The WVU School of Dentistry has opened the first phase of its clinic expansion, modernizing pediatric, orthodontic and general dental care. The $12.6 million project will strengthen student training and expand access to care across West Virginia.
Stonewall Resort will celebrate Labor Day weekend Sept. 4–6, 2026, with live music, family activities, water recreation and festive dining. Highlights include a boat parade, contests and Sunday night fireworks over Stonewall Jackson Lake.
The West Virginia First Foundation is marking International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 by honoring lives lost to overdose and supporting those in recovery. By year’s end, it will have invested nearly $50 million in prevention, treatment and recovery statewide.
Fairmont State’s Board of Governors reviewed strategic planning, enrollment, student success, housing and finances. Updates highlighted community outreach, the First Flight retention initiative and new analytics tools to align programs with workforce demand.
A pandemic-era pharmacy job helped Hannah Muir find her calling at the intersection of education and healthcare. Scholarship support brought her to WVU, where she’s pursuing dual PharmD and MHA degrees to better serve patients and communities.
Washington wants states to shoulder more disaster recovery costs, but flood-prone West Virginia has invested little in resilience. As FEMA reforms advance, small communities could bear the consequences despite the state’s $1 billion reserve.
WVDOT received a regional 2026 America’s Transportation Award for a hybrid-electric aircraft demonstration that landed directly atop Snowshoe Mountain.
West Virginia could receive up to $114.6 million from a proposed $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta. The deal would impose youth time limits and stronger safety controls on Instagram and Facebook, pending court approval.
WVU’s Davis College is supporting efforts to restore the American chestnut by growing seedlings, preserving native West Virginia genetics and aiding ongoing breeding work. Blight killed billions of the trees in the early 1900s.
Gov. Patrick Morrisey ordered flags at West Virginia state facilities lowered to half-staff through Sept. 1 to honor Dolly Parton. He praised the late icon’s music, generosity and Imagination Library, which brought free books to children statewide.
