West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia is renowned for its covered bridges. Seventeen of the historic structures are located in the Mountain State, many still actively carrying traffic. As the West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) maintains its more than seven thousand bridges statewide, historic covered bridges are not overlooked.[Read More…]
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U.S. Senator Capito visits WV State Fire Academy, National Junior Firefighter Camp
West Virginia Press Association WESTON, W.Va. – On June 17, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, toured the West Virginia State Fire Academy and addressed campers at the National Junior Firefighter Camp. The West Virginia State Fire Academy is operated by West Virginia University[Read More…]
Region readies for approaching heat wave
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Sweltering summertime temperatures pushing the 90 degree mark are expected to greet much of West Virginia and Southwest Virginia this coming week. The National Weather Service offices in Charleston and Blacksburg, Va. have issued hazardous weather outlooks for much of West Virginia[Read More…]
Caution urged as first heat wave of year approaches
West Virginia Emergency Management Division asks everyone to take steps to stay safe and cool As the first heat wave of 2024 sweeps across the nation, the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) urges everyone to learn and practice heat safety to stay safe and cool. With temperatures rising, it’s[Read More…]
New murals installed in Capitol Rotunda to celebrate West Virginia history
By Beth Sergent, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More Mountain State history will be on display in the West Virginia State Capitol Rotunda beginning next week. At his media briefing Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice and Randall Reid-Smith, secretary of the Department of Arts, Culture and History, announced the first four[Read More…]
Mountain Valley Pipeline officially begins operations, including in West Virginia
By Charles Young, WV News CANONSBURG, Pa. — Gas is finally flowing through the Mountain Valley Pipeline, according to its developer. The 303-mile natural gas pipeline, after a decade-long development process, went into service Friday after “satisfying all applicable legal and regulatory requirements,” said Equitrans Midstream in a Friday press[Read More…]
Statehouse Beat: Disinformation leads to living detached from reality
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail “You are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts.”— Daniel Patrick Moynihan “You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.”— Harlan Ellison•••One of the most[Read More…]
Juneteenth celebrated at the Capitol
West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The City of Charleston, on Saturday, celebrated the Juneteenth holiday with the annual festival at the State Capitol Complex. Presented by the Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs (HHOMA), the celebration was headlined by performances from Raheem DeVaughn and Glenn Jones. [Read More…]
WVDE issues statement on Paden City High School relocation
The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) has received notification from Wetzel County Superintendent Cassandra Porter that pursuant to W.Va. Code §18-4-10 (5), all students and staff of Paden City High School will be relocated with the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year. Her stated reasoning for this relocation was[Read More…]
West Virginia officials praise state’s FERC nominee
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Senate confirmed three new nominees for the nation’s regulator of major energy projects, including West Virginia’s solicitor general who won a recent victory before the U.S. Supreme Court blocking a major environmental rule. On Wednesday, Senators[Read More…]
