, including the Red Dragon Hybrid Tae Kwon Do martial arts school building. No injuries[Read More…]
Register-Herald editor named Editorial Writer of the Year in CNHI contest
The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — J. Damon Cain, editor of The Register-Herald, has been named Editorial Writer of the Year in the 2025 Best of CNHI newspaper contest. In his 10th year at the helm in Beckley, Cain won in the large circulation class for work published in 2024. Last[Read More…]
West Virginia First Foundation Chairman Matthew Harvey receives Richard “Dick” Shelton Lighthouse Award
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia First Foundation (WVFF) proudly congratulates Chairman of the Board, Matthew Harvey, on being honored with the Richard “Dick” Shelton Lighthouse Award at the annual Conference of the Counties earlier this week. This prestigious award recognizes county officials who have demonstrated outstanding[Read More…]
Corporate Transparency Act has been suspended
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Just a week after WV Secretary of State Kris Warner and 19 other secretaries of state and chief state business officials from across the country sent a letter to President Donald Trump voicing their strong concerns with the federal overreach of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the Trump administration announced earlier this week that[Read More…]
Fayette County native named 71st WVU Mountaineer mascot
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Expanding on his academic and service accomplishments at West Virginia University, Cade Kincaid of Fayetteville will don the buckskins and coonskin cap to represent the University and the Mountain State as the next Mountaineer mascot. Kincaid, a junior accounting major minoring in finance, business data analytics, and business ethics and prosperity, was named[Read More…]
McDowell County Schools are now open and serving students
West Virginia Press Association MCDOWELL COUNTY, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that just three weeks after severe floods hit southern West Virginia, all schools will now be open across the state. On March 10, McDowell County reopens to serve students, meaning all 55 counties are operational. “I am so[Read More…]
First bill introduced by Sen. Justice honors West Virginia’s Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — The first bill introduced by Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., is named in honor of a beloved West Virginia icon. Justice introduced the “Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act” on Wednesday. The bill would authorize the National Medal[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee forwards Morrisey’s DEI ban
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s bill to ban concepts in state government and academia connected to diversity, equity and inclusion received the approval of the state Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended an amended committee substitute for[Read More…]
Capito fields questions on DOGE, effects on West Virginia, during weekly briefing
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — President Trump’s DOGE effort to count government waste is popular among the public — with a poll by left-leaning CNN saying 54% of voters believe the Department of Government Efficiency should have at least some influence over government spending and operations.[Read More…]
