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Documenting news and life in the Mountain State since 1873. A Pulitzer Prize-winning newspaper Charleston Gazette-Mail is a state news leader in West Virginia.

The Pulitzer prize-winning newspaper is a daily morning newspaper, available both in print and digitally, owned by HD Media Company, LLC. Charleston Gazette-Mail is distributed in Charleston, WV, and throughout the state. For subscription information, visit wvgazettemail.com or call 800-888-2834.

07/26/2025

A man who devoted his life to serving his country, college and community as a warrior, leader and mentor will become the new namesake of the venerable Dunbar Toll Bridge during a Saturday naming ceremony at the bridge.

On July 26, 2025, the 73-year-old Dunbar Toll Bridge over the Kanawha River between Dunbar and South Charleston, West Virginia will officially become the Lt. Col. (Ret.) Quewanncoii "Que" Stephens Sr. Memorial Bridge.

07/26/2025

BREAKING:
Two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide shooting overnight near Miami, along Cabin Creek in the Upper Kanawha Valley.

Two people are dead in an overnight shooting near Miami, along Cabin Creek in the Upper Kanawha Valley of Kanawha County, West Virginia on July 26, 2025.

07/25/2025

Last year, the EPA finalized rules targeting coal ash and wastewater pollution from coal plants it estimated would yield billions of dollars in public health benefits, better guarding against toxins that build up in waterways, air and people.

In 2024, the United States Environmental Protection Agency finalized rules targeting coal ash and wastewater pollution from coal plants it estimated would yield billions of dollars in public health benefits, better guarding against toxins that build up in waterways, air and people. Now, in 2025, und...

07/25/2025

A Republican bill that temporarily restricts Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood will affect about one third of patients at its only West Virginia clinic, according to officials with the organization. The clinic — located in Vienna, Wood County — doesn’t offer abortions and hasn’t ...

07/25/2025

Ruling:
Prince Brothers Store, 12 other historic New River Gorge structures to be demolished.

A finding by National Park Service officials will allow New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in Fayette and Raleigh counties, West Virginia to demolish at least 13 historic buildings within the park, including 11 found within the Thurmond Historic District, listed in the National Register of H...

07/25/2025

Court win:
A West Virginia judge on Thursday allowed the children of three families in one county to attend school this fall without required vaccinations, the latest move in a showdown between Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state Board of Education.

A West Virginia judge on Thursday allowed the children of three families in one county to attend school this fall without required vaccinations, the latest move in a showdown between

07/24/2025

Charleston commercial real estate executive Todd Goldman was elected chairman of West Virginia International Yeager Airport's 15-person governing board on Wednesday, replacing long-time chairman Ed Hill.

Charleston, West Virginia commercial real estate executive Todd Goldman was elected chairman of West Virginia International Yeager Airport's 15-person governing board on Wednesday, replacing long-time chairman Ed Hill.

07/24/2025

An emergency window to some relief from increasingly burdensome energy bills is cracked open for West Virginians, but only for a limited time.

And the federal door to that window could be slammed shut soon.

The West Virginia Department of Human Services on July 21, 2025 announced that applications for the state’s Emergency Low Income Energy Assistance Program will be accepted from Mon., July 28, 2025 through Fri., Aug. 8, 2025 or until funds are exhausted. The program assists low-income families faci...

07/24/2025

Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday.

Via AP

Hulk Hogan, the mustachioed, headscarf-wearing icon in the world of professional wrestling, has died at the age of 71, Florida police and WWE said Thursday. Hogan's real name was Terry

07/24/2025

A Kanawha County World War II U.S. Army private killed in action in Burma in 1944 while serving with Merrill's Marauders, a predecessor unit of today's Army Rangers, will be laid to rest Saturday beside his daughter's grave in Danville, Alabama.

A Kanawha County, West Virginia, World War II Army private killed in action in Burma in 1944 while serving with Merrill's Marauders, a predecessor unit of today's Army Rangers, will be laid to rest on Friday beside his daughter's grave in Danville, Alabama. Pvt. Mack Kidd of Cabin Creek was listed a...

07/24/2025

Some WV counties are using opioid settlement funds to support GameChanger, a statewide youth prevention & education program.

But some experts say the program is not evidence-based and has minimal impact on whether young people do not use substances.

West Virginia will receive an estimated $980 million over the next 17 years from a global settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by states, counties and cities across the country against opioid distributors, manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies and others, in the wake of the country’s opi...

07/24/2025

The Trump administration has proposed weakening mine safety rules that loom large in West Virginia.

The Trump administration has proposed weakening mine safety rules that loom large in West Virginia. The United States Mine Safety and Health Administration has proposed eliminating the authority of MSHA district managers to require additional provisions in ventilation control and roof control plans....

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