CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Nov. 13, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, made stops in Kanawha, Putnam, and Mason counties with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin. During their visit, Chairman Capito and Administrator Zeldin witnessed the direct impacts of the[Read More…]
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Mission West Virginia Kicks Off National Adoption Month with Call to Support Foster, Kinship, and Adoption Efforts Statewide
West Virginia Press Association HURRICANE, W.Va. — Mission West Virginia (MWV) is celebrating National Adoption Month by spotlighting the urgent need for foster and adoptive families, honoring kinship caregivers, and highlighting services that help West Virginia youth find safety, stability, and permanent families. West Virginia continues to have one of[Read More…]
West Virginia Paranormal Trail Welcomes Visitors Through End of the Year
Spook-seekers from 47 states and seven countries exploring the Mountain State CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Halloween may be over, but a spine-tingling spirit lives on in the hills and valleys of West Virginia as the state-wide Paranormal Trail remains open through the end of the year. Brave travelers can continue their[Read More…]
Residents pay tribute to veterans
By Greg Jordan and Tara Wyatt, CNHI West Virginia BECKLEY — Frigid temperatures failed Tuesday to keep parades across the region from going ahead and honoring the service and many sacrifices the nation’s veterans have made for their country. People wanting to honor local veterans bundled up and brought blankets[Read More…]
Vandalia breaks ground on $25M Neuroscience Institute in downtown Charleston
By Christopher Millette, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Get ready for a building boom around CAMC General in Charleston. Vandalia Health announced Tuesday the construction of a $25 million Neuroscience Institute to expand neurological capabilities for patients in Charleston. In a separate project, a new rehabilitation hospital is in the[Read More…]
New Washington Center director making more than $300,000
By Steven Allen Adams for The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON – The newly appointed director of a new center at West Virginia University focused on “classical Western history and culture and American constitutional thought” will be paid nearly one-third of $1 million during his first year. According to an employment[Read More…]
Smith Shoots Straight in Parsons Town Hall, Talks Ridgeline Project, HB 2014
By Lydia Crawley, The Parsons Advocate PARSONS, W.Va. — The Parsons Revitalization Organization, PRO on TRAC, a 501c3 organization focused on revitalization of Parsons, hosted a Town Hall with West Virginia State Senate President Randy Smith Thursday, November 6th at the Tucker County Senior Citizens Center in Parsons. Smith said[Read More…]
Local high school student to open homemade doughnut shop
By Olivia Nestor, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Seb’s Donuts, a new family-run doughnut and coffee shop, is set to open later this month at 360 Industrial Ave. in Star City. Owner Mateo Martinez said the shop will specialize in homemade, yeast-based doughnuts. “There’s two different types of doughnuts.[Read More…]
Nitro museum traces town’s WWI roots, pays homage to veterans of wars that followed
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail Editor’s note: This story has been updated with correct information about a future movie star who worked at Explosives Plant C in Nitro. A museum in a city that owes its existence to World War I is doing its best to honor those who served[Read More…]
Update on W.Va. Guard weekend support in feeding our communities
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) continues support of the Governor’s initiative to enhance food access in West Virginia due to a lapse in federal SNAP benefit funding through collaboration with Facing Hunger and Mountaineer Food Banks. Since operations began on Oct. 30, 2025, the WVNG[Read More…]
