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Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, announces that the Barboursville School, a residential treatment facility for children, will reopen next year. The school closed earlier this year. (West Virginia Office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey video screenshot)
The former Barboursville School will reopen next year as a residential treatment faci...
An early voting sign sits outside of the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council building at 321 Virginia St. W in Charleston, West Virginia, on Oct. 29, 2026. (Photo by Leann Ray/West Virginia Watch)
The West Virginia Secretary of State all but asked the state GOP to return to open primaries.
Secretary of State Kris Warner, a Republican, is...
John E. Amos Power Plant, seen in June 2013, is a coal-fired plant owned and operated by Appalachian Power, a subsidiary of American Electric Power in Winfield, West Virginia. (Getty Images)
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday a $24 billion investment by Appalachian Power into natural gas and coal-fired power plants throughout the state.
(Getty Images)
West Virginia school officials are asking the state’s highest court to step in and stop a lower court’s decision temporarily preventing the closure of a Logan County elementary school.
The state Department of Education and the Logan County school board this week filed an emergency writ of prohibition with the state Supreme C...
The West Virginia Department of Human Services' website, wvmedicaidhelp.org, explains the changes coming to the program in January on Nov. 11, 2026. (Photo by Leann Ray/West Virginia Watch)
About 40,000 Medicaid recipients in West Virginia are not meeting the new federal work requirements taking effect in January, meaning they could lose their he...