West Virginia Is for Cryptid Lovers: Welcome to the Mothman Festival

Point Pleasant, a small West Virginia town, has a population of just 4,000 — and I’m rounding up to be generous. But every year, as the summer turns to fall, its population temporarily explodes as an additional 20,000 folks flock to the small town...

FirstEnergy submits plan to build natural gas power plant in West Virginia

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - FirstEnergy submitted a plan to build a natural gas power plant to support the power needs in West Virginia over the next decade. In an Integrated Resource Plan submitted to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia,...

No. 19 BYU women's volleyball set to visit West Virginia

BYU women’s volleyball is set to match up against West Virginia in Morgantown on Thursday at 4 p.m. Mountain Time. The No. 19 Cougars are coming off an intense four-set victory at Cincinnati, earning another conference win. They will look to carry...

Energy Department axes hundreds of clean-energy projects, including in Hawaii

WASHINGTON >> The Energy Department said Wednesday night that it was terminating more than $7.5 billion in Biden-era awards for hundreds of energy projects, with the vast majority located in states led by Democrats. The move underscored how the...

West Virginia Department of Tourism Announces 2025 Almost Heaven Achievement Award Winners

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – This year’s Almost Heaven Achievement Award winners were recognized Wednesday evening during the 2025 Governor’s Conference for Tourism at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. The annual Almost Heaven...

Financial State Of Public Schools And Author Discusses Cherokee Identity, This West Virginia Morning

Home » WVPB Podcasts » Financial State Of Public Schools And Author Discusses Cherokee Identity, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published October 2, 2025 - 9:26 am On this West Virginia Morning, Wednesday’s state Board of Education meeting...

Nucor enters partnership to research nuclear industry’s steel needs

By Jim Ross, The Herald-Dispatch APPLE GROVE, W.Va. — Nucor Corp., the parent company of Nucor Steel West Virginia, has entered into a partnership with another company to evaluate the kinds of steel the next generation of nuclear reactors will...

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. acquires Lancaster’s Becker Engineering

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) has acquired Becker Engineering, LLC, a civil engineering firm with 12 employees based in Lancaster County. Becker Engineering‘s office is located at 1848 Charter Lane in Lancaster. According to a release, its...

Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in states that backed Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, all of which voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election. The move comes as...

Styx and Stones Appalachian BBQ to offer 'West Virginia soul food'

Styx and Stones Appalachian BBQ, a southern-style restaurant, is in the process of expanding and moving to 237 Spruce St. The restaurant, founded in 2023, was originally named Styx and Stones BBQ. Owner Harry Stone said he added “Appalachian” to...

Ground Broken on $16M Project in City that is First at North Central West Virginia Airport's AeroTech Park

The event officially recognized the start of the first phase of a $16 million aircraft maintenance facility that will be the Mid-Atlantic Jet Center. The initial phase comes at a cost of $7.4 million and will be the first facility to open at the...

West Virginia sees price of gasoline rise a penny

(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) PITTSBURGH — While the national average price for a gallon of gasoline decreased last week, the average in West Virginia was one cent higher, according to the AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report....

Legal loopholes in cannabis laws leave consumers vulnerable

On Oct. 23, 2024, Samuel Hoffland stopped by Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton on his lunch break. What happened next is detailed in a previously unreported lawsuit he filed in May in Dane County claiming the restaurant was negligent when it...

September tax revenues in West Virginia continue to add to modest surplus

(Graphic by Steven Allen Adams) CHARLESTON — Tax collections for West Virginia’s general revenue fund in September came in above estimates for the month, reversing a slight decline and adding to a small by growing surplus. According to reports...

Morrisey: Tourists bringing mountains of money into West Virginia

Gov. Patrick Morrisey offers remarks to open the 2025 Governor’s Conference on Tourism Tuesday morning in Morgantown. Tourism’s overall impact on West Virginia’s economy surpassed $9 billion last year. (Photo by Ben Conley/The Dominion Post)...

Legal loopholes in Wisconsin cannabis laws leave consumers vulnerable

Reading Time: 7 minutes Are you getting our free newsletters? Click here to read highlights from the story A year ago more than 80 people were sickened by pizza from Famous Yeti’s Pizza in Stoughton. Officials determined the pizza was contaminated...

NVent Electric PLC announces West Virginia Expansion

NVent Electric PLC announced September 30 that it would expand its existing electrical equipment factory in Eleanor, West Virginia. In a statement, the company said the expansion will add 100 jobs to the existing production site over a period of...

Construction underway on CKB’s aircraft and engine facility

HARRISON COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) - On Thursday, KCI Aviation broke ground, marking the start of construction on a $16 million aircraft and engine facility (Mid Atlantic Jet Center). The MAJC adds to the list of projects in CKB Airport’s expansion...

The FDA can either protect the abortion industry or women

Since the early 1900s, the FDA has taken on diluted, doctored drugs and fake foods. While the agency’s reach has certainly expanded, its core mission remains the same: safeguarding American citizens from powerful corporate interests. The FDA has...

West Virginia State Treasurer seeks special session to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime for three years

File Photo West Virginia Treasurer Larry Pack asked Gov. Patrick Morrisey to call lawmakers into special session before the year ends to pass a bill putting a three-year pause on taxing tips and overtime. CHARLESTON — The state’s chief financial...