Lacie Pierson

CHARLESTON — Babydog-themed Christmas ornaments, NCAA Division II college football playoffs and the start of West Virginia’s deer hunting season are but a few of the many topics Gov. Jim

CHARLESTON — The 2024 general election is almost two years out, but the race to become the 37th governor of West Virginia is already well underway.

CHARLESTON — Deputy Secretary of Revenue Mark Muchow wasn’t alarmed by West Virginia coming up about $10 million short in its personal income tax collection in November, telling state legislators

Justice declared a State of Emergency in the state's jails and prisons in August 2022, due to critical staffing shortages at multiple facilities. The order allowed members of the West Virginia National Guard to work in roles where they don't have direct contact with inmates.

An excessive force lawsuit has been filed in federal court against the City of Charleston, Charleston police detectives, and unnamed Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies and West Virginia State Police troopers. Jerome Pryor, 35, claims he was assaulted while being arrested in March 2022 and pleaded guilty to the felony of fleeing with reckless indifference and the misdemeanor of assault of a law officer.

State and federal officials on Monday announced a $75 million investment in low-carbon emissions technology for the Constellium aluminum manufacturing plant in Ravenswood. The announcement was part of a larger rollout Monday by President Joe Biden announcing $6 billion in funding for projects that will cut emissions from the industrial sector.

Workforce and criminal justice leaders from across West Virginia will join forces next week for a screening of the documentary “Being Free,” from producers of the award-winning PBS series, "Roadtrip Nation." The film, which follows the journey of three formerly incarcerated people on the search for careers after prison, will be followed by an interactive panel discussion at Charleston’s Capitol Theater on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.

The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation has agreed to a $1 million settlement in a lawsuit regarding a 26-year-old man who was allegedly suffocated to death by officers at North Central Regional Jail in 2019.

Mountain bikers, trail runners, hikers and dog walkers are already enjoying the fall colors at the new Herbert and Gloria Jones Woodland Trails off Loudon Heights Road, in the South Hills neighborhood of Charleston, West Virginia. The new trail system, officially opened Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2024, boasts 3.6 miles of trails on 65 wooded acres. The Jones daughter Callen McJunkin spoke about what the trails mean to her family.

The West Virginia Economic Development Authority on Thursday approved a $75 million loan for Nucor Steel West Virginia, nearly three years after the Legislature committed up to $315 million in a Jan. 2022 special session to lure Nucor to the state. The loan will support growing Nucor operations in Mason County, where the steelmaker plans to start operating a steel mill in the second half of 2026.