West Virginia To Host A 335 MW Coal-Killing Wind Farm

Last Updated on: 8th July 2025, 11:45 am Oh the irony, it burns. The US coal mining industry has blistered its way through the iconic coal producing Appalachian state of West Virginia for generations, permanently blowing up hundreds of pristine mountains …

West Virginia Becomes First State in Nation to Develop Statewide Tourniquet Takedown Protocols for EMS

West Virginia has become the first state in the country to develop statewide tourniquet removal or ‘takedown’ protocols for Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and, after one year of measurable success in the field, is becoming the model for tourniquet …

Paying Jail Bills With Opioid Funds And Flood Recovery Efforts In Welch, This West Virginia Morning

Home » Paying Jail Bills With Opioid Funds And Flood Recovery Efforts In Welch, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published July 8, 2025 - 9:08 am On this West Virginia Morning, as counties across the state receive opioid settlement funds, some …

Judges warned CPS was failing kids. West Virginia ethics officials want to silence them.

In October, Judge Tim Sweeney ordered state workers to send a severely traumatized child to out-of-state mental health treatment. Four months later the child, one of more than 6,000 in custody of the state, still wasn’t receiving that care.  In a February …

Supreme Court to Hear Trans Sports Bans from West Virginia, Idaho

One week after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, the Court announced it will take on two more critical cases in its next term—this time, over transgender students’ rights in school sports. The cases …

Southern West Virginia Health System celebrates 50 years

HAMLIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Southern West Virginia Health System (SWVHS) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 24 after opening its doors in 1975. Initially starting as Lincoln Primary Care Center in Hamlin, the purpose of the center was to improve …

Law enforcement to crack down on speeding in West Virginia

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP), along with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is looking to put a stop to a dangerous driving habit: …

Hospice of Southern West Virginia and Brian’s Safehouse invites the community to Revved Up Regardless concert on July 12

Beckley, WV (WOAY) – Hospice of Southern West Virginia and Brian’s Safehouse’s annual Friends of Charity Auto Fair will be taking a hiatus this year.   However, event organizers are revved up regardless and have a plan to keep the good times rolling with a …

West Virginia State Police to hold sobriety checkpoint in Wyoming County on July 10

Oceana, WV (WOAY)- The West Virginia State Police will be setting up a Sobriety Checkpoint this Thursday, July 10, along Route 10 in the Oceana area of Wyoming County. The checkpoint will be active from 6 PM to midnight.  Officials say the goal is to deter …

The West Virginia Department of Agriculture presents a $311,184 check to the Mountain State Co-Hop