The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A group of volunteers met Sunday at the Guyandotte Boat Ramp for the fifth annual Jeff Kovatch Memorial River Cleanup. Armed with gloves, litter gitter sticks and trash bags, the group worked to clean up the banks of the Guyandotte River, as well as the[Read More…]

By Phil Kabler Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $2.47 trillion spike in government assistance payments during the pandemic has caused personal income to skyrocket in every state, with the spike being especially large in West Virginia, a study released Thursday by the Pew Charitable Trusts shows. In West Virginia,[Read More…]

By Lexi Browning, West Virginia Press Association Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of features on the newspapers in West Virginia. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Daily Athenaeum, as a student-led, independent print and online publication at West Virginia University, is far more than just a workspace that incubates[Read More…]

Free informational webinar set for 2 p.m. on Tuesday: Registration required By Lexi Browning, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Since the coronavirus began to spread in March, West Virginians have been inundated by an influx of information — and disinformation — about COVID-19 and potential treatments on the horizon. [Read More…]

By Don Smith, WV Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shoppers headed to Kroger stores in West Virginia this holiday season need to wear a mask, expect to wait in line at busy times and watch for progress on a labor contract. Kroger and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 are trying[Read More…]

Travelers encouraged to travel responsibly or join virtual road trip on social media Release from the West Virginia Tourism Office: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fall color has peaked in all areas of the state as the West Virginia Tourism Office releases its final autumn forecast for 2020. The forecast, prepared with assistance[Read More…]

By Erica Lindsay, WVU MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Each year, the West Virginia University Reed College of Media recognizes exemplary accomplishments and support of alumni with four awards. “These alumni are the embodiment of what we hope for our graduates. They are passionate stewards of the media profession and remain engaged with[Read More…]

Release from Peoples Federal Credit Union NITRO, W.Va. — In support and as an extension of the United Way of Central WV “Day of Caring”, Peoples Federal Credit Union hosted an Angel Wish List Drive for the Gabriel Project of West Virginia in an effort to meet an urgent need in[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams The Inter-Mountain WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – He won election in 2016 as a Democrat, but Gov. Jim Justice won reelection Tuesday night as the first elected Republican governor since Cecil Underwood in 1996. According to unofficial election results compiled by the West Virginia Secretary of[Read More…]