Lawsuit filed over alleged contamination from Chemours landfill

September 12, 2026

CHARLESTON – A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Washington, W.Va., residents who say their property was contaminated by hazardous materials – including forever chemicals – from a landfill used by Chemours. Filed Sept. 4 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the complaint alleges that hazardous chemicals including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS, were released from the landfill and migrated through surrounding soil, groundwater and other pathways, according to a release from R. Booth Goodwin II, one ...

Stillworks Distillery earns silver at world competition

September 12, 2026

PARKERSBURG — Stillworks Distillery, located just underneath North End Tavern in Parkersburg, has earned national recognition after its Allegheny American Single Malt Whiskey received a silver medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. The award marked the distillery’s first ...

Council votes to close part of Seventh Street for Camden Clark’s new East Tower

September 10, 2026

PARKERSBURG – Parkersburg City Council passed an ordinance on first reading that could lead to the closure of part of Seventh Street to make way for WVU Medicine Camden Clark’s East Tower project. Council unanimously passed the ordinance during Tuesday’s regular meeting. The ordinance ...

W.Va. Broadband Enhancement Council receives updates on BEAD, ARPA projects

September 10, 2026

CHARLESTON – Broadband expansion projects funded through one federal bucket of money are on their way to completion, while projects funded through a separate tranche are awaiting construction with the possibility of additional funding being approved. Members of the West Virginia Broadband Enhancement Council received updates Wednesday morning during a virtual monthly meeting from officials with the state Office of Broadband and several vendors managing projects to expand broadband access across the state to unserved and underserved residents. Jeffrey Hartley, a project manager with ...

West Virginia takes ‘significant step forward’ in campaign to host federal nuclear campus

September 9, 2026

CHARLESTON – After a campaign led by Gov. Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia is now being added to a list of states up for consideration for a nuclear lifecycle innovation campus, though environmental advocates have concerns. Morrisey – flanked by state Office of Energy Director Nicholas ...

Class action suit filed by Morgantown hospital employee recorded in restroom

September 9, 2026

MORGANTOWN – A class action lawsuit has been filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court on behalf of individuals who were unknowingly recorded by cameras hidden in non-public bathrooms at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital. The suit was filed Sept. 1 against West Virginia University Hospitals Inc. and West Virginia United Health System Inc. by an individual identified as P.J.P. on behalf of herself and all others similarly situated. On June 26, hospital employees discovered a digital recording device beneath a sink inside a staff restroom. Law enforcement was notified and the device was ...