By Brett Dunlap, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jessica Lynch will be acting as a liaison for female veterans across the state as part of a state program focusing on them. In his weekly briefing Wednesday, Gov. Jim Justice announced the Wirt County native and former prisoner[Read More…]

By Destiney Dingess, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Commerce designated the City of Huntington as a Build WV district last week. The Build WV Act was passed in the 2022 legislative session to encourage housing development in West Virginia by offering developers state tax credits.[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s less than month until West Virginia’s primary election, and Republican Gov. Jim Justice has yet to endorse any of the GOP gubernatorial candidates. Justice, during his press briefing Wednesday, said he has been asked numerous times which of the candidates[Read More…]

By Suzanne Stewart, The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — When Mountain Rail West Virginia took over operation of Cass Scenic Railroad State Park train excursions, the fleet grew to include a 100 year old Western Maryland Railway coach with plush, velvety seats that harkened back to an earlier time. Those[Read More…]

By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — As an unseasonably intense wind surged through the streets of Charles Town last Saturday, a small group of undeterred onlookers gathered in front of the Jefferson County Courthouse to witness the bestowing of a plaque proclaiming the national historical significance[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Gary Hairston has been asked a question with an all too common answer after going upstairs to pick up the phone at his Beckley home. “Why are you breathing so hard?” Hairston, president of the National Black Lung Association, recalled Tuesday,[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the interim Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary heard an update on the West Virginia State Police (WVSP) Forensic Laboratory and DNA collection during their Monday meeting. The first speaker to address the committee was Sheri Lemons, director of the WVSP Forensic Laboratory.  According to[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Legislature’s Joint Committee on Insurance and PEIA, on Tuesday, heard a presentation from Jeff Knight, president and CEO of The Health Plan, regarding their coverage options available through PEIA (Public Employees Insurance Agency).  “We are a West Virginia-based health insurance[Read More…]

By Logan Cottrell, The Weston Democrat WESTON, W.Va. — The 2024 West Virginia Beef Expo was a hit, but that was to be expected. West Virginians converged on Jackson’s Mill from all over the state to sell and buy cattle. “This year marks 34 years since the first Beef Expo[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority, on Monday, heard an update regarding the “Justice Reinvestment Initiative,” from Council of State Governments Justice Center Senior Advisor, Carl Reynolds. “What I’d like to do today is very briefly tell[Read More…]