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,...

Kelly provides retirements update

Photo Courtesy/WV Legislative Photography Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Commissioner David Kelly briefs lawmakers on issues facing West Virginia’s correction system during legislative interim meetings in Charleston. CHARLESTON — While...

Student Loans: Policy makers must lend support

Among the concerns for some of those worried about their finances amid a federal government shutdown, continued increasing inflation, high interest rates and an unsteady jobs market, is the burden of student loan repayment. In West Virginia, that...

WVU Faculty Senate continues focus on student enrollment

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Representatives of the West Virginia University faculty appear prepared to implement new strategies to help increase enrollment at the university. WVU Vice President for Enrollment Management Fabrizio D’Aloisio discussed plans...

A missing puppy led a veteran paramedic to launch a rescue drone company

Paramedic Eric Duckwall and his family named their German Shepherd-mix puppy Berkeley, after their hometown in West Virginia. She quickly became part of the family, spoiled and loved as all dogs should be, Duckwall recalls. But at just 4 months...

States Tighten Rules on Foreign Influence and Political Spending

A growing number of states are limiting political spending by foreign nationals and “foreign-influenced” entities, with some proposals sweeping far beyond existing federal standards. Determining whether an entity is foreign-influenced can require...

Morrisey says deal to keep national parks open through October near completion

Tourists view the New River Gorge Bridge on Saturday from an overlook at the visitors center for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve near Fayetteville. (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) CHARLESTON — With the U.S. Senate no closer to a deal...

Get the Facts: Who’s served in the House and the Senate the longest?

There are no term limits for the United States Congress, and an analysis by the Get the Facts Data Team found that members of the 119th Congress have been in office for nearly two terms in the Senate and more than four and a half terms in the...

ACLU drops challenge to SC law that stopped transition-related medical treatments

COLUMBIA — A group of adults, children and their parents dropped a case challenging a South Carolina law that bars all gender transition treatments for youth and prevents taxpayer dollars from paying for procedures for adults. Last week’s decision...

Trump Administration Fires Staff Of College Prep Programme Backed By Republicans

Home Team SNG Trump Administration Fires Staff Of College Prep Programme Backed By Republicans Trump promised last week to cut "some very popular Democrat programmes that aren't popular with Republicans," during a federal government shutdown in...

Politicians Fight Culture Wars, West Virginia Loses Jobs

A recent local news headline read: “Manufacturing plant moving from West Virginia to Ohio, creating new jobs.” This is an unfortunate sign of the times for our state, which has lost the job-creating momentum created after business-friendly...

West Virginia Democratic Lawmakers Plan ‘Kitchen Table’ Discussion in Wheeling Thursday

WHEELING — West Virginia’s Democratic lawmakers are coming to Wheeling this week to hear what the public has to say. The Democratic Executive Committees of the Northern Panhandle are joining together to host the “West Virginia Kitchen Table...

ACLU drops challenge to SC law that stopped transition-related medical treatments

COLUMBIA — A group of adults, children and their parents dropped their challenge of a South Carolina law that bars all gender transition treatments for youth and prevents taxpayer dollars from paying for procedures for adults. Last week’s decision...

Morrisey says herd immunity will protect the public if religious exemptions for vaccines are upheld in court

CHARLESTON, W.Va . (WVVA) - In a press conference today, Governor Patrick Morrisey expressed his continued support of his religious vaccine exemption order. “45 states in the nation permit a religious exemption,” said Morrisey. “We’re trying to...

Iowa joins coalition backing Tennessee law to protect children from social media

DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa joins a coalition of 34 states and the District of Columbia in support of a Tennessee law that aims to protect children from social media harm. The law alleges that social media companies use addictive and destructive...

Town of Man secures $200k federal grant for Riverfront Park splashpad project

Installation is already underway for some of the simpler parts of the project, including the recently installed playground equipment pictured above. Robert Fields | WVOW News MAN, WV Town of Man Mayor John Fekete announced Monday that the town has...

West Virginia tourism tops $9B in annual economic impact for first time in state’s history

Chelsea Ruby The West Virginia Department of Tourism announced that the state has surpassed $9.1 billion in annual tourism economic impact for the first time. Visitor volume to the state reached 77.2 million, with those visitors spending $6.6...

Cooperation needed to solve our problems

Among the concerns for some of those worried about their finances amid a federal government shutdown, continued increasing inflation, high interest rates and an unsteady jobs market, is the burden of student loan repayment. In West Virginia, that...

West Virginia Gov. Morrisey walking 1 mile a day to champion better health

Gov. Patrick Morrisey gripped the microphone and hyped up a crowd of parents and children in front of a concession stand at the West Virginia State Fair in August. "Who's ready to walk a Mountaineer Mile?" The crowd cheered. In the shadow of the...

SBA Disaster Relief Still Available to West Virginia Private Nonprofits

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible private nonprofit (PNP) in West Virginia of the Nov. 10 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset losses from physical damage caused by...