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US Methanol says it plans to break ground on a West Virginia methanol production facility outside Charleston on Wednesday. According to the company, its Liberty One plant is scheduled to begin production in the...

West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner says his office is partnering with the West Virginia Air National Guard to protect state election systems from potential computer threats. Warner says in a news release...

The city of Charleston is suing to get its money back. The Gazette-Mail reports the city filed suit against a nonprofit community group on the city’s West Side, alleging that the agency owes the...

Additional assistance is being offered to those impacted by this summer’s floods in West Virginia. State officials said yesterday that residents who lived or worked in Harrison, Marion, Marshall and Wetzel counties during the...

Nominations for the “2017 Professor of the Year” are being accepted. The Faculty Merit Foundation started handing out the honor to West Virginia’s professors in 1984 to recognize those who brought innovation and creativity...

Two West Virginia girls who became the subjects of an Amber Alert have been found safe, and a man wanted in connection with their disappearance has been arrested. News outlets report that 45-year-old Carl...

West Virginia’s state university and commerce officials say plastics and chemical manufacturing, cybersecurity, higher-end tourism and automotive assembly are sectors where the state can turn its lagging economy around. In an address Thursday to...

A report released by two nonprofit groups shows West Virginia has the highest rate of obesity among adults in the nation. The report released yesterday by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert...

Vice President Mike Pence touched on Texas and taxes in his address to the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual business summit. The Register-Herald reports that Pence spoke for about 20 minutes Wednesday at...

Lyft is driving into the countryside in an effort to raise ridership and steal market share from rival Uber. The much smaller Lyft announced Thursday that it is offering service to passengers in every...