Category: West Virginia News

March 15–21 marks a packed week in West Virginia history, from coal pioneer and butterfly expert William Henry Edwards to labor leader Frank Keeney and architect Walter Martens.

West Virginia is the first state allowed to use USDA funding to objectively measure produce prescription program results, piloting the Veggie Meter in its FARMacy WV initiative.

WVU sport management alum James Stamoulis took a chance by transferring to WVU—and it led him back home to Fenway Park as a Boston Red Sox Fenway Ambassador.

West Virginia’s Gold Rush returns March 30 as WVDNR stocks 50,000+ golden rainbow trout in 69 lakes and streams through April 11, including waters near 15 state parks and forests.

WVDOT hosted a public meeting on the $135 million Star City Interchange Improvement Project to rebuild the I-79 Chaplin Hill Road interchange in Monongalia County.

Joshua Hall has been reappointed to a second five-year term as Milan Puskar Dean of WVU’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics, following a Spring 2026 review that praised his leadership and work ethic.

Nearly 1 in 5 West Virginians has diabetes, and WVU Medicine says earlier screening and small lifestyle changes can help catch prediabetes and prevent long-term damage. Endocrinologist Jessica Perini, M.D., also highlights new medications and expanded team-based care.

Vandalia Health Pharmacy has relocated to a new space inside the Vandalia Health Cowen Clinic at 70 Technology Lane, making it easier to pick up prescriptions right after appointments. Hours are 9 a.m.–6 p.m. Monday–Friday, with the same staff and services.

Reese Childers, an eighth grader at Shady Spring Middle School in Raleigh County, won West Virginia’s first “I Voted!” sticker contest after nearly 16,000 online votes.

Three men, including a West Virginia ranch manager, were indicted under the Lacey Act for allegedly transporting live deer across state lines without required health certificates and tuberculosis testing.