A West Virginia county sought clarification regarding state law after a spokesperson for Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Juneteenth would not be considered a state paid holiday for public workers. In an ...

A West Virginia county sought clarification regarding state law after a spokesperson for Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Juneteenth would not be considered a state paid holiday for public workers. In an ...

Before West Virginia was its own state, a Congressman from Massachusetts travelled to Wayne County with dreams of building a ...

Torrential rains caused flash flooding in West Virginia over the weekend, leading to several deaths. This is a photo gallery ...

Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the official and final end to slavery in America, falls on Thursday, June 19th this year.

There are 11 Civil War veterans buried in the Anti-slavery Friends Cemetery at Asa Bales Park in Westfield. On June 21 at 10 ...

Regular readers of this column probably weren’t surprised by Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s outburst this week regarding the poor condition of state roads and bridges – despite a $2.8 billion "Roads ...

Governor Patrick Morrisey's office says the governor will not be giving state employees the day off for Juneteenth.

Governor Patrick Morrisey’s office says the governor will not be giving state employees the day off for Juneteenth.

Since 1863, West Virginians have celebrated June 20 as independence day for the state and its people. West Virginia broke free of a Commonwealth of Virginia government that spent decades prioritizing ...

Two brothers born into slavery in the 1820s have been honored with new "stumbling stone" historical markers on Columbia Pike.

The Greenbrier County Juneteenth Steering Committee has teamed up with the Greenbrier Historical Society to announce the ...