By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of West Virginia’s congressional delegation are pressuring the U.S. Department of Education to reconsider awarding funds to two universities in the state to help low-income and first-generation college students go to school. West Virginia University and West Virginia State University both[Read More…]

Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BOAZ, W.Va.  — The annual Civil War Re-enactment Weekend will be Saturday and Sunday at Henderson Hall on Old River Road at Boaz. The event is put on by Henderson Hall in association with Carlin’s Battery D of Artillery and Western Virginia Artillery.[Read More…]

By RICK KOZLOWSKI The Journal SHENANDOAH JUNCTION, W.Va. — Congressmen came to Jefferson High School’s Sager Field for a baseball game in the late-1980s. A team made up of both Republicans and Democrats played a charity ballgame against a team of coaches and teachers to benefit the local Veterans Administration[Read More…]

By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. – After a gunman opened fire Wednesday morning on a group of Republican lawmakers, Congressman Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., said he believes the rhetoric, tenor and tone of the country must shift. “We all need to take a deep breath, slow down and be[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hours after a lone gunman attacked Republican members of Congress near Washington D.C., Wednesday sending five to the hospital including the House Majority Whip, the West Virginia governor criticized the charitable baseball game the congressman were practicing for. In an interview with[Read More…]

The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Southern Airways, which began daily service connection Morgantown to Pittsburgh and Washington D.C. in January, will move its D.C. area hub from IAD-Washington/Dulles to BWI Baltimore/Washington beginning July 31. The move is aimed to capitalize on lower fares of connecting flights at one of[Read More…]

By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain COALTON, W.Va. — As an annual small-town celebration of family and friends, Coalton Days has a lot to offer. With musical entertainment set for Friday and a host of events scheduled all day Saturday, the 23rd annual Coalton Days provides a great opportunity to visit[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, June 15, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. AFTER ATTACK ON LAWMAKERS, REFLECTION Members of Congress call for a new dialogue on lowering the[Read More…]