3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (439+ words) The state Board of Public Works, which includes statewide officers like the governor, discussed a range of state business including a 1.25 acre tract transfer to Canaan Valley Public Service District. Members of the Board of Public Works during a Monday…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (369+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. " Students from elementary schools across the Mountain State have big dreams about what they want to do when they grow up. Fifteen of them articulated those dreams well enough to be selected as regional winners in the Smart…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (336+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va.An interfaith forum aimed at bringing individuals of different faiths together for conversation is coming to Charleston on Monday. The Root and Branch Interfaith Discussion Group is hosting an event at the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the…...

4+ day, 19+ min ago  (944+ words) A little more than a year ago, Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers appeared on Talkline. She didn't ask to be on the program" she was invited. That's an important detail. Talkline is primarily a news and politics show. And…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1448+ words) Late on the last night of the legislative session, Delegate Elliott Pritt laid his head on his desk, his hands folded above. The body language was forlorn. "I think in that moment, I just realized what was going to happen…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago  (496+ words) FAIRMONT, W.Va. " A Marion County lawmaker believes an aggressive tax-cutting policy will hamper their efforts to address serious budget needs in the future. Sen. Joey Garcia, D-Marion, said Tuesday a family earning $60,000 per year would save only about $137 over the…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (228+ words) INSTITUTE, W.Va. " West Virginia State University is setting its goals high for the school's annual Day of Giving. WVSU is aiming to raise half a million dollars as it celebrates the 135th anniversary of the school's founding. The Day of Giving…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (281+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. " Just days after Governor Patrick Morrisey filled expired and unfilled appointments to the Natural Resources Commission, there is again a vacancy. Weirton Attorney Michael Simon declined to accept the appointment from the Governor for the at-large position. Simon's…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (262+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. " Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is taking a lead role in a renewed attempt by senators to reform the federal environmental review and permitting process. "EPW committee ranking member Whitehouse and ENR committee ranking member Heinrich announced that they…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (682+ words) In the final 48 minutes of the regular legislative session, delegates hotly debated a proposal to place a hold on removing students from public schools to homeschool environments if there is a pending child abuse or neglect investigation. At the end,…...