(LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Public Service Commission recently issued orders that, once implemented, will extend the life of state coal-fired power plants, and through that, reinvigorate coal production in our region.
Based on provisions included in House Bill 2014, legislation to incentivize microgrid and data center development in West Virginia, the PSC orders require West Virginia’s regulated utilities to update their Integrated Resource Plans to include a detailed plant upgrade and

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Holiday traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike over the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend totaled 369,763 transactions, exceeding last year’s travel numbers by more than 4 percent.
Traffic on the Turnpike from Friday, May 23, 2025, through Monday, May 26, 2025, exceeded 2024’s numbers by more than 24,000 transactions, according to officials for the West Virginia Parkways Authority.
The tolls for passenger vehicles on the Turnpike are $4.50 per plaza. There are three

BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Jina Belcher, Executive Director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), hailed the state’s enactment of a bill that land reuse agencies say is crucial to their mission of returning vacant, abandoned or dilapidated properties to productivity.
The bill, SB 538, cements the right of first refusal for land reuse agencies and municipal land banks to purchase tax-delinquent properties before they are sold at a public auction to unknown buyers. It was