West Virginia health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Dulles Airport

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Health’s Bureau for Public Health has issued a health alert following a confirmed case of measles that may have exposed travelers at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday, June 19, …

More than a thousand West Virginia mining jobs at risk as overseas coal demand drops

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Coal industry officials said more than a thousand miners’ jobs are at risk this summer as demand for West Virginia’s steel-making coal tanks overseas. Civil LLC has sent WARN notices required by law to multiple coalfield …

West Virginia Supreme Court upholds murder conviction of Lincoln County man

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Lincoln County man found guilty of murdering his wife. Edward Earl Jeffers, 37, of Hamlin had appealed a murder conviction in the 2017 death of his wife, but the …

Research on Larry Gibson dedicated to the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Larry Gibson at a prayer breakfast in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., featuring honored guest Wendell Berry, in April 2012. Photo by Mark Schmerling. By Joe Severino As a child in the 1950s, Larry Gibson fell in love with his grandparents’ home …

‘In God We Trust’ school signs funded and supplied for West Virginia

WASHINGTON, W.Va . (WTAP) - “In God We Trust” school signs have been funded by a phone company and supplied to all schools in West Virginia. According to W.Va. Senator Mike Azinger, Patriot Mobile is an American phone company that has funded bills like …

Nationwide injunctions 'endanger' public perception of the court, West Virginia AG says

Former West Virginia RHP Ben Hudson transfers to Penn State

Penn State has made another splash in the portal. Former West Virginia right-handed pitcher Ben Hudson committed to the Nittany Lions, he announced Thursday via Instagram. Hudson just finished up his freshman year with the Mountaineers, making 18 …

Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements

Once-lifeless streams across West Virginia are being revived by community-led efforts to treat coal mine pollution, which is now also yielding valuable rare earth metals. Mira Rojanasakul reports for The New York Times. In short: Decades of coal mining …

Flash Flooding Again Hits West Virginia Areas Trying to Clean Up from Deluge

A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night. A flash flood warning was issued for the Wheeling area, about an hour’s …

Premium Guard Inc. Opens New Distribution Center in Weirton, West Virginia

The facility is the automotive manufacturer’s third distribution center in the U.S. WEIRTON, W.Va., June 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Premium Guard Inc. (PGI), an automotive manufacturer and supplier, announces the opening of its new distribution …