The West Virginia Board of Education and Raleigh County Board of Education filed a response last week in the state Supreme Court of Appeals in a case that could permanently change the state’s school vaccine policies. The justices of the 2026 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals are pictured in this photo sourced from the state judiciary's website . Seated from left to right: William (Bill) R. Wooton, Thomas H. Ewing, Chief Justice C. Haley Bunn, Gerald M. Titus, III, and Ch

It's still a long road ahead before West Virginia municipalities are required to align their election schedules with state elections, but officials in Logan County are already debating how to comply. Logan City Council members (from left to right) Donna Willis, Mayor Serafino Nolletti, Jay Mullins and Ken Lee were part of discussions on Tuesday, March 24, of how the city should proceed with aligning its elections with the State of West Virginia's elections during their budget

The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is defending its oversight of a Boone County coal mine permit that federal regulators have been reviewing for months. State officials are defending their handling of violations at the Twilight Surface Mine after a federal review was launched over environmental concerns. The state says it has taken enforcement action and argues the state, not federal regulators, has authority over the permit. WVOW News TWILIGHT State o

The U.S. Department of Education plans to move out of its headquarters in Washington as the Trump administration continues efforts to scale back the agency. The U.S. Department of Education will move out of its Washington headquarters, with the space going to the U.S. Department of Energy. Officials say the largely empty building costs too much to keep open, and the move could save millions. WVOW News WASHINGTON, D.C. Officials announced Thursday the department will vacate

A lawsuit filed in Logan County Circuit Court challenges Commissioner Diana Barnette’s eligibility for the May ballot, alleging she does not reside in the district she filed in. Greenville resident Chris Trent is seeking her removal through a writ of mandamus, naming county election officials as respondents. LOGAN  A lawsuit in Logan County seeks to omit a candidate for Logan County Commission from the ballot this May.  Filed in Logan Circuit Court on Thursday (3/19/26), Gre

The West Virginia Department of Health issued an update last week on the transformer oil spill in Wyoming County that leaked into the Guyandotte watershed. Photo of transformer oil spill distributed to news outlets by the WVDEP Robert Fields | WVOW News CLEAR FORK The spill occurred in January at an Appalachian Power substation in the Clear Fork area just south of Oceana. Melting ice and snow in February accelerated the stream’s flow, resulting in what the WVDOH described a