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Lewisburg, West Virginia – Carnegie Hall invites the community to join in a special Veterans Day observance as the West Virginia Army National Guard’s 249th Army Band presents a free patriotic concert on Wednesday, November 11, at 7 p.m. in the Hamilton Auditorium. This inspiring Veterans Day performance...
PINEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A manufacturing expansion in Wyoming County is expected to create 25 new full-time jobs and bring a new 15,000-square-foot facility to the John D. Rockefeller Industrial Park in Pineville. Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday that the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council will provide assistance to support the expansion of […]
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced a lawsuit against a social media company for its alleged role in harming West Virginia kids, including two West Virginia children who died after being sextorted on the platform. McCuskey filed suit in Kanawha County Circuit Court Thursday against...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A Senate seat representing Kanawha County will now be blue and held by a former city mayor and veteran. Democrat Richie Robb, the former mayor of South Charleston, has won his race against Republican incumbent Anne Charnock for a seat in the West Virginia Senate representing District 17. Robb’s campaign centered […]
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The surge in non-affiliated voter registrations and the performance of Libertarian candidates is encouraging for the state party leader. Between March of 2022 and March of this year, unaffiliated voters registered, having increased by more than 45,000. State Chairman for the Libertarian Party, Taylor Richmond, felt...
CHARLESTON A nonprofit organization serving children and families in southern West Virginia is preparing for a new identity as it moves toward joining the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Step by Step, Incorporated has announced plans to become a chartered member of the national organization and transition to a...
More than 6,000 artifacts sit behind these doors, and nobody asks you for a single dollar to see them. That alone made me look twice. The route starts with coal forests from millions of years ago. Then it marches you forward through time, with the years marked right on the floor beneath your feet.
We live in a culture obsessed with distant icons. We look to national stages, viral videos and history textbooks to find our heroes, often operating under the assumption that true greatness belongs only to the past or to faraway zip codes. In doing so, we fail to recognize the immense, transformative power of the giants walking right beside us.
Charleston, Morgantown and I-64 motorists should watch for wildlife crossings.
WELCH, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Gov. Patrick Morrisey has announced a $3.2 million water filtration initiative aimed at providing cleaner, more dependable drinking water to approximately 5,000 households in McDowell and Mingo counties. The initiative will focus on households that rely on private wells, springs or cisterns rather than municipal water systems. State officials estimate the […]
CHARLESTON – With legislative interim meetings expected to take up the topic of reforming West Virginia’s complicated and dated school aid formula next week and during next year’s regular session, lawmakers have invoked an automatic stay of a recent lawsuit with state education officials also seeking a delay.
When the 2027 West Virginia Legislature convenes in February, the first newly elected delegate representing the 34th Delegate District — a district that encompasses two-thirds of Mingo County and part of McDowell County — will be assuming that office since Mark Dean in 2016. Dean, who in total...
Tuesday night voters approved an amendment to the Virginia Construction that enshrines the right to abortion, contraception, and fertility care. However, the yes vote is already facing several lawsuits seeking to prevent the certification of the changes. That includes a hearing in Tazewell County next Tuesday. Han Jones, Campaign Manager...
WYOMING COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council would help an industrial park in Wyoming County and create new jobs. According to a press release, the West Virginia Infrastructure and Jobs Development Council would be able to help the John D. Rockefeller Industrial Park in […]
GLEN JEAN, WV (WVNS) — West Virginia American Water announced a $700,000 infrastructure investment project in part of Fayette County. According to a press release, the project will take place in the Glen Jean area of Fayette County on McKell Avenue. The project will involve 3,740 feet of aging pipe being replaced with 6-inch PVC […]
LEWISBURG, W.Va. – During a visit to the campus of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM), West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morriseyannounced that the school will play a role in helping torestore labor and delivery services at Vandalia Health CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center (GVMC). Additionally, WVSOM will help establish a women’s health and […] The post Gov. Morrisey Announces WVSOM’s Role in Restoring Labor and Delivery Services in Greenbrier County appeared first on West Virginia Daily News .
CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) – The President of the West Virginia Board of Medicine, Dr. Kishore K. Challa, was honored for his lifetime achievement in the field of cardiology. According to a Facebook post, the West Virginia Chapter of the American College of Cardiology bestowed the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Challa. WVU Cardiology Chair […]
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Democrats made significant gains in the West Virginia Legislature during Tuesday’s general election, flipping several Republican-held seats in both the House of Delegates and State Senate, although Republicans will still maintain a supermajority in both chambers. According to unofficial election results, Democrats increased their representation in the 100-member House of Delegates […]
WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — Lance Wheeler has been elected to represent District 8 in the West Virginia Senate, defeating Kim Hundley. The district covers a portion of Putnam and Kanawha Counties. Wheeler served the Kanawha County Commission from 2020-26. He left the commission earlier this year to lead the...
