West Virginia University and Pierpont Community and Technical College and Sprouting Farms’ Greenville Farm Kitchen will received $1 million federal funding for agricultural workforce training. The schools will split the money evenly.

Parts and labor used in aircraft maintenance will be exempt from West Virginia's consumer sales and service tax beginning Sept. 1. Read more.

A bill that the West Virginia state legislature passed on April 10 speeds up broadband installation by streamlining permit processes, creating dispute resolution guidelines and adjusting "dig once" rules. An amendment also establishes funds to help internet service providers complete mid-mile and last-mile construction.

West Virginia resident Rodney Wheeler was sentenced to eight months in prison for helping his wife, Julie Wheeler, fake her death to avoid a court hearing for health care fraud. Authorities said Julie Wheeler, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for health care fraud, conspired with her husband to obstruct justice by faking a fall off a cliff.

West Virginia's Republican-controlled Legislature passed a bill that would charge producers that want to modify existing horizontal natural gas well permits a $2,500 fee, sending the legislation to the governor's desk for likely approval. The fee could generate an additional $500,000 in annual revenue for the state.