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The president of the Kentucky Coal Association is stepping down. Bill Bissett will resign at the end of October to become president and CEO of the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce. His first day...

State lawmakers are being asked by a couple of lobbies to make hunting legal across the state on Sunday. According to the National Rifle Association and the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation, a statewide law allowing...

In previous years, the fall foliage report came from the West Virginia Division of Forestry. However, budget cuts means that information will be gathered through a different method this year. The Division of Tourism...

West Virginia is the first state in the nation to provide specialized training for first responders on how to handle those with Alzheimer’s and dementia. The first class for police and fire personnel was...

Research analysts have concluded that the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education are overfunded because they function solely in advisory capacities and aren’t holding institutions...

West Virginia lawmakers have finished a brief session addressing recovery costs from deadly floods in June. The Senate adjourned Tuesday after confirming gubernatorial appointments. The House of Delegates adjourned Monday. Senators unanimously approved a...

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards will headline the West Virginia Democratic Party’s annual dinner next month. On Tuesday, the party announced that Edwards would deliver the keynote speech at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner on...

West Virginia Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano says he will resign his position on June 30 to move closer to his family in Maryland. The state Department of Education made the announcement Tuesday. Martirano says...

If you’re in St. Albans, get ready to pay a little more for an essential. St. Albans city council members voted to raise water rates this week, and the first increase will show up...

Research analysts have concluded that the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the Council for Community and Technical College Education are overfunded because they function solely in advisory capacities and aren’t holding institutions...