Charleston Gazette-Mail

10/12/2025

The Charleston Gazette-Mail is the 2025 West Virginia Newspaper of the Year.

The Gazette-Mail took home the top prize at the West Virginia Press Association's annual convention Saturday, held at the University of Charleston.

The Charleston Gazette-Mail is the 2025 Newspaper of the Year. The Gazette-Mail took home the top prize at the West Virginia Press Association's annual convention on Oct. 11, 2025, held at the University of Charleston in Charleston, West Virginia. The honor is bestowed on the publication that earns....

10/12/2025

The West Virginia Department of Tourism has announced the reopening of the popular West Virginia Paranormal Trail, featuring four new stops and exclusive prizes for explorers of the mysterious and macabre in the Mountain State👻

Who doesn't love spooky season?

10/12/2025

The largest railroad merger in U.S. history was announced less than three months ago, and opposition has begun.

The largest railroad merger in U.S. history was announced less than three months ago, and opposition has begun. On July 29, 2025, Union Pacific Corp. announced it had agreed to buy Norfolk Southern Corp. in a deal valued at $85 billion. If the shareholders of the two companies vote to approve the ac...

10/11/2025

The Marshall University’s Heart of Appalachia Talent Search (HATS) program serves around 600 middle and high school students each year.

Marshall University's Heart of Appalachia Talent Search program, a branch of the federal TRIO outreach and student services program supporting first-generation and low-income students, was awarded federal funding for continued support in September 2025. However, West Virginia University's Upward Bou...

10/11/2025

The state is working to recover up to $32.4 million after it came to light that it may have mistakenly paid Medicaid participant fees for thousands of ineligible individuals who were incarcerated or dead, a new audit revealed.

Via WV Watch

West Virginia is working to recover up to $32.4 million after it came to light that it may have mistakenly paid Medicaid participant fees for thousands of ineligible individuals who were incarcerated or dead, a new audit revealed. That's what state officials told a committee of legislators at the st...

10/11/2025

The road to Boston will run through Charleston on April 12, 2026, with the inaugural University of Charleston marathon.

The road to Boston will run through Charleston, West Virginia on April 12, 2026, with the inaugural University of Charleston Marathon. Local officials announced Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, that the race is certified by USA Track & Field, making it a qualifying event for races like the Boston Marathon, C...

10/11/2025

ONE MONTH AT A TIME: Of West Virginia’s cryptids, I am partial to the Flatwoods Monster because its story is the most coherent. It’s a straight-up visit from aliens.

Somewhere on a shady little road between Gassaway and Ivydale, the low-fuel warning for my car loudly chimed and I said something like, “This is fine. Bigfoot is just a

10/11/2025

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10/11/2025

Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power and FirstEnergy each filed long-term plans required by West Virginia statute on Oct. 1 outlining how they plan to meet their captive ratepayers’ needs over the next decade and beyond.

Appalachian Power, Wheeling Power and FirstEnergy each filed long-term plans required by state statute on Oct. 1, 2025 outlining how they plan to meet their captive ratepayers’ needs over the next decade and beyond. Although the companies’ plans together add up to 828 pages, their preferred path...

10/11/2025

The Hanging Rock Tower, located on a ridge of Peters Mountain in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests near Waiteville, Monroe County, West Virginia, has been closed since November 2024 because it is in disrepair, unstable and needs to be replaced.

Volunteer raptor counters are working with local, state and federal officials to raise money and replace it.

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10/11/2025

Bombardment stopped and Israeli troops pulled back in Gaza on Friday under a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. But will the agreement lead, as U.S. President Donald Trump proclaimed, to “a Strong, Durable, and Everlasting Peace”?

Via AP

A ceasefire has taken effect in Gaza under a breakthrough deal. Bombardment stopped and Israeli troops pulled back in Gaza on Friday under the deal reached between Israel and Hamas.

10/10/2025

Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s sale of a state-owned nursing home in Beckley is prompting a lot of unknowns, including what’s going to happen to inmates who reside on a floor in the facility.

Via WV Watch

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s sale of Jackie Withrow Hospital in Beckley is prompting the question of what’s going to happen to inmates who reside on a floor in the facility. Jackie Withrow Hospital is among four hospitals being sold to Marx Development Group.