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West Virginia Rent Increase Laws 2025: What Tenants Should Know

As rental markets continue to evolve, it’s important for tenants to understand their rights, especially when it comes to rent increases. In West Virginia, rent prices can change, but there are specific rules landlords must follow to make sure...

Betting big on program legends: Why West Virginia, UCF called on Rich Rodriguez, Scott Frost to recreate magic

Betting big on program legends: Why West Virginia, UCF called on Rich Rodriguez, Scott Frost to recreate magic

FRISCO, Texas -- Eighteen years ago, Rich Rodriguez decided to leave West Virginia for Michigan. It was a decision that sent shockwaves across the state as the native son left a program on the doorstep of national championship contention. Three...

Rodriguez’s return as coach at West Virginia is a homecoming

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez listens to a question during the Big 12 NCAA college football media day in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. AP Photo | LM Otero FRISCO — Rich Rodriguez has more gray around the temples than the last...

West Virginia Overdose Deaths Drop Sharply

July 10th, 2025 by WCBC Radio The Centers for Disease Control report a 44% drop in overdose deaths from 2023 to 2024 in the state of West Virginia. It was the largest drop nationwide. Governor Patrick Morrisey said the decline is owed in part to...

Tre Mitchell will play for West Virginia’s TBT team — not La Familia

Tre Mitchell will play for West Virginia’s TBT team — not La Familia

Fun news out of Morgantown means sad news out of Lexington, unfortunately, as Tre Mitchell will be suiting up — but not for Kentucky’s alumni squad, La Familia. Instead, the former Wildcat who wrapped up his eligibility in blue and white will be...

China has 90% of the rare earth that the world needs. America’s just getting started on its second mine

China has 90% of the rare earth that the world needs. America’s just getting started on its second mine

The developer of what would be the first new coal mine in Wyoming in decades plans to process the fossil fuel to extract hard-to-get metals that are crucial for tech products and military hardware. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, former West...

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez speaks at Big 12 Media Days

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez speaks at Big 12 Media Days

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - College football season is right around the corner and West Virginia football traveled down to Frisco, Texas this week for Big 12 Media Days. Head Coach Rich Rodriguez was there along with some of his current players, and...

West Virginia leads the way in safe tourniquet removal

West Virginia leads the way in safe tourniquet removal

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) -A tourniquet is a device used to apply pressure to a limb to help control bleeding. Previously, medical professionals were advised not to remove tourniquets before arriving at a hospital to avoid causing more harm....

West Virginia regulators try to speed up broadband expansion over objections from utility companies

West Virginia regulators try to speed up broadband expansion over objections from utility companies

This story was originally published by Mountain State Spotlight. Get stories like this delivered to your email inbox once a week; sign up for the free newsletter at mountainstatespotlight.org/newsletter West Virginia utility regulators have handed...

Advantage Valley to Host Free Childcare Business Workshops in Lincoln, Clay Counties

Advantage Valley to Host Free Childcare Business Workshops in Lincoln, Clay Counties

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Advantage Valley will host free childcare start-up business workshops in Lincoln and Clay counties as part of its Fostering Advantages for Start-Ups & Entrepreneurial Resurgence in WV (FASTER WV) initiative. Funded...

Rodriguez’s return as coach at West Virginia is homecoming, too

Rodriguez’s return as coach at West Virginia is 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...

Hardesty back as West Virginia Board of Education president

Hardesty back as West Virginia Board of Education president

Outgoing West Virginia Board of Education president Nancy White hands over her gavel following Wednesday’s monthly board meeting to Paul Hardesty, who will once again serve as state board president. (Photo courtesy of the West Virginia Department...

West Virginia Department of Education declares a State of Emergency in Roane County Schools

West Virginia Department of Education declares a State of Emergency in Roane County Schools

ROANE COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - On Wednesday, the West Virginia Department of Education unanimously declared a State of Emergency in Roane County Schools. The Board will also work with the Roane County Board of Education members and its...

Rich Rodriguez’s smooth transition to West Virginia

Rich Rodriguez’s smooth transition to West Virginia

West Virginia head coach Rich Rodriguez listens to a question during the Big 12 NCAA college football media day Wednesday in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo) MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Rich Rodriguez admits his return to West Virginia to coach the Mountaineers...

Judge grants injunction blocking West Virginia funds going to Ohio-based Catholic trade school

Judge grants injunction blocking West Virginia funds going to Ohio-based Catholic trade school

(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) CHARLESTON — A circuit court judge in Kanawha County sided with the American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday, granting an injunction for West Virginia taxpayer funds going to an Ohio-based...

Federal appeals court dismisses West Virginia corrections class action lawsuit

Federal appeals court dismisses West Virginia corrections class action lawsuit

(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection - Prison/Jail) CHARLESTON — A lawsuit brought by several inmates in West Virginia’s correctional system raising issues about conditions under the previous administration of former governor Jim Justice...

Gov. Morrisey celebrates new Breeze Airways connections at West Virginia International Yeager Airport

Gov. Morrisey celebrates new Breeze Airways connections at West Virginia International Yeager Airport

NEW FLIGHTS – Pictured from left are Breeze Airways Chief Guest Officer Fiona Kiesel, Kanawha County Commissioner Natalie Tennant, Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango, Gov. Patrick Morrisey, Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler,...

Researchers identify America's 'healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer

Researchers identify America's 'healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer

Researchers have identified 'America's healthiest state' where locals live eight years longer due to a better way of living. They tracked all 50 states using federal health records and mapped public resources that support well-being, finding...

Rodriguez's return as coach at West Virginia is a homecoming, too

Rodriguez's return as coach at West Virginia is a homecoming, too

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — 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...

DeKalb trash-to-gas contract fight has financial, environmental consequences

DeKalb trash-to-gas contract fight has financial, environmental consequences

“What about healthy options?” asked Barbara Lawton, 65, a retired pharmacist who lives in south DeKalb, about a mile north of the landfill. “This is a beautiful area. Our family members moved here in the mid- to late 1800s, and it has tremendous...

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