Despite Government Shut Down, Gov. Morrisey Says Highly Anticipated Bridge Day Event will Take Place

Today, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that West Virginia plans to extend its donor agreement with the National Park Service so that New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is fully operational for Bridge Day (Saturday, Oct. 18). The...

West Virginia food dye ban faces first legal challenge

West Virginia’s pioneering ban on six synthetic food dyes is under legal challenge from the International Association of Colour Manufacturers. The law, supported by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as part of the “Make America Healthy Again”...

West Virginia National Guard troops plan to leave D.C. in November

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - The West Virginia National Guard may be returning home soon, as a target date has now been set for troops to withdraw from the nation’s capital. In August, West Virginia sent approximately 300-400 National Guard personnel...

Ex-Speaker Madigan reports to West Virginia prison to begin 7 ½-year sentence

Article Summary Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has begun serving his 7 ½-year prison sentence Monday after reporting to a West Virginia federal prison. The longtime Democratic politician is appealing his corruption conviction, but...

West Virginia drug bust nets fentanyl, cash, one arrest

BELINGTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – As part of an ongoing narcotics investigation in Belington, local authorities executed a search warrant in Elkins on the evening of October 11, 2025. Patrolman T. L. Cooper of the Belington Police Department worked with...

West Virginia high school placed on precautionary lockdown after verbal threat

MINGO COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Mingo Central High School has been placed on a precautionary lockdown Monday after officials received a verbal threat, according to the Mingo County Board of Education. Law enforcement officers are on site and...

Color Additive Industry Sues West Virginia Over New Ban on Synthetic Food Dyes

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — The International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM) has filed a federal lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s new law banning several FDA-approved synthetic food colorings, calling the measure unconstitutional...

Color manufacturers sue West Virginia over food dye ban

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Food dyes are once again making headlines as a group of manufacturers are suing West Virginia for the recent legislation banning certain food colors and other additives. The lawsuit was filed last week by the...

Matt Harvey Sworn in as US Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia

Story by Morgan Pemberton, MetroNews reporter MARTINSBURG, W.Va. –A former prosecuting attorney was sworn in Friday to serve as the United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia. Matt Harvey Matt Harvey was confirmed to the...

Ingredients trade body seeks to strike down West Virginia dye law 

The representative of food dye manufacturers is suing the state of West Virginia in an effort to overturn a state law that bans artificial colours in food and beverages. The International Association of Color Manufacturers (IACM) is seeking to...

Medicaid enrollment drop and cost warning signs flash for WV from GOP budget law

West Virginia lawmakers have fresh evidence that historically deep Medicaid cuts approved by Congress — including West Virginia’s four-member congressional delegation — via the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted in July will be costly in West...

16 Killed in Blast at Tennessee Military Explosives Factory Near Nashville

A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said. The explosion left a smoldering wreck of twisted and charred metal and burned-out vehicles at the...

Council Legal Matters Involving TIF Districts Lead to Lengthy Discussion, Question and Answer Session

Bridgeport City Council was given a legal update report for more than an hour Monday evening on a pair of lawsuits the city is involved with relating to the Charles Pointe Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District at the development. Miller provided...

The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register Earn 17 Awards in West Virginia Press Association Contest

CHARLESTON — The staff of The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register picked up 17 awards, including six first places, in the 2025 West Virginia Press Association Advertising and Editorial Better Newspaper Contest. That award haul led to the...

Making Progress in West Virginia Education

Despite the myriad challenges they have faced over the past few years and perpetual meddling from state and federal government, West Virginia public schools have managed to improve a little in key educational and operational areas, according to...

International group sues WV health, education officials over state’s new artificial food dye ban

CHARLESTON — The International Association of Color Manufacturers is suing West Virginia health and school leaders over a new state law that bans certain artificial food dyes from being included in food items sold in school lunches. The group is...

West Virginia elected officials blocked efforts to tighten ethics rules and increase lobbying transparency 

One bill in West Virginia could’ve required lobbyists to reveal how much special interests and corporations pay them to convince lawmakers to vote their way. Another bill would’ve stopped energy company executives from walking immediately from...

Mixed drinks on tap bill heads to Senate

Rep. Dan Goughnour is pictured during an open house at his district office earlier this year. Bar owners in Pennsylvania are one step closer to being able to serve premixed cocktails on tap. The state House of Representatives recently passed...

Governor Morrisey signs Columbus Day proclamation

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Governor Patrick Morrisey has signed a proclamation officially designating October 13, 2025, as Columbus Day in West Virginia. In his announcement, Gov. Morrisey emphasized the state’s recognition of Christopher...

12 candidates vie to fill West Virginia Supreme Court seat vacated by Justice Tim Armstead

By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Twelve candidates seeking to fill the vacancy on the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia following the death of Justice Tim Armstead will be interviewed later this month in Charleston,...