Brad McElhinny

Public employees in West Virginia will be subject to increased insurance costs under a plan being firmed up by a state agency, and organizations representing workers are already looking ahead to significant pushback.

The proposal that PEIA is taking out for public comment includes a 12% premium increase for retirees in the program.

The business network led by Gov. Jim Justice and his family has made good — at least partially — on some outstanding obligations.

The business network led by Gov. Jim Justice and his family has made good — at least partly — on some outstanding obligations.

The two major party candidates for governor of West Virginia described different ultimate goals during their closing statements at their one and only debate.

CHARLESTON — Among the people affected by cost increases proposed by the Public Employees Insurance Agency will be retired workers who receive the insurance benefits.

Another of the corrections officers accused in the beating death of pretrial defendant Quantez Burks in West Virginia’s Southern Regional Jail is set to plead guilty, accepting terms that would carry a potential 30-year prison sentence.

A West Virginia man faces federal charges based on his activities at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, including allegations that he headbutted police officers while wearing a motorcycle helmet.

During a debate this week, the two major party candidates for to succeed Justice as governor were asked about their preferred approach to tax cuts.

Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, has refiled a rate increase request with the West Virginia Public Service Commission.