The projected budget for the Hope Scholarship, which provides funding for private schooling, homeschooling or other education services, has dropped by $70 million for the 2026-27 school year. The maximum Hope Scholarship budget for the next school year dropped from an estimated $315-million to $244-million due to a decrease in eligible students, according to West … Read more
A construction worker was seriously injured after falling through a bridge on US-119 near Danville in Boone County. The incident happened Saturday morning on the Jill Micah Hess Memorial Bridge. The worker fell through a hole and landed on scaffolding below — a drop estimated between 8 and 15 feet. Emergency crews from several departments, … Read more
West Virginia State University is celebrating a major milestone with a $1 million gift to support its new school of agriculture. The donation comes from the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation and will help fund WVSU’s new Purdy School of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources. University President Ericke Cage called the gift “transformative” and a strong … Read more
Former West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner and longtime state senator Walt Helmick has died at 81. A Democrat and public servant for nearly 25 years, Helmick began his political career on the Pocahontas County Board of Education and served in the state legislature from 1988 to 2012. After his term as Agriculture Commissioner, he led the … Read more
A Michigan man who had a warrant for felony delivery of a controlled substance has been arrested. Daniel Leggette of Detroit, was arrested following a brief chase on foot in the Marcum Terrace Neighborhood, according to a release from the Huntington Police Department. Investigators said an extensive ongoing drug investigation, led by the Huntington Violent … Read more
The Columbus Zoo’s newest arrival now has a name. The baby Asian elephant, who made her debut last month, is named Rita Jean, in honor of Rita Jean Wolfe, part of the Wolfe family that helped start the zoo nearly a century ago. Back in 1926, the Wolfe family encouraged the city to build a … Read more
Clay County students received a special message from an enduring rock star this week. Chad Smith, the heartbeat of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, shared a video with Clay County High School to announce his foundation will be supporting the school’s music program. The Chad Smith Foundation offers scholarships for aspiring musicians and music educators. … Read more
A single historic placard, easily missed driving through, is the only indication of what happened on Blair Mountain, an isolated, rugged area in Logan County and the site of the largest labor uprising in United States history. In August 1921, an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 coal miners went to war there with an opposing army … Read more
It was announced on Friday that Charleston would become the next location for the Ascend West Virginia Program, that pays selected remote working applicants $12,000 to move to the Mountain State. On the heels of the pandemic, Shane Powers and his family moved to West Virginia from Arlington, Va. using Ascend West Virginia. “It would … Read more
Major work has been completed on the Jefferson Road widening project in South Charleston, alleviating congestion that has plagued the area for years.”It’s a continuous flow of traffic and that’s the big thing out here we needed,” South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens said.On Friday, crews finished paving and striping the last section of the road. … Read more