Tax Collections
State revenue figures show West Virginia’s tax collections for January missed estimates by $18 million. Officials say that while the budget deficit is growing, it’s doing so at a slower pace.
Local News
Chemical Spill Update
More than three months after a tentative settlement was announced, lawyers are still trying to work out documents to spell out terms of a $151 million deal resolving a class-action lawsuit over a chemical...
Protest in Charleston
More than 1,000 people attended a peaceful demonstration in Charleston to protest President Donald Trump’s now-blocked executive order temporarily limiting immigration. Passing cars honked and demonstrators waved Sunday along a street outside the state...
AG Morrisey Supports Supreme Court Nominee
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office says he’s leading Republican attorneys general from 20 states in support of President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Neil Gorsuch. Morrisey’s office said in...
DHHR Puts Computer Upgrade on Hold to Save Money
In an effort to cut back on financial acquisitions, the DHHR has put plans on hold for a new computer system. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources says the bids are...
South Charleston Eyes Improvements
Tax increment financing is a public financing method used as a subsidy for redevelopment, and South Charleston is putting that into practice with the goal of bringing in new private businesses. The city of...
Recruiting Class of WV
The national high school prospect ranking service Rivals.com does not think too highly of the 2017 recruiting class at West Virginia. But head coach Dana Holgorsen is quite please. The Mountaineers inked 21 commitments...
State of the Art Wendy’s
If you blinked you might have missed it. The old Wendy’s restaurant at Virginia and Clendenin Streets came down in a matter of hours yesterday. A new, state-of-the-art Wendy’s is slated to be built...
Officials leaving
A couple of longtime West Virginia state officials will be leaving soon. West Virginia Department of Corrections Commissioner Jim Rubenstein is planning to retire on April 1st. In a couple of weeks, the West...
WV & Nominee
West Virginia is joining more than a dozen and a half states in urging the Senate to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court. President Trump announced Gorsuch earlier this week and the...
