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Nationwide, electricity increased 4.8% in February over a year earlier, with natural gas prices up 10.9% during the same period. Rising energy costs are driven by increased demand, extreme weather, and infrastructure upgrades. West Virginia's reliance on coal-fired plants contributes to the problem, leaving residents burdened by high utility costs.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe winners of the 2025 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters (VAPB) Awards were announced on March 28 at the Awards Luncheon and Annual Membership Meeting at Hotel Madison & Shenandoah Conference Center in Harrisonburg, Virginia. West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) Newsroom won 12 awards this year.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsPresident Donald Trump on Sunday said he's invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, saying he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated.”
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Patrick Morrisey has called for a a statewide moment of silence or prayer at 2:15 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, to honor Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe and Specialist Sarah Beckstrom. President Donald Trump said Thursday evening that Beckstrom, 20, had died from her injuries sustained in the attack. Authorities say 24-year-old Wolfe remains in critical condition.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTwo West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence that the mayor described as a targeted attack.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsU.S. Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia has agreed to pay nearly $5.2 million in overdue personal taxes, the latest saga for the former billionaire who has been followed by a trail of financial challenges going back well over a decade.
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