West Virginia First Foundation moves toward next round of 'Momentum' grants

The West Virginia First Foundation, the nonprofit board with millions of dollars in opioid settlement money available to put toward relief for state residents, is moving toward another round of grants. The grant cycle, the Momentum Initiative Grant is set …

19-year-old drowns at West Virginia lake

TAYLOR COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A 19-year-old man drowned Sunday afternoon while swimming at Tygart Lake, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR). Officials say 19-year-old Dustin Nixon was swimming with a group of friends near …

"Streams Were Dying in West Virginia. Here’s How They’re Coming Back."

"Abandoned coal mines had left waterways acidic and rusty orange. Local residents are cleaning them up, and recovering rare earths in the process."  "Set on a quiet hillside in West Virginia, a series of cascading ponds are doing their small …

W.Va. Medicaid Advocates Visit Congress And Nonprofit Relieves Medical Debt, This West Virginia Morning

Home » W.Va. Medicaid Advocates Visit Congress And Nonprofit Relieves Medical Debt, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published June 30, 2025 - 10:19 am On this West Virginia Morning, Congress is reviewing a bill that would significantly cut funding to …

West Virginia House Majority Leader says there’s proof Del. Masters didn’t write antisemitic comment

West Virginia House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan issued a statement Friday saying he had “definitive proof” that Del. Ian T. Masters, R-Berkeley, was not recently using an Instagram account responsible for an antisemitic comment last week.  McGeehan did …

Super 30: How Bixby's Emory Snyder went from unknown to West Virginia commit

West Virginia power companies are asking to cut…

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 CHARLESTON — As electricity rates continue to …

Maine and West Virginia game wardens face off in North Woods Throwdown charity softball game

OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (WMTW) - Maine game wardens took to the softball diamond for a good cause on Saturday. This year’s “North Woods Throwdown” took place at the Old Orchard Beach ballpark where members of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and …

2027 TE Xavier Ratica talks West Virginia stop

West Chester (Oh.) Lakota West 2027 tight end Xavier Ratica made it to West Virginia for a visit prior to the dead period and left impressed with the experience. Ratica, 6-foot-5, 222-pounds, was impressed with how interesting the campus in Morgantown was …

Circuit Judge Recuses Himself From West Virginia Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit

photo by: W.Va. Legislative Photograpy Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Todd Kirby, seen here attending a 2023 legislative interim meeting in Charleston during his prior tenure as a member of the House of Delegates, recused himself from hearing a …