By Steven Allen Adams, The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While the White House works to keep Republicans and progressive Democrats on board, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin remains optimistic about a traditional infrastructure package he helped negotiate last week while preparing to hold the line on spending on human infrastructure. Speaking[Read More…]

Morgantown woman snags weekly big prize by Jim Bissett, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sharon Turner had a million questions when the State Police knocked on her door Wednesday afternoon. Two hours later, she received a million-dollar answer from Gov. Jim Justice and Babydog. That was when the state’s leader[Read More…]

By Jess Mancini, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Parkersburg woman got a surprise visit from the governor Wednesday. Ciara Jacobs was taken outside to the rear of the courthouse where there was a new custom Chevrolet pickup and Gov. Jim Justice with the keys to her[Read More…]

By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Record Limited Video Lottery play and strong sales of traditional scratch-off games helped offset a difficult year for West Virginia casinos, pushing state Lottery gross revenue back over the $1 billion mark for the 2020-21 budget year, after the pandemic during most[Read More…]

By David Kirk, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — For many kids, by the time they must learn coping skills, it’s already too late, experts say. WVU Medicine and the United Summit Center are holding a daily camp where kids and young teens can learn coping and communication skills, along[Read More…]

By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The Bluefield State College Foundation was awarded a $250,000 grant on Wednesday to support a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) initiative for minority students. The gift is part of American Electric Power Foundation’s “Delivering on the Dream: Social and Racial[Read More…]

By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — After seven weeks of grueling yet captivating testimony from a multitude of witnesses detailing how the opioid crisis caught fire and has continued to burn, the city of Huntington and Cabell County presented their last witness in the trial against distributors on[Read More…]

By Jessica Wilt, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Jaelyn Wratchford picked up a recent newspaper and commented on how weird it was to see herself on the front page, with the Jefferson County native shown being crowned Miss West Virginia. She considered what it was like standing on the stage[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia Congressman Alex Mooney is under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics for allegedly misspending campaign finance funds, according to a report in CQ Roll Call, a Capitol Hill publication. First elected in 2018, Rep. Mooney, a Republican, represents the[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey criticized a new California policy banning state employee travel to the Mountain State over the ban on transgender women playing women’s sports in public schools and in college. California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Monday that[Read More…]