West Virginia News

West Virginia exported $4.8 billion worth of products and commodities last year and led the nation in coal exports, according to the state Development Office.

The U.S. Supreme Court's rejection of decades-old campaign spending limits gives states scant time to face an election-year dilemma: brace for a flood of new money in politics, or find new ways to rein it in.Within days of the ruling, state legislatures started reacting.

Heavy rain and melting snow combined to cause major flash flooding early Saturday morning across a large portion of southern West Virginia.

Nearly $22 million in federal stimulus money will help West Virginia's worst schools take drastic measures, including replacing principals and overhauling curriculum, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced Thursday.

There are 29,600 more West Virginians out of work now than there were at this time last year, as the Mountain State's unemployment rate has reached 10.5 percent.

Prosecutors in West Virginia have dropped a misdemeanor charge that accused an FBI security guard of spying on girls as they tried on prom gowns at a Fairmont mall.

It's up to the U.S. Department of Agriculture to determine whether a proposed water treatment project in Southern West Virginia gets help in the form of millions of dollars in federal funding.

West Virginia legislators are working to curb crime and end the exodus of troopers from the State Police ranks.

Gov. Joe Manchin on Monday extended the State of Emergency, which was originally declared Feb.

The Elkins-Randolph County Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting will be at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at the Randolph County Community Arts Center.

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From a letter Senator Byrd wrote to West Virginia's Charleston Daily Mail : Reconciliation can be used to find savings Thursday March 4, 2010 It has been said that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

Blowing, drifting snow from yet another blizzard blinded and stranded drivers Friday in mountainous parts of West Virginia, shutting down countless secondary roads as well as major arteries that officials seldom close.

Gov. Joe Manchin, after learning West Virginia was not a finalist for the first phase of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top funds, said the state already is preparing for the second round of competition.

March 3, 2010 Irish Eyes are Smiling on the 23rd Annual West Virginia Irish Heritage Festival at Pipestem Resort State Park March 13 Special to Huntingtonnews.net Pipestem, WV - Celebrate Saint Patrick's Day at Pipestem Resort State Park Saturday, March 13, with 'The Earl of Elkview and the O'Daugherty Family Singers' along with special guest Buddy ...

Gov. Joe Manchin and state emergency management officials received word Tuesday that President Barack Obama has approved the governora s request for a federal disaster declaration for 15 counties in West Virginia, following a severe winter storm, causing thousands of power outages, immense snow removal costs and coordinated public safety measures ...

Feb. 26, 2010 GUEST EDITORIAL: Open Letter to West Virginia Senators Evan Jenkins and Robert H. Plymale Reject the Proposed Marriage Definition Amendment to the West Virginia Constitution Special to Huntingtonnews.net Dear Senators: As your constituent, I'm asking you to say "no" to an amendment to our state's constitution that would define ...

The fund that provides benefits to jobless West Virginians has dropped below $100 million, and officials fear it will run out of money by October.

A crowd of approximately 100 state residents braved the cold and snowy conditions outside the state capitol Thursday afternoon calling on state lawmakers to let state residents vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage.

Dealing with West Virginia's alarming dropout rate is destined to come under intense work in the final two weeks of this legislative session.