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West Virginia Mountaineers Open Season Against Robert Morris Colonials
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Mountaineers are set to kick off their 2025 college football season on Saturday, Aug. 30, when they host the Robert Morris Colonials at Milan Puskar Stadium. This matchup marks the beginning of Rich...

Shelley Moore Capito highlights broadband needs and economic initiatives across West Virginia
Senator Shelley Moore Capito has recently shared updates on broadband connectivity, tax legislation, and local infrastructure projects in West Virginia through a series of posts on her social media account.On August 28, 2025, Capito addressed the...

Constructing Homes In Huntington And A Campaign For Clean Water in Appalachia, This West Virginia Week
Home » Stories » Constructing Homes In Huntington And A Campaign For Clean Water in Appalachia, This West Virginia Week Maria Young Published August 30, 2025 - 8:00 am On this West Virginia Week, the City of Huntington unveils a plan to create...

Capito attends annual business summit focusing on growth and broadband access
Senator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator for West Virginia | Official U.S. Senate headshotSenator Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Senator for West Virginia | Official U.S. Senate headshot U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) participated in...

Sprint Start Got St. Louis Cardinals’ Prospect Cesar Prieto To Majors
Cesar Prieto’s defection from Cuba was like a Hollywood movie scene. His journey through the minors to make his MLB debut with the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night was much more mundane. Prieto struck out as a pinch hitter against hard-throwing...

Poll: West Virginians Want State Officials To Focus on the Economy
CHARLESTON – As Gov. Patrick Morrisey challenges the West Virginia Legislature to codify his executive order allowing for religious exemptions to school-age vaccines, an annual poll has respondents telling Morrisey and lawmakers to leave the...

Pittsburgh-Duquesne game to start up after nearly 90 years
FILE - Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi stands on the sideline during the first half of an NCAA college football game against SMU in Dallas, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Gareth Patterson, File) PITTSBURGH — Antonio Epps’ childhood growing...

Virginia Ag Expo highlights crop farming, innovations in field
LOCUST GROVE—Hundreds of residents from around the state flocked to Brooke Farms earlier this month for the 2025 Virginia Ag Expo sponsored by the Virginia Grain Producers and Virginia Soybean associations. With expansive farm fields and an...

Pat Ford Named Vice President of West Virginia Polymer Alliance Zone
DAVISVILLE — West Virginia Polymer Alliance Zone (PAZ) President, Keith Burdette announced Pat Ford has joined the organization as Vice President. Ford brings more than three decades of business development and external affairs experience in the...

Labor Day and West Virginia
I would like to wish you all a prosperous and happy Labor Day. When I think of Labor Day, I envision the machines manufactured by workers that freed us from a totally agricultural-based society. This advancement in machines enabled us to develop...

On file: Bankruptcies, property transfers, marriage licenses from Aug. 17-23, 2025
Property transfers The following property transfers of $75,000 or more were recorded in Kanawha County between Aug. 17-23, 2025. Horizons Prime Properties LLC (Grantor) Crossman, Lance J. and Bishop, Jessica R. (Grantees): LT 45 Southern Woods...

Wack, Wheeling Park Starts Season With Win vs. Parkersburg South
Wheeling Park’s Brennan Wack cuts back on a run attempt Friday on the turf at Wheeling Island Stadium against Parkersburg South. Wack ran for three touchdowns to help Park defeat South 23-7. WHEELING — Wheeling Park started their new season strong...

Carbon Capture Can Be an Economic Accelerator for Ohio
I recently became aware of a series of community workshops held in Cadiz and Wintersville by Tenaska. The topic was carbon capture and storage and the truths about the technology and impacts to communities. These sessions were well attended by...

WVU researchers develop AI tool for diagnosing heart failure using low-tech ECGs
Dr. E. Gordon Gee President of West Virginia University | West Virginia UniversityDr. E. Gordon Gee President of West Virginia University | West Virginia University Researchers at West Virginia University have developed artificial intelligence...

WV Poll: Put more focus on state economy
CHARLESTON — As Gov. Patrick Morrisey challenges the West Virginia Legislature to codify his executive order allowing for religious exemptions to school-age vaccines, an annual poll has respondents telling Morrisey and lawmakers to leave the...

WV Poll respondents want state officials to focus on economy
CHARLESTON — As Gov. Patrick Morrisey challenges the West Virginia Legislature to codify his executive order allowing for religious exemptions to school-age vaccines, an annual poll has respondents telling Morrisey and lawmakers to leave the...

Morgan County, West Virginia Selects GeoComm to Strengthen Next Generation 9-1-1 Readiness
ST. CLOUD, Minn., Aug. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GeoComm, the trusted leader in public safety GIS data management, announced today that Morgan County, West Virginia has selected GeoComm to advance its Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) readiness. This...

Poll: W.Va. residents want focus on economy
CHARLESTON — As Gov. Patrick Morrisey challenges the West Virginia Legislature to codify his executive order allowing for religious exemptions to school-age vaccines, an annual poll has respondents telling Morrisey and lawmakers to leave the...

Woman sentenced for stealing West Virginia pension funds over 15 years
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Florida woman has been sentenced for stealing more than $328,000 in West Virginia pension funds over a 15-year period. Semiha Nilgun Gencsoy, 71, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced Thursday to five years of...
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The Newest National Park Is One of the Best Places to See Fall Foliage—and It Has the Most Photographed Bridge in West Virginia
Top 5 Can’t Miss New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is completely free to visit and follows the course of the New River. With gorgeous autumn foliage, fall is one of the best times to visit the park—spring brings spectacular rhododendron...