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West Virginia ranks 44th in total VA home loans during Q1
Denis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official websiteDenis R. McDonough Secretary of Veterans Affairs | Official website West Virginia ranked 44th in the nation in VA home loans in the first quarter of 2025, with 790 loans issued,...

Hodge not backing down from lofty goals as West Virginia’s head coach
West Virginia head coach Ross Hodge is entering his first season with the Mountaineers, but he’s not backing down from his long-term goal of getting his team to be in the national conversation on a yearly basis. “We want to win a national...

The Discovery Of A New Species And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning
Home » WVPB Podcasts » The Discovery Of A New Species And Our Song Of The Week, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published July 11, 2025 - 9:22 am On this West Virginia Morning, a WVU professor and microbiology student working with a popular...

West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s Jackson updates Vienna City Council on campus renovations
(Meeting Updates - Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) VIENNA — Vienna City Council received an update Thursday regarding the renovation of the former Ohio Valley University campus by West Virginia University at Parkersburg. The update...

Clean Vision breaks ground at Clean-Seas West Virginia facility
Clean Vision Corporation has announced the successful ground-breaking of its Clean-Seas West Virginia (CSWV) facility located in Belle, West Virginia. The 50-tons-per-day (initially) plastic pyrolysis facility is a key step in advancing the...

West Virginia Court of Appeals Enforces Release, Reverses Fraudulent Inducement Finding Against National Broker
The West Virginia Intermediate Court of Appeals reversed a decision that a national broker franchisor, Ameriprise Financial, Inc., fraudulently induced a franchisee into buying the business of another Ameriprise franchisee, enforcing the parties’...

Rich Rodriguez took long way back home to West Virginia
FRISCO, Texas — Rich Rodriguez has more gray around the temples than the last time he was at West Virginia, nearly 20 years ago when he bolted for Michigan as one of the hottest coaching prospects in college football. Two more head coaching stops...

West Virginia set to open camp with no clear answer at quarterback
Welcome to The Shotgun/Throwdown, your daily West Virginia sports roundup (that we didn’t already talk about in another article) with some sophomoric humor and daily distractions thrown in for good measure. And if there’s something we missed, be...

Kanagy continues journey with West Virginia Black Bears
Submitted photo Black Bears’ right-handed pitcher Daniel Kanagy allowed no runs in his team debut on Sunday against Williamsport. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Daniel Kanagy’s journey to minor league baseball has many story lines to pick from. Much like...

Grow West Virginia: Morrisey announces new economic initiative
(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection - Money Matters) CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Thursday he wants to continue economic growth in West Virginia, and announced a new initiative he believes will keep the Mountain State on an...

Morrisey Announces ‘Grow West Virginia’ Economic Initiative
Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Thursday he wants to continue economic growth in West Virginia, and announced a new initiative he believes will keep the Mountain State on an upward path. Morrisey unveiled the Grow West Virginia Project to an audience...

Capito anticipates disaster declaration soon for West Virginia counties hit by flooding
Sen. Shelly Moore Capito, R-W.Va., questions witness Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during a Senate Committee on Appropriations subcommittee hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2026 for the...

Court blocks West Virginia taxpayer funding to out-of-state Catholic college
Court blocks West Virginia taxpayer funding to out-of-state Catholic college (RNS) — The American Humanist Association, which has a chapter in West Virginia, sued its water authority for awarding a $5 million grant to an Ohio Catholic college....

West Virginia’s quarterback still undecided, Rich Rodriguez isn’t concerned about position
FRISCO, Texas — FRISCO, Texas – The talk of Big 12 Media Days was the quarterback-dominated conference, and West Virginia football wasn’t in those conversations because Rich Rodriguez still hasn’t named the starter. Throughout the spring,...

RMHC of Southern West Virginia receives JPMorganChase investment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - JPMorganChase is investing $25,000 into Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Southern West Virginia, according to RMHC of Southern West Virginia. The investment will help meet the growing needs of families with...

Betting Big on Rodriguez and Frost: Reviving West Virginia & UCF
West Virginia and UCF have turned to former legends Rich Rodriguez and Scott Frost, respectively, in hopes of revitalizing their football programs. Rodriguez, returning to West Virginia after nearly two decades, has a solid history, including...

Ex-UM coach Rich Rodriguez's return to lead West Virginia a homecoming, too
Frisco, Texas — Rich Rodriguez has more gray around the temples than the last time he was at West Virginia, nearly 20 years ago when he bolted for Michigan as one of the hottest coaching prospects in college football. Two more head coaching stops...

Court Blocks $5 Million West Virginia Grant to Catholic Trade College Amid Lawsuit
The grant money would have supported job training and education programs based in West Virginia for students of The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which is based in Steubenville, Ohio, and teaches construction-related trades such as carpentry,...

W.Va. Gov. Morrisey announces ‘Grow West Virginia’ initiative
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said he is starting a new economic initiative called “Grow West Virginia,” aimed at creating jobs and expanding opportunities for West Virginians. Governor Morrisey said he hopes to...

West Virginia’s Expanded Move Over Law Goes into Effect July 11
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia’s expanded Slow Down, Move Over law, aimed at protecting all those at the roadside, will take effect July 11, in time for the height of the summer travel season. Since 2003, West Virginia has had a law...