House Bill 500, sponsored by Del. John McAuliff, D-Fauquier, would enable the Department of Conservation and Recreation to receive a 1,240 acre parcel of land known as Oak Hill Farm from The Conservation Fund and establish it as an official state park. By: Capital News Service - April 9, 2026 5:24...

By: Shannon Heckt - April 8, 2026 5:26 am A court ruling has once again halted a massive rezoning effort in Prince William County that would have allowed dozens of data centers to be built near Manassas National Battlefield Park. Now residents and conservation agencies are pushing the county Board of...

By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — First lady Melania Trump said Thursday she was “never involved in any capacity” with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and that “baseless lies” about her are being circulated. In a rare solo statement livestreamed on the White House website,...

By Jennifer Shutt | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy power plants and bridges in Iran before saying he was prepared for a “whole civilization” to die have renewed questions about what constitutes an illegal order and what, if any, repercussions officials could face...

By Ashley Murray | D.C. Bureau | Gov & Politics WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Capitol Hill Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Iran as “beyond the pale” and urged House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to reconvene Congress and rein in the president’s war powers. The eight Democrats, who represent districts...

By Riley McCoy For The Register-Herald Beckley — A former Beckley Police officer seeks more than $100,000 in back pay in a lawsuit filed in Raleigh County Circuit Court. The 22-page suit filed March 17 by Charleston-based attorney D. Adrian Hoosier II claims Alyssa Christian Redden faced wrongful termination, gender discrimination...

By Charles Owens For Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — Efforts to reopen a county clinic that provided low-cost spaying and neutering for local pet owners are ongoing. Furever Fixed, Inc., which opened in October 2024 off Shelter Road near the Mercer County Animal Shelter, was temporarily closed back in February because...

By Charles Owens For Bluefield Daily Telegraph Princeton — A crowd of onlookers watched Tuesday as a bulldozer tore into a former laundry building on the campus of WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital to help make way for a new comprehensive cancer care center for the region. The demolition work represents...

By Esteban Fernandez For Times West Virginian Fairmont — The country fought an unpopular war overseas while protests and civil unrest took place on a regular basis. Meanwhile, a lone vessel from Earth cut itself off from human contact on the far side of the moon for 40 minutes. The year...

By Riley McCoy For The Register-Herald Beckley — Sunshine reflected through downtown Beckley as residents gathered Monday to remember the miners who lost their lives at the Upper Big Branch mine. The ceremony drew over 50 attendees to the Miners Memorial Garden near Shoemaker Square, adjacent to the Raleigh County Courthouse....