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W.Va. Public Broadcasting shows stable financials

CHARLESTON – Despite uncertainty at the federal level, West Virginia Public Broadcasting entered the new fiscal year with stable financials but still operating under tight budgets and a hiring freeze. The West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Commission held its quarterly meeting ...

Praise, concerns pour in for repeal of power plant emissions rules

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s political leaders were quick to praise a move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to roll back Biden-era rules limiting emissions by electric power plants in the state and across the nation, though advocates for clean air warned about the health ...

West Virginia lawmakers and regulators push to protect aging coal plants

CHARLESTON – Lawmakers, state regulators and utilities are trying to ensure West Virginia’s aging coal-fired power plants continue to provide base-load energy into the regional energy grid. The Joint Committee on Energy and Public Works heard from officials with the Office of Energy, the ...

U.S. Attorney inducted into W.Va. Boys and Girls Club HOF

MORGANTOWN – U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey has been named a West Virginia Boys & Girls Club Hall of Fame recipient for 2026. Harvey was selected because of his contributions to Clubs in the Eastern Panhandle and his previous work with the West Virginia First Foundation, which has awarded ...

Lawmakers seek compromise on Raylee’s Law

CHARLESTON – A group of lawmakers are trying to avoid the drama of the last night of the Legislature and find agreement on a draft bill meant to protect students from being pulled out of public school while under child welfare reviews, but homeschool advocates remain opposed and some ...