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The budget for Wheeling's Sesquicentennial celebration has come from several sources. More>>
Secretary of State Natalie Tennant will seal a time capsule celebrating West Virginia's 150th birthday. The capsule will include items such as a letter, a photo and an iPhone. More>>
Delegate Tim Miley, D-Harrison, was selected as the new speaker of the House of Delegates after Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, stepped down mid-term. More>>
WHEELING, WV (AP) — Lawmakers studying children and poverty are planning to hear from the public this week on housing issues. Legislators will be convening interim meetings in Wheeling from Wednesday through Friday. More>>
CHARLESTON, WV (AP) — A former longtime Wayne County banker is the newest member of West Virginia's House of Delegates. More>>
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued the official proclamation calling the House of Delegates into session to select a new speaker. More>>
BUCKHANNON, WV (AP) — Construction of a West Virginia Army National Guard readiness center in Buckhannon is expected to be completed in August 2014, about three months ahead of schedule. More>>
Mayor George Karos and Shepherd President Susanne Shipley signed an agreement Friday that allows city workers to get the discounts for classes that benefit the city. More>>
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Friday that on the floods had washed away one lane of Route 119, damaged at least 100 homes and left behind an "astounding" amount of debris. More>>
Schools, churches and individuals are asked to ring their bells 35 times beginning at 1:50 p.m. Thursday, June 20, to mark West Virginia's 150th year of statehood. More>>
U.S. Rep. Nick Rahall says the Department of the Interior is issuing the checks under the 2013 Payments in Lieu of Taxes Program. More>>
The once-contentious scramble in the House of Delegates over who would be the next speaker has stalled with an announcement by two members. More>>
A meeting about road damage has been added to the agenda while lawmakers are in the Wheeling area for committee meetings. More>>
Birthdays often are a time of reflection — a time to look back on the past year and assess your growth, your strengths and even your weaknesses with the hope of building on that in the future. More>>
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is asking Nickelodeon and Viacom to ban television ads that promote to children unhealthful food and drinks. More>>
West Virginians are a prideful bunch. More>>
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would reauthorize a number of food assistance and nutritional programs for low-income families, seniors and children. More>>
Leaders from AARP West Virginia are joining members from across the nation to meet with Congress this week to oppose President Obama's proposed Social Security benefit cut. More>>
Control of West Virginia's House of Delegates hangs in the balance with intense jockeying between two Democratic candidates for speaker. More>>
BECKLEY, WV (AP) — Mayor Emmett Pugh will step down on Dec. 31 under a settlement involving nine alleged ethics violations. More>>
Delegate Doug Skaff, D-Kanawha, announced June 6 he would run for the West Virginia State Senate, just days after Sen. Brooks McCabe announced he would not seek re-election. More>>
The Office of Rural Education Policy Act would establish within the Department of Education an office that would look specifically at the issues and needs of schools in rural communities. More>>
The Kanawha-Charleston Housing Authority has received nearly $97,000 from a federal grant to help provide rental assistance for homeless veterans. More>>
About 10 years ago, a shoplifter in Logan County just couldn't keep her mouth shut. More>>
Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va. has organized "Congressional Night with the Nationals" for the game June 5. More>>
West Virginia residents who experienced a foreclosure sale between Jan. 1, 2008, and Dec. 21, 2011, may receive a check from the National Mortgage Settlement. More>>
Sen. Brooks McCabe, D-Kanawha, announced June 4 he would not seek re-election. More>>
The West Virginia Public Service Commission says a 72-hour safety check began before dawn Tuesday and will continue until midnight Thursday. More>>
Courtesy: Bowles RiceLong-time House of Delegates Speaker Bob Kiss has been appointed Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Revenue. More>>
(AP) — Helping Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin respond to decrees from an unpopular Obama administration proved a challenging task for his chief of staff, Rob Alsop. More>>
(AP) WV will stop allowing only winners of existing government contracts to bid for follow-up requests for goods and services, canceling eight contracts in the process, state officials said Friday. More>>
HACKER VALLEY, WV (AP) — West Virginia Division of Natural Resources says a state park hit hard by Superstorm Sandy has mostly recovered from the late fall storm. More>>
(AP) — The Morgantown business owner said the group will pursue ideas he outlined when he ran for governor in 2011 and 2012. More>>
As soon as U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., announced he would not seek another term inCongress, the history writers began analyzing his nearly 50 years in public service. More>>
Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., honored seven U.S. Marshals who took part in a 2011 raid that killed one officer with the Congressional Badge of Bravery. More>>
MINERAL WELLS, WV (AP) — A bridge in West Virginia is being named in honor of a soldier awarded the Medal of Honor for capturing a Confederate flag during a Civil War battle in Virginia More>>
A new United States Postal Service stamp to commemorate West Virginia's Sesquicentennial will be available June 20. More>>
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will speak at the 82nd annual Logan County Chamber of Commerce membership dinner May 28. More>>
As he prepares to join the executive branch as secretary of Veterans Assistance, House Speaker Rick Thompson believes his final session with the West Virginia Legislature was also one of his best. More>>
Two bills are aimed at spurring energy efficiency investments in residential and commercial buildings and creating construction jobs. More>>
Democrats have thrown their support behind Delegates Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, and Tim Miley, D-Harrison, in the race to replace Rick Thompson as Speaker of the House. More>>
A commission studying West Virginia's highway system is proposing tax and fee increases to raise millions of dollars for maintenance and repairs. More>>
Credit: MountainStateUniversity.eduGov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1. More>>
The three locks on the upper Monongahela River will be open to recreational boaters this weekend during limited hours. More>>
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement. More>>
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