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Capitol Market Transforms into European-Inspired Holiday Market this Weekend
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Step into a magical world full of holiday spirit at Capitol Market starting this weekend. Holiday Village, a European-style market with artisan[Read More…]
Humanities Council Holiday Open House December 8
Charleston, WV — The West Virginia Humanities Council will host our Holiday Open House Friday December 8, from 4–6 p.m. at the Historic MacFarland-Hubbard House,[Read More…]
WV Utilities Propose Slashing Energy Credit in Half for Customers with Solar Panels
Nadia Ramlagan Major utilities in West Virginia, Mon Power and Potomac Edison, want to reduce the credit their solar customers get for producing power the[Read More…]
West Virginia DHHR Acknowledges Deleted Emails in Foster Care Lawsuit
STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS CHARLESTON — Attorneys for the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources admitted to deleting the emails of several prominent former[Read More…]
Justice Coal Company tells Court it can’t Pay Roughly $750,000 Owed to Charleston-based Insurance Firm Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies told a federal court Friday that it can’t pay roughly $750,000 as ordered by the[Read More…]
Gov. Justice Announces $2.5 million in Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program Grant Awards
CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced today that he has awarded $2,500,630.75 in Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) grant funds to[Read More…]
Gov. Justice Announces Elk River Trout Stocking Pilot Program in Webster County
The WVDNR will stock trout on sections of the Elk River in November and December CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice today announced that additional[Read More…]
Capito Statement on IRS Decision to Again Delay Reporting Threshold Requirement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) decision to once again delay[Read More…]
Attorney General Morrisey Issues Opinion on Dual Enrollment Involving Hope Scholarship
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has issued an opinion addressing whether a county school board or public school may take certain actions[Read More…]