Charleston Gazette-Mail

09/05/2026

Mountain State decisionmakers at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Business Summit consistently promoted large-scale data center growth, despite widespread public opposition, undermining their claim to being stewards of West Virginians’ health.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and a bevy of other Mountain State decisionmakers consistently did something throughout the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s 90th Annual Meeting & Business Summit that threatens to undermine any claim they make of being stewards of West Vir...

09/05/2026

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09/05/2026

VINTAGE WV: Blaming "the expense of operating a multi-story store," W.E. Cox, president of the department store bearing his family name, said today Cox's store at Lee and Dickinson streets will close.

The closure is timed to coincide with the expansion and remodeling of Cox's Nitro store. Cox said the public simply prefers suburban shopping to downtown.

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DATE: Aug. 31, 1976
PHOTOGRAPHER: Earl Benton

09/05/2026

Blenko Glass Co. dropped its latest collection recently, and it is filled with colorful, autumn-inspired pieces.

Blenko Glass Co. dropped their latest collection Aug. 28, 2026, and it is filled with colorful autumn-inspired pieces. The fall collection will be available at Blenko's Flannel, Fire & Finds event on Oct. 24, which combines their Warehouse Sale and Blow Your Own Pumpkin experience.

09/05/2026

BREAKING: 1 dead, several injured in Witcher Creek house fire near Belle Friday night.

One person died and several were injured in a Sept. 4, 2026, fire near Belle, Kanawha County, West Virginia. A Metro 911 supervisor confirmed the death in a house fire that occurred in the 1800 block of Witcher Creek Road, which was called in around 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 4. The Belle Fire Department wa...

09/04/2026

EDITORIAL: No one knows how difficult it is to socialize these days than young people.

No one knows how difficult it is to socialize these days than young people. Gen Z and Gen Alpha are growing up in a time when social media, entertainment and

09/04/2026

The Kanawha County chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), a nonprofit organization in Charleston that builds and delivers beds to children who don't have one, is hosting its first bed making event on Sept. 12.

Christopher Saddoris is the president of the Kanawha County chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), a nonprofit organization in Charleston, West Virginia that builds and delivers beds to children who don't have one. Their first bed making event is Sept. 12, 2026.

09/04/2026

West Virginia’s business leaders continue to beat the drum that the state is woefully short on affordable childcare spots.

Via West Virginia Watch

At the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Summit, the state's business leaders continue to beat the drum that the state is woefully short on affordable childcare spots. They say it is one of the reasons the state continues to have the nation’s worst workforce participation of a ...

09/04/2026

Heading up to Morgantown Saturday? Give the All 'Eers Coastal Carolina preview episode a listen!

09/04/2026

West Virginia has high death rates for respiratory diseases, and some of its most populous cities have concentrations well above the national average for a harmful air pollutant called particulate matter.

West Virginia has high death rates for respiratory diseases, and some of its most populous cities have concentrations well above the national average for a harmful air pollutant called particulate matter –a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets that can be inhaled and cause significant he...