OCEANA — Marissa Schomaker, second-grade teacher at Berlin McKinney Elementary, has been named one of 10 nationwide winners in Simple Modern's third-annual Stock Your School campaign after more than 175,000 votes were cast by parents, students, families and community members…
CHARLESTON — The federal government has signed off on disaster assistance to two West Virginia counties hit hard by last month’s deadly storms and flooding. The Trump administration approved $4.5 million in individual assistance for Lewis and Upshur counties, according…
PRINCETON — WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital has been named among U.S. News & World Report's 2026-2027 Best Hospitals edition as a "High Performing" hospital for knee replacement, the hospital announced Tuesday. This is the highest distinction a hospital can…
ROANOKE, W.Va. — David Crone of New River Transit Authority in Beckley was recognized as Outstanding Transit Employee when the West Virginia Division of Public Transit presented its 2026 Transit Excellence Awards on Thursday evening at the West Virginia Public…
BECKLEY — Average gasoline prices in West Virginia have fallen 1.2 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.86 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 1,154 stations in West Virginia. Prices in West Virginia are 18.2 cents…
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is creating an enforcement unit to oversee the rapidly expanding market for vaping products, hemp-derived intoxicants, THC and kratom, consolidating several regulatory responsibilities within the attorney general’s office.
CHARLESTON — Dominion Energy, a Virginia-based company, is proposing to construct a new natural gas-fired power plant in Grant County, which would be connected to the existing coal-fired plant near Mt. Storm, according to a Tuesday news release from Gov.…
PRINCETON — In order to increase awareness of substance use disorders, the Mercer County Commission is urging area residents to wear purple and to light up their homes and businesses with purple lights during the month of September.
BECKLEY — Beckley Water is recognizing National Water Quality Month throughout August by highlighting its commitment to protecting public health, investing in critical infrastructure and delivering reliable water service to the communities it serves.
RICHMOND, Va. — Gov. Abigail Spanberger has restored voting and other civil rights to more than 60,000 Virginians since taking office in January, reversing the more restrictive restoration process adopted by her predecessor and reopening voting access for thousands of…
