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Nearly one million dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will be used for a research project at West Virginia State University. The school is getting 900- thousand dollars to study how the use...

The search is on for a new president to lead the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine in Lewisburg. The school is looking for the replacement for Dr. Michael Adelman, who is retiring next...

The state Board of Education does not appear to be ready to deviate from their original decision to deny school consolidation in Nicholas County. The school community and the BOE met yesterday, and both...

The West Virginia University Board of Governors has begun enacting new employee policies under increased autonomy granted by the state Legislature. Revisions will be posted for public comment for 30 days later this month.

Crowds gathered to watch the grand opening of a long-awaited West Virginia park. News outlets report about 100 celebrants gathered Friday to watch the opening of the John Henry Historical Park in Talcott. The...

West Virginia’s Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Democrat Joe Manchin. Morrisey was re-elected to a second term last year, and is also...

The first day of school is not far off for many local kids. There’s about a month left of summer break, with most schools starting in mid-August. Kanawha County will start August 14th, and...

The West Virginia State School Board heard the Nicholas County School Board’s plan about school consolidation Monday, and again rejected the idea. West Virginia Board of Education President Tom Campbell said his biggest concern...

There’s a ticket scam working its way across West Virginia that uses the department of motor vehicles’ name. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says emails are being sent out that demand payment within 24 hours...

A settlement over the 2014 West Virginia water crisis is being denied by a federal judge. A class action lawsuit had been filed after the chemical spill into the Elk River and a 151-million-dollar...