By Jessica RileyWVU Reed School of Media and Communications ELKINS – Nearly 40 years later, the memories of the 1985 flood still sit vividly in the minds of West Virginians who lived through it. Amy Moore, who grew up in Parsons and lived there during the Election Day Floods, said she recalls[Read More…]
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Election filing period begins Jan. 12 in West Virginia
By Joselyn KingThe Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING — In 2026, it may be an off-year election in the Mountain State, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t offices on the ballot across West Virginia and a need for qualified candidates for public service. Election filing season in West Virginia begins[Read More…]
Grand opening of Activated Body Studio’s new Beckley location set for Jan. 8
From the WV Hive BECKLEY – Angie Corwin of Activated Body Studio is expanding to a second location — 122 Main Street in Beckley — and the community is invited to tour the space from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and attend the 12:15 p.m. Thursday, January 8, 2026, ribbon[Read More…]
West Virginia water system struggles and consolidations proving costly
By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail Editor’s note: This report was supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of a Gazette-Mail series on drinking water quality in West Virginia. Chris Coleman told West Virginia utility regulators the red water was one red flag among many. Coleman, one of fewer than 1,000[Read More…]
Sago Mine Disaster 20 Years Later: Mining tragedy’s effects still linger
By Taylor McKinnieSpecial to the News and Sentinel SAGO, W.Va. — Twelve West Virginians miners lost their lives 20 years ago today in one of the worst coal mining disasters in the state’s history. On Jan. 2, 2006, an explosion and collapse in the Sago mines trapped 13 miners underground[Read More…]
Safety grants created after Sago Mine disaster on Trump chopping block 20 years later
By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail Friday marks 20 years since an explosion at the Sago Mine in Upshur County left 12 coal miners dead after trapping 13. The disaster prompted the nation’s most recent major mine safety law in 2006. The law, the bipartisan MINER (Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response)[Read More…]
Authorities still awaiting lab results in search for solder missing over 60 years
By Greg JordanBluefield Daily Telegraph RAVENCLIFF – Authorities are still awaiting test results which could help determine whether the hidden grave of a soldier who disappeared 62 years ago has finally been found. Searchers gathered Nov. 7 at Little Bolt Mountain, a Wyoming County community, to see if specially-trained sniffer[Read More…]
Local business owner, Michael Jarrouj announces candidacy for state senate
West Virginia Daily News Charleston – For decades, Michael Jarrouj has dedicated his time and efforts to entrepreneurship, supporting local philanthropic organizations, and working to build a stronger community centered around faith and family in Kanawha County. Jarrouj has filed precandidacy for the 17th Senatorial District and is looking forward to[Read More…]
Margaret Staggers, former Fayette County delegate and physician, dies
By Andy PattonThe Register-Herald BECKLEY — Margaret Staggers, a longtime physician and former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing Fayette County, passed away on New Years Day. Staggers represented Fayette County in the House of Delegates from 2006 to 2014 and from 2018 to 2020, carrying forward[Read More…]
Braxton Newspapers merge with WV News
Braxton Citizens’-News Ed Given, Publisher of Braxton Newspapers announced this week that he has sold the local publications to WV News a division of Clarksburg Publishing Company. The merger will become effective January 1. “After more than 50 years I have reached a very difficult decision that it is in[Read More…]
