Charleston Gazette-Mail

01/25/2025

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced in October that over 700,000 new manufacturing jobs were created and over $910 billion in private manufacturing investments were announced during the Biden administration.

President Donald Trump's executive order pausing disbursements through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Inflation Reduction Act and other climate and energy-related moves have created confusion and sparked intense criticism. But Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Gov. Patrick Morr...

01/25/2025

Over the past couple of decades, beverage-related businesses have proven to be some of the most successful business pioneers in helping boost redeveloping sectors of their towns. Charleston’s Elk City District is no exception.

Over the past couple of decades, beverage-related businesses have proven to be some of the most successful business pioneers in helping boost redeveloping sectors of their towns. Charleston’s Elk City

01/25/2025

The Mountain State’s annual hook-and-bullet convention is underway in Charleston.

Through Sunday, the West Virginia Trophy Hunters Association‘s 37th West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show once again fills the Exhibit and Convention Hall of the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center.

More info: bit.ly/HFShow2025

01/25/2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has echoed U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim the conflict in Ukraine could have been prevented had he been in the White House in 2022. He also

01/24/2025

Local psychologist Timothy Saar testified about the mental health diagnoses of the oldest adopted son of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, on Friday.

Local psychologist Timothy Saar testified about the mental health diagnoses of the oldest adopted son of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 in Kanawha County Circuit Court in Charleston, West Virginia.

01/24/2025

WHOOPING COUGH: Health officials have confirmed local cases of the highly contagious disease pertussis, also known as whooping cough, this month🦠

Four cases at Hurricane High School of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, were confirmed by Marshall Health Network Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Dr. Samia Turner, health officer for the Putnam County Health Department, said the health department typically sees a few cases each year, but any two ca...

01/24/2025

A coal mine where an underground fire last week prompted reported mine worker evacuations had a long history of safety and health violations leading up to the blaze.

A coal mine where an underground fire on Jan. 13, 2025 prompted reported mine worker evacuations had a long history of safety and health violations leading up to the blaze. Over 1,100 federal safety and health violations have been assessed at the Leer South Mine in Barbour County, West Virginia sinc...

01/24/2025

When customers walk into Cups & Cats Café, they’re greeted with a typical café setup: a menu of coffee and bakery options, an ordering counter and tables scattered around the room.

And then, there’s the cats🐈

Read more ➡️ bit.ly/CWVCatCafe

01/24/2025

Brian Cunningham, who led the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency for about a year and a half, has left the position, a spokesperson for PEIA confirmed Wednesday.

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Brian Cunningham, who led the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency for about a year and a half, has left the position, a spokesperson for PEIA confirmed on Jan. 22, 2025. Cunningham resigned effective the end of day on Jan. 10, 2025, according to his letter — dated Dec. 23, 2024 — to ...

01/24/2025

LIVE COVERAGE: Follow all the developments live during the trial, continuing on Jan. 24, 2025 in Kanawha County Circuit Court, of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz.

Follow all the developments live during the trial, beginning Jan. 14, 2025 in Kanawha County Circuit Court, of Jeanne Kay Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, who were arrested in 2023 on felony child abuse charges related to allegations that they locked their adopted children in a Sissonville barn an...

01/24/2025

Whitefeather and Lantz are on trial on charges of child abuse, forced labor, civil rights violations and other crimes they are accused of committing against four of their five adopted Black children in Sissonville.

Donald Ray Lantz, 61, was composed Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, as he testified about the struggles he and his wife, Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, faced when getting mental health care for their oldest son. Both Whitefeather and Lantz are on trial for charges of child abuse, forced labor, civil rights vi...

01/23/2025

Wayne County resident and former West Virginia House of Delegates member Derrick Evans was pardoned by President Donald Trump on Monday.

Evans was one of more than 1,500 people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Wayne County, West Virginia resident and former state House of Delegates member Derrick Evans, who served three months in federal prison in 2022, was one of more than 1,500 people involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol who were pardoned by President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025.

01/23/2025

Public hearings in recent sessions have been held early in the morning and were sparsely attended by delegates in the House Chamber, leading some to question the meaningfulness of the format.

Proposed changes to rules governing how the West Virginia House of Delegates does business would vest new powers in the House speaker, impose new restrictions on the public and media, and replace public hearings with what proponents say would be a better process to collect meaningful citizen input.....

01/23/2025

Blenko Glass Co. is once again celebrating its most iconic piece during its annual Water Bottle Week.

The week started off with Blenko releasing its new water bottle in a purple variation called “Heliotrope.”

Blenko Glass Company in Milton, West Virginia is once again celebrating its most iconic piece during its annual Water Bottle Week Jan. 21 through Jan. 26, 2025. Visitors to the glass company will see the shop filled with the Blenko mainstay, the 384 water bottle.

01/23/2025

Blenko Glass Company is once again celebrating its most iconic piece during its annual Water Bottle Week.

The week started off with Blenko releasing its new water bottle in a purple variation called “Heliotrope.”

Read more about Heliotrope here: bit.ly/BlenkoColor2025

01/23/2025

Although organizers kept diners on the edge of their seats with a later-than-usual announcement, Charleston WV Restaurant Week will return from Jan. 27-Feb. 1.

Featuring 16 local restaurants, this annual culinary celebration offers customers the chance to choose their own appetizer, entrée and dessert from specially curated three-course menus at prices ranging from $25-50.

👉Find all 16 restaurant menus here:bit.ly/CRWMenus

01/23/2025

The City of Dunbar approved a $100k settlement at a council meeting on Tuesday in the federal police brutality case filed against the city and two Dunbar police officers in May 2024.

The City of Dunbar, West Virginia approved a $100k settlement at their meeting on January 21, 2025, in the federal police brutality case filed against the city and two Dunbar police officers in May 2024. The lawsuit stems from a June 2022 incident involving a man named Rickey Baire, 38, of Dunbar, w...

01/23/2025

West Virginia’s long-troubled foster care system will remain under federal scrutiny for an undetermined period of time, under a legal agreement quietly reached last month.

Via Mountain State Spotlight

West Virginia's long-troubled foster care system will remain under federal scrutiny for an undetermined period of time, under a legal agreement quietly reached in December 2024. The new agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice dials back some oversight provisions, but extends a mandate that the...