The West Virginia Public Service Commission plans to hold a public hearing on Sept. 28 over electric-generating capacity rules proposed in the state's Power Generation and Consumption Act, passed by lawmakers in 2025 West Virginia PSC plans hearing on proposed rules under recent data center law Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON The West Virginia Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing later this month on proposed rules governing electric-generating capacity.

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Moore Capito joined with representatives from several law enforcement agencies and county prosecuting attorneys last week to announce the end of Operation Coal Country, which resulted in nearly sixty arrests for a range of criminal charges and registration violations. Operation Coal Country ends in nearly sixty arrests Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies made 59 arres

Attorney General JB McCuskey is part of a nationwide bipartisan coalition urging the FCC to implement stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls Attorney General McCuskey seeking stronger robocall protections Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are asking the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen rules designed to prevent illegal robocalls from entering the U.S. phone ne

West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner (2026 headshot) Secretary Warner releases final election report on West Virginia 2026 May Primary Election Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner has released his final report on the 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot from GoVoteWV.com The report says 252,008 ballots were cast on Election Day May 12, with about 98 percent of those ballots cast in person. Overall turnout was 21.02 percent,

As Dingess Elementary School faces closure before the next school year, Mingo County parents filed a lawsuit on Sept. 4 in Kanawha County Circuit Court against multiple state offices, alleging that the Hope Scholarship's universal expansion, combined with the Legislature's failure to update the state school funding formula, are in violation of West Virginia's constitutional obligation to maintain a "thorough and efficient system of free schools." Parents sue to stop universal

Under the federal government's "America's Great Corridors of Commerce" initiative, state transportation departments and railroad right-of-way owners could lease space along highways and rail lines for utility infrastructure such as electric transmission lines, fiber, broadband and pipelines West Virginia railroads consider federal plan to combine transportation and utility infrastructure Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia’s major railroads are evaluating a n

Attorney General JB McCuskey is praising the WVDE after it agreed with his position that there should be more support given to special education students who had participated in the Hope Scholarship and are returning to the public school system. Attorney General JB McCuskey praises WVDE response to concerns over Hope Scholarship and special needs students Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is praising the state Department of Ed

Cabell Huntington Hospital is the first health facility in West Virginia to use ultrasound technology to directly treat certain liver tumors after being gifted a $1.3 million Edison Histotripsy System Cabell Huntington Hospital using new ultrasound tech in liver cancer treatment Robert Fields | WVOW News HUNTINGTON Cabell Huntington Hospital is making medical strides in the Mountain State. Dr. Paul Blom, an interventional radiologist with Radiology, Inc., used a procedure k

West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey (pictured) says West Virginia will receive over $114 million as its share in a multi-state settlement against the social media company Meta Attorney General McCuskey announces landmark national settlement against Meta Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced a landmark national settlement Wednesday in a lawsuit against the social media company Meta. McCuskey says West Virginia’s shar

Dingess Elementary school is among the facilities across West Virginia facing possible closure as public school enrollment continues to decline statewide and the state's school funding formula provides little to no relief Mingo County Schools shares more info on possible elementary school closure Robert Fields | WVOW News WILLIAMSON Mingo County Schools released more details this week as it considers closing Dingess Elementary after the 2026-27 school year. District leaders

West Virginia is mourning the loss of one of its most enduring figures. Willie Akers, the legendary Logan High School basketball coach who turned the Wildcats into one of the state’s premier programs, passed away Tuesday at the age of 89. For generations of Logan players and fans, Akers was more than a coach. He became synonymous with winning basketball, hard work and the unmistakable blue-and-gold pride of Logan High School. Akers spent more than two decades le

The Public Employees Insurance Agency says its finances remain stable and are actually performing better than expected, despite previous projections of a multimillion-dollar shortfall. West Virginia PEIA says its finances performed well beyond projections for Fiscal Year 2026, which could potentially lead to a reduction in premiums instead of a previously projected premium increase PEIA says better finances could lead to lower premiums Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON P

More than $2.1 million in Child Advocacy Center grants have been awarded statewide, including more than $88,500 to the Logan County Child Advocacy Center and nearly $86,500 to Cornerstone Family Interventions. Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON More than $2.1 million in Child Advocacy Center grants has been awarded to projects serving children and families across West Virginia. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey’s office announced Friday that $2,128,850.88 was awarded

West Virginia is appealing FEMA’s denial of disaster assistance for Logan and Boone counties following severe flooding, landslides and mudslides in June. West Virginia appealing denied FEMA application for Logan, Boone counties Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia is appealing FEMA’s denial of disaster assistance for Logan and Boone counties. West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Friday that the state will appeal FEMA’s denial of a major disaster de

West Virginia lawmakers say they were left frustrated Monday after receiving limited information about child fatalities reviewed by the state’s Critical Incident Review Team (CIRT). State lawmakers say they're frustrated following a joint committee meeting on Monday, during which the state's Critical Incident Review Team could not provide key data about child fatality reports. West Virginia lawmakers frustrated over lack of child fatality data submitted by CIRT Robert Fields

West Virginia residents now have until Monday, August 10, to request replacement benefits for food lost in connection with the latest round of severe storms SNAP food replacement deadline extended following latest round of severe storms Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia residents receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits now have more time to request replacement benefits for food lost during severe storms that began July 21. The

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has wrapped up a two-day listening tour across southern West Virginia focused on improving water infrastructure. Governor Patrick Morrisey toured southern West Virginia to spread awareness of the proper channels residents can go through to work toward getting state assistance for the region's struggling water systems and to announce recent developments in getting help to some of those systems Governor Morrisey says new legislation is co

Governor Patrick Morrisey is spending time this week in southern West Virginia getting a first-hand look at the area’s longtime water infrastructure issues. Governor Patrick Morrisey is encouraging residents of southern West Virginia to reach out personally to his office or to the state's Water Development Authority to help bring new light to what issues persist with local water infrastructure, and to make sure funding is going where it needs to address those problems Governo

Hodge, who serves as chairman of the Putnam County Republican Executive Committee, was unanimously chosen to serve alongside State Party Chairman Josh Holstein, who represents Boone County in the House of Delegates.

The announcement is part of a five-year effort to rebuild and modernize rural healthcare facilities across the state. West Virginia had initially applied for $500 million from the program, ultimately being approved in December for a total of $199 million.