By Jessica Farrish, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A 2020 state law is improving the quality of life for thousands for West Virginians who need dental care, and it also has the potential to change stereotypes about West Virginia, Sen. Rollan Roberts and others reported this week. In 2020, the[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing
Member newspaper- and West Virginia Press Association-generated news articles, series, photos, cartoons. This information is available for sharing and publication by other member newspapers.
Federal officials announce West Virginia battery factory, $5 million in supply chain pilot programming
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Surrounded by drawers full of drill bits, bolts and pliers, the secretaries of the U.S. Energy and Interior departments, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and an energy-startup executive promised a clean energy future to West Virginians that they could get their hands on.[Read More…]
West Virginia Legislators call for pause on state gas tax
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Some Democratic legislators in West Virginia want to place a 30-day pause on the state gas tax to help save residents some money, and they are receiving some bipartisan support, including from the Governor. Several Democrats met at a Charleston gas[Read More…]
U.S. Senator Capito among Senators headed to Poland
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday that she was joining congressional colleagues for a trip to Poland and Germany to gain a better understanding of the unfolding refugee crisis as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth week. Capito,[Read More…]
Rare crayfish gain 446 miles of lifesaving stream habitat to aid in recover
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated 446 miles of streams in West Virginia, Kentucky and Virginia as critical habitat for the endangered Guyandotte River crayfish and the threatened Big Sandy crayfish as part of a recovery plan for the two[Read More…]
Column: What’s in a gas bill?
By Charlotte Lane Chair, West Virginia Public Service Commission People often ask how the Public Service Commission determines utility rates. Ratemaking is a precise and complicated process, and most utilities have so many variables that the process is difficult to explain in this space. However, natural gas bills are fairly[Read More…]
Communities of Healing Spring Gathering in Rainelle, W.Va., on Monday
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Media are invited to cover the continuing development and progress of the Communities of Healing recovery to work model being administered throughout southern West Virginia. The Spring Gathering will be held next Monday, March 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Fruits of[Read More…]
West Virginia delegation weighs in after Zelenskyy asks U.S. Congress for help
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WASHINGTON, D.C. — After hearing direct pleas for assistance from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday, West Virginia’s congressional leaders expressed continued support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s vicious invasion. Zelenskyy addressed members of Congress Wednesday morning by video live-stream from[Read More…]
West Virginia unemployment rate drops to 3.9% in February
WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia once again saw a drop in its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate last month, continuing its downward trend and once again setting a record for a new all-time low rate. West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.9%[Read More…]
Despite tax break, Pleasants Power in West Virginia to close next year
By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Pleasants Power Station, one of the bedrocks of the economy of Pleasants County, is slated to close next year even after lawmakers passed a tax break to keep the station running. But local leaders are not giving up on keeping[Read More…]
