By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the ninth day of a statewide teacher strike, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill giving state employees a 5 percent raise, the signal teachers needed to head back to their classrooms. “Back to class!” teachers in the Capitol cheered after[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tina Workman, of Kanawha County and a first grade teacher of 10 years at a Fayette County elementary school, sat with several other Kanawha teachers Tuesday morning, waiting to hear the latest development in their walkout — a 5 percent pay raise for[Read More…]

By BROOKE BINNS The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va.  — After a nine-day walkout, teachers across the state return to their classrooms today. Teachers in Randolph County say they are happy to be headed back to school today as well as thankful for the ongoing community support during the statewide walkout period,[Read More…]

By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va.  – A parent challenging Bible classes in Mercer County has filed an appeal before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) announced Tuesday. The Wisconsin-based group Freedom From Religion Foundation, Inc. filed a lawsuit[Read More…]

The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register POWHATAN POINT, Ohio — XTO Energy today successfully capped a Marcellus and Utica shale well that had been leaking methane since it exploded in mid-February. Belmont County Commissioner J.P. Dutton announced the operation had been completed during today’s commission meeting. He received the news via[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In response to the surging, global demand for cybersecurity professionals, the West Virginia University Board of Governors Tuesday (March 6) approved both undergraduate and graduate academic programs in cybersecurity. The approvals by the WVU board set into motion collaborative and independent curricula by the Statler[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 7, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHEN POLITICS IMITATES ART Trump once presided over a reality show in which a key[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Union presidents expressed continued frustration Monday evening after a conference committee did not reach a compromise on differing bills that offer either 4 percent or 5 percent raises for teachers, service personnel and State Police. Christine Campbell, of the American Federation of Teachers-West[Read More…]

By HEATHER ZIEGLER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — In 1990, an 11-day teacher strike in West Virginia ended on a promise and a pay raise. Henry Marockie of Wheeling was the state schools superintendent who worked with legislative leadership and leaders from the West Virginia Education Association and[Read More…]