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West Virginia’s traditional life magazine Goldenseal will transition from a paid print publication to a free online publ...
09/26/2025

West Virginia’s traditional life magazine Goldenseal will transition from a paid print publication to a free online publication, the state Department of Tourism announced Friday.

West Virginia’s traditional life magazine Goldenseal will transition from a paid print publication to a free online publication.

A Kanawha County judge said the West Virginia Water Development Authority’s $5 million grant to an out-of-state religiou...
09/26/2025

A Kanawha County judge said the West Virginia Water Development Authority’s $5 million grant to an out-of-state religious school was unconstitutional, reports Amelia Ferrell Knisely.

A Kanawha judge said the Water Development Authority's $5 million grant to an out-of-state religious school is unconstitutional.

Help4WV, the state’s only 24/7 call line for people struggling with substance use disorder and mental health, is celebra...
09/26/2025

Help4WV, the state’s only 24/7 call line for people struggling with substance use disorder and mental health, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, marking 10 years of assisting individuals and families affected by addiction in West Virginia, reports Caity Coyne.

Help4WV is celebrating 10 years of assisting individuals and families affected by addiction in West Virginia.

COMMENTARY: Over 500,000 West Virginians count on this coverage — from our youngest to our oldest, and everyone in betwe...
09/25/2025

COMMENTARY: Over 500,000 West Virginians count on this coverage — from our youngest to our oldest, and everyone in between — including working families, people with disabilities, and those who need expensive or long-term care they couldn’t afford on their own, writes Ellen Allen.

West Virginians for Affordable Health Care has launched a 55 county tour to shine a light on the largest cuts to Medicaid in history.

Aaron Siri, a New York-based attorney, has represented federal health secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr...
09/25/2025

Aaron Siri, a New York-based attorney, has represented federal health secretary and vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the anti-vaccine Informed Consent Action Network. Now, Siri is part of a legal team representing parents of school children in Raleigh County in their lawsuit against the West Virginia and Raleigh County boards of education, reports Lori Kersey.

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Aaron Siri stood at a podium in a third-floor courtroom of the Raleigh County Courthouse in Beckley earlier this month. Consulting a legal pad of notes, the attorney cross examined Dr. Cathy Slemp, who had testified earlier that morning. “Doctor, what’s the federal Vaccines fo...

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman lead GOP attorneys general fr...
09/24/2025

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman lead GOP attorneys general from 24 other states in supporting a Trump administration move to rescind a finding that underpins the federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, reports Liam Niemeyer of the Kentucky Lantern.

JB McCuskey is supporting a move to rescind a finding that underpins the federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

As volunteers around the country prepared last week for Save a Life Day, an annual naloxone giveaway event, Kanawha Coun...
09/24/2025

As volunteers around the country prepared last week for Save a Life Day, an annual naloxone giveaway event, Kanawha County saw a stark reminder of the need for the opioid overdose reversal drug, reports Lori Kersey.

As volunteers around the country prepare for Save a Life Day, Kanawha County saw a stark reminder of the need for the overdose reversal drug.

West Virginia State Police, who now have broad immigration enforcement powers through a federal program, arrested 12 ind...
09/23/2025

West Virginia State Police, who now have broad immigration enforcement powers through a federal program, arrested 12 individuals for immigration violations over a two day period. The arrests were made during traffic stops, reports Amelia Ferrell Knisely.

West Virginia State Police, who now have broad immigration enforcement powers, arrested 12 individuals for immigration violations.

West Virginia National Guard personnel deployed to Washington, D.C. could be there until the end of November, but there’...
09/23/2025

West Virginia National Guard personnel deployed to Washington, D.C. could be there until the end of November, but there’s no definite end to the operations, reports Amelia Ferrell Knisely.

West Virginia National Guard personnel deployed to Washington, D.C. could be there until the end of November.

COMMENTARY: Hulett C. Smith, who served as the governor of West Virginia from 1965 to 1969, is still admired for his pro...
09/23/2025

COMMENTARY: Hulett C. Smith, who served as the governor of West Virginia from 1965 to 1969, is still admired for his progressive policies and significant contributions to the state. None that have followed him have even come close to the high standard he established, writes Robert Beanblossom.

Hulett C. Smith, who served as governor, is still admired for his progressive policies and significant contributions to the state.

Roane County is one of the areas federal officials hoped to support through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment...
09/23/2025

Roane County is one of the areas federal officials hoped to support through the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program, a federal grant program meant to expand broadband access. The $42.45 billion initiative aimed to close the digital divide — with a focus on rural communities. The Trump administration’s changes to the program, however, have disqualified hundreds of thousands of locations from receiving internet access, reports Amelia Ferrell Knisely and Madyson Fitzgerald.

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses without internet access will not receive it.

At a public hearing last Thursday for two proposed natural gas plants in Mingo County, resident Pam Surber had a message...
09/22/2025

At a public hearing last Thursday for two proposed natural gas plants in Mingo County, resident Pam Surber had a message for regulators from the state Department of Environmental Protection: “We were here first.” Caity Coyne reports.

At a public hearing for two proposed natural gas plants in Mingo County, resident Pam Surber had a message for regulators from the DEP: “We were here first.”

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