West Virginia News

Instead of slathering on sunscreen this Memorial Day holiday weekend, residents in much of West Virginia are being advised to cover up their tender vegetation.

Charleston , Kanawha County , West Virginia Boil water advisories have been issued in Kanawha, Cabell, Fayette and Nicholas counties.

Inmates at West Virginia's minimum- and medium-security prisons will soon sow seeds and tend plants as part of an initiative to grow produce for the state's largest food bank.

That's based on a new study the industry group commissioned. It says about 35 million of the 131 million tons produced in West Virginia was exported that year.

About 150 people showed up at Thursday's rally at the West Virginia Coal Miner Statue at the state Capitol.

In April a federal appeals court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency has the right to revoke permits for mountaintop removal mines under the Clean Water Act.

West Virginia food producers often do not have the knowledge and expertise that they need to foray into the international market, participants at a roundtable discussion said Thursday.

When "Angel's Perch" producers J.T. Arbogast and Kim Dilts were faced with the decision as to where to premiere the Cass-based film, the choice was easy - West Virginia.

The Department of Agriculture said Thursday that the quarantine went into effect May 20.

A commission studying West Virginia's highway system is proposing tax and fee increases to raise millions of dollars for maintenance and repairs.

Despite promises of job growth resulting from the local oil and natural gas boom, the aging Upper Ohio Valley has lost an estimated 1.2 percent of its population since the 2010 Census, figures released today indicate.

Highland Hospital has been approved to add 10 additional beds to its detoxification and substance abuse recovery program, Highland Health Center.

Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., arrives in the Senate Reception Room before the 'Vote-A-Rama' on amendments to the budget resolution on March 22, 2013.

The top scholars, from 32 counties within the West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky WSAZ viewing area, are featured in public service announcements that were videotaped during a luncheon held at the Huntington Museum of Art on April 29.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. An eclectic selection of events is scheduled at West Virginia's state parks June 1. Tu-Endie-Wei State Park is steeped in 1760s history; Cass Scenic Railroad has an evening run with food and music in addition to daily train trips; Pipestem Resort features "The Little Mermaid, Jr." youth stage production; and National Trails ... (more)

Former hospital executive and nurse Karen Bowling will become West Virginia's Health and Human Resources secretary on July 1, Gov.

With eight in 10 farmers making less than $10,000 a year, West Virginia will never rival big Midwestern factory farms in producing food.

On Monday, the federal Department of Education granted West Virginia's request for a waiver that will free them from much of the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind.

The Wildcats land seven players on the All-Big 12 first team, and come close to sweeping the individual awards.

The Vandalia Award, West Virginia's highest folklife honor, will be presented to folklorist, filmmaker, author and musician Gerald Milnes of Elkins, Randolph County, this Friday at the 37th Annual Vandalia Gathering.