By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite a decision by President Donald Trump to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement, at least one member of West Virginia’s congressional delegation is still pushing for clean energy. In May, U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., joined U.S.[Read More…]

By VICTORIA CANN The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will be hosting its annual Free Fishing Days this weekend. The state has supported these days as a part of the fishing landscape for a number of years, said Bret Preston, assistant chief of the[Read More…]

By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Still surrounded by uncertainty from the state’s budget and despite the cuts proposed earlier in the year, the Educational Broadcasting Authority reported Wednesday that it currently is in good financial standing for this year. Compared to last year, state appropriations for the[Read More…]

By CONOR GRIFFITH The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey aims to enlist the Mountain State’s religious communities in the fight against substance abuse. Recently, the attorney general unveiled the “Combatting Addiction with Grace” initiative, which seeks to bring in religious leaders to act in[Read More…]

By TIM COOK The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va.  — Two representatives of the Jefferson County chapter of the NAACP charged recently that county officials have responded too slowly and insufficiently to racial slurs allegedly uttered repeatedly in the workplace by a white county manager toward a black subordinate. James Tolbert,[Read More…]

  WASHINGTON – At 3 p.m. TODAY, Thursday, June 8, U.S. Representative Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) will hold a conference with West Virginia reporters to discuss several important issues:   Wednesday’s House Appropriations Committee subcommittee hearing, where National Science Foundation Director France Cordova said the national security committee represents a potential partner with[Read More…]

By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State agencies in West Virginia aren’t getting good use out of more than 1,500 state-owned vehicles, according to an audit released Tuesday. State rules suggest the government-owned cars, trucks and SUVs be driven at least 1,100 miles a month. But 42 percent[Read More…]

By CHARLES YOUNG The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — For nearly 90 years, the West Virginia state parks and forest system has served as a symbol for all the Mountain State has to offer. According to the West Virginia State Parks mission statement, the system’s aim is to “promote conservation[Read More…]