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On this West Virginia Week, our voter’s guide is out, and it has all the information you need to know about the upcoming general election in the state. Also, another lawsuit targets the state’s public school funding formula. And, a million dollar giant troll is making its way to the woods of West Virginia.
On this West Virginia Week, rules are in the works for data centers, lawmakers request a meeting with Flock, and the fate of West Virginia’s chestnuts.
On this West Virginia Week, a mine operation in Kanawha County gets a WARN Notice, three Wyoming County Schools will remain closed until next week, and we learn the origins of the Flatwoods Monster.
On this West Virginia Week, nuclear power in West Virginia takes a step back, Child Protective Services (CPS) settles with five children, and we make a visit to a fire tower.
On this West Virginia Week, a Lincoln County student asks the state supreme court to step in, a state of emergency is declared in several counties, and a new initiative honors Dolly Parton.
On this West Virginia Week, the coal industry gets a lifeline, the U.S. Secretary of Education comes to Cabell County, and WMUL wins a Murrow – again.
On this West Virginia Week, the state signs a memorandum of understanding about nuclear energy, the Public Service Commission disputes need for a transmission line, and 9/11 is remembered.
On this West Virginia Week, a second data center is coming to Mason County, the Rural Health Transformation Program Funds are beginning to be distributed in the state, and remembering Dolly Parton.
On this West Virginia Week, a client for a big data center is revealed, flock cameras see resistance and social media settles in court.
On this West Virginia Week, plans for a new transmission line may be in trouble, a former state delegate is indicted, and the state has a new secretary of tourism.
On this West Virginia Week, changes are coming to FEMA, few details on school clothing voucher accusations, and the state has a new guide for data centers.
On this West Virginia Week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey gets pushback over school clothing vouchers, Huntington residents seek to ban Flock cameras, and black lung is big again.
On this West Virginia Week, we learn about steps parents can take to keep their children safe from harm, we look at a program to attract remote workers to the state, and a new Appalachian memoir.
Torrential rains flood the north-central part of the state, a state delegate faces ‘disgusting’ criminal charges, and scouts pour into W.Va. for the 2026 National Jamboree.
On this West Virginia Week, weekend storms may help clear the smokey air, Huntington City Council approves Flock cameras and how Fentanyl may have made its way into the country.
On this West Virginia Week, the state is under a flood watch through Sunday, the fire in Parkersburg is under investigation and a class action against the state’s foster care system will move forward. …
On this West Virginia Week, bats play a critical role in our ecosystems and agriculture, but their numbers are declining in the face of a changing climate and disease.
On this West Virginia Week, the world’s largest transportable Ferris wheel arrives in Charleston, the SNAP ban on soda is blocked, and we look at an effort to expand local medical care through EMS.
An heir files suit to keep his community hospital open, disparities in the distribution of school choice vouchers, and a West Virginia lawmaker is among those targeted in White House UFC fight plot.
On this West Virginia Week, the unhoused population in the state declines, child well-being remains the same, and just how many abandoned gas wells are there?