A West Virginia home energy rebate program designed to save homeowners and renters money that the state Office of Energy was assigned $88 million in 2022 to implement still hasn’t launched.
An $88 million home energy rebate program designed to benefit Mountain State homeowners and renters still hasn't launched, nearly four years after the funding was announced for it.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey purported to be a champion of “beautiful, clean water” on a two-day tour Tuesday and Wednesday of Southern West Virginia communities that lack it on what he billed as a move to hear firsthand about aging water infrastructure and operational challenges from local residen…
A Virginia-based company that has been quiet about its plans for massive data center complex operations in Tucker and Grant counties is again under scrutiny from West Virginia regulators.
Former Delegate David Elliott Pritt has voluntarily withdrawn his candidacy for the Nov. 3 general election, West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner announced in a news release Tuesday.
The West Virginia Republican Executive Committee reelected Delegate Josh Holstein, R-Boone, as chairman of the state Republican Party during a meeting Saturday in .
The head of a company that West Virginia officials trusted to lift an economically troubled coal-fired power plant to new technological heights says the firm misled the state and misused a $50 million-plus state loan on a self-dealing tear under former leadership that has left the plant faci…
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family have secured more time from a federal judge to close a deal aimed at staving off a court-ordered takeover of their Greenbrier empire.
The executive committee of the West Virginia Republican Party is moving to disavow Del. Elliott Pritt from the party following his arrest for enticing a child and having a sexual relationship with the minor.
As artificial intelligence-powered cameras and devices emerge in more West Virginia cities and counties, some state lawmakers are advocating against the technology.
The company pushing for a court-ordered takeover of the Greenbrier business empire from Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family doubled down Friday on its doubt that the Justices will close — in a timely way — a deal designed to stave off that takeover.
Lani Wean took a moment to say she had “the immense privilege of getting to know dozens, if not hundreds, of folks” in the Belle area of Kanawha County concerned about the construction of an industrial facility projected to spew tons of hazardous air pollutants annually with a fence line les…
An energy expert sensed artificial intelligence bubble trouble at a West Virginia Public Service Commission hearing the body held in last week on a proposal by FirstEnergy to build a $2.47 billion, 1,200-megawatt gas plant in Monongalia County supported by a new 2.3% annual rate h…
“Indeed, just a few steps remain to get this transaction over the finish line.”
Time may be running out for Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family to close a deal designed to stave off a takeover of their Greenbrier business empire.
A federal court on May 30 set July 16 as the date by which it expected Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., his wife Cathy, son Jay and six of their Greenbrier resort-linked businesses to close on a deal designed to stave off a court-ordered takeover of the Justices’ Greenbrier empire.
On May 30, a federal court told Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., his wife Cathy, son Jay and six businesses linked to the family’s historic Greenbrier resort that July 16 was the date it expected them to close on a refinancing deal to stave off a court-ordered, debt-driven takeover of their Greenb…
“Tell me this isn’t going to poison me.”
Findings of financial disclosure failures have landed the business empire of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., in trouble in two federal courts as it struggles to stave off a threat to take over some of its most prized assets — with Justice’s son and another company executive newly ordered to pay a…
“Without trying to cause alarm, this is a little scary.”
The IRS has filed federal tax lien notices against two businesses belonging to Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., reporting more than $3.6 million in unpaid assessments and extending the Justice family business empire’s long record of unmet tax obligations.
With 14 public schools closed during the past academic year and up to 20 more at risk of closing in the 2026-27 school year, West Virginia House Democrats on Thursday announced they were asking Gov. Patrick Morrisey to call a special session “dedicated to alleviating the financial crisis our…
The Greenbrier’s casino was hours away from going dark.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey, celebrating Tuesday's Supreme Court decision to uphold a ban on transgender girls and women in scholastic sports, was quick to note the fight began in West Virginia.
West Virginia officials and community advocates alike are facing legal obstacles as they look to push back against developing, large-scale data center-linked projects.
Daniel Linville, the Republican delegate representing the Milton and Culloden areas of Cabell County, resigned from his position Friday via a letter to House Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay.
One of the most prominent coal companies in the teetering business empire of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., owes the state of West Virginia more than $1.6 million in delinquent fines.
Hundreds of permit exceedances and unpermitted discharges of toxic water contaminants.
The Trump administration is committing up to $18.5 million in grant funding to a company incorporated just last year to build a new coal-fired plant in West Virginia.
Tuesday marks 10 years since floodwaters devastated West Virginia, leaving 23 dead and displacing more than 2,000 people.
West Virginia officials have told the developer of a controversial planned data center complex project spanning Tucker and Grant counties it appears to be violating a key state statute for large-scale data center projects.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey may have gotten his wires crossed with thousands of West Virginians when it comes to making power moves on their behalf.
West Virginia lawmakers had many questions about how or whether they could keep regional data center growth from sending electric bills soaring.
On Nov. 13, Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office put out a news release claiming billions of dollars in private-sector energy investments, listing as a “Key Announcement” $1.44 billion in coal plant life extensions.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month published a memorandum noting health assessments it has conducted have linked specific types of man-made chemicals known as PFAS to developmental and reproductive toxicity, immune system suppression, liver damage, thyroid disruption and ele…
Editor's note: This report was supported by the Pulitzer Center and is part of a Gazette-Mail series on drinking water quality in West Virginia.
This story was originally published by ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.
Today, June 10, marks the one-year anniversary of losing our best friend, leader, son and brother, Doug Skaff.
There’s Data Center World, and then there’s the data center world that West Virginians live in.
Members of the West Virginia Democratic Executive Committee on Saturday reelected Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, to serve as party chair for another four years.
West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack hand delivered a letter Wednesday to State Auditor Mark Hunt requesting more information to clarify the legality surrounding Sen. Jay Taylor’s contract employment at the Auditor’s Office.
Members of the West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee will meet Saturday in to elect a chair and other party leaders. Wheeling attorney Teresa Toriseva, currently the party’s first vice chair, announced earlier this week she’ll challenge Party Chair Mike Pushkin, a delegate representing Kanawha County, in the election for chair.
Coal has been on a decades-long, market-driven slide down in the United States’ energy portfolio amid the rise of renewable power production as an increasingly cost-effective alternative and supplement to fossil fuels.
A coalition of families, educators and community members has called for an immediate pause on school closures in West Virginia so lawmakers have time to address the state’s antiquated school funding formula.
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family have revealed the financial partner they have proposed to lend their teetering business empire up to $500 million in a planned deal they say is sufficient to stop an international hotel chain affiliate from taking over the family’s historic Greenbrie…
Deep water worries have long been a way of life in West Virginia.
A federal judge has ordered Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family to produce a redacted version of the financial terms sheet behind what they say is an offer from a lender they have yet to identify they say would provide enough financing — up to $500 million — to resolve a lawsuit filed …
Law experts and ethics watchdogs are calling out President Donald Trump for what they view as a flagrant act of corruption by his administration, fueled by more than $1.7 billion in allegedly misused taxpayer dollars.
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., his family and their Greenbrier resort-linked companies claim they’ve secured financing sufficient to resolve a federal court case filed by an international hotel chain affiliate to seek a takeover of the family’s Greenbrier business empire.
The teetering business empire of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., faces a new legal challenge responding to one of its units reporting a systematic failure that has cast doubt over more than two years of patient health assessments.
As the Greenbrier Resort business empire of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., fights a takeover attempt in court from an international hotel chain affiliate it owes nearly $300 million, it faces a new effort to collect on Justice firm-incurred debt — from the state of West Virginia.
The primary cycle was particularly turbulent in the Republican-heavy state Senate, and fallout will continue in the coming months leading up to a Senate president election.
The Trump administration has made deep cuts to federal miner safety and health resources.
Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., and his family have moved to put on hold a case pressed by an international hotel chain affiliate looking to take over their debt-ridden Greenbrier resort network of firms, arguing the takeover bid is rooted in an invalid purchase of their nine-figure debt.
