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Wildlife Center's 'Rendezvous' to return

Local News July 16, 2026

FRENCH CREEK - The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced the West Virginia Wildlife Center will host its 10th annual Rendezvous Celebration Friday, July 31, and Saturday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The event will be held rain or shine and will feature an immersive living‑history experience spanning precolonial times through the Civil War era. “The Rendezvous is one of the Wildlife Center’s most anticipated annual events, and reaching our 10th year makes it even more special,” said Mark Biller, wildlife biologist at the West Virginia ...

U.S. attorney reaches settlement with WVU Health System

Local News July 16, 2026

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span. According to a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation, WVUHS committed numerous record-keeping and reporting violations from 2017-2024. WVUHS facilities ...

$320M to create innovation hub

Local News July 16, 2026

The Resilient Energy Technology and Infrastructure Consortium, led by West Virginia University in collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and more than 60 regional partners, will use $321 million in public and private funding to develop the nation’s next ...

Helsing to bring $50M defense manufacturing facility

Local News July 16, 2026

MARTINSBURG — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that Berkeley County will be home to a new advanced defense manufacturing operation on Monday. The announcement was made that European defense technology company Helsing plans to invest $50 million in a Martinsburg facility. The project is ...

Governor Signs Bill in Elkins

Local News July 16, 2026

ELKINS — Gov. Patrick Morrisey visited Randolph County to sign the "Portable Benefit Account Act" on Wednesday, a bill that is meant to modernize worker protections for independent contractors across the state. During a ceremonial bill signing at the Holiday Inn Express and Suites in ...

Barger to fill vacancy on County Commission

Local News July 16, 2026

ELKINS - The Randolph County Commission appointed Kenna Barger on Wednesday to fill the County Commissioner seat that was vacated after the recent passing of Chris See. See, who passed away on June 28 after a brief illness, was serving after being elected for a third time in 2022. He ...