West Virginia FAFSA completion climbs to 49.8 percent
West Virginia's FAFSA completion rate rose to 49.8 percent, ranking 15th nationally from 19th last year, buoyed by HEPC led outreach, TXT 4 Success nudges, and statewide partnerships with schools and counselors. A February WV FAFSA Day united 50+ high schools and colleges amid a broader federal rollout disruption.
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West Virginia
National
Cording
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission
Brian Weingart
The
Commission
HEPC
Jim Justice
Bill DeBaun
National College
Washington
DOH pothole patching nears a conclusion
Division of Highways road crews in Mercer and Raleigh counties near completing a mill and fill pothole program in southern West Virginia. Paving work was ongoing on East Vermillion Street Red Sulphur Turnpike Old Dairy Road Southern Hollow Road Elgood Road Levern Road Elgood Mountain Road Pleasant Hill Road Olympic Road Adairs Run Road Beeson Road Clunes Country Road Whitt Hill Road Wilburn Flats Road in Mercer County and State Route 16 Willibet Hollow Agee Drive Jonben Fireco Road Canterbury Drive Blue Jay Six Road and George Brammer Road in Raleigh County.
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Princeton
West Virginia
Division of Highways
DOH
East Vermillion Street
Red Sulphur Turnpike
Old Dairy Road
Southern Hollow Road
Elgood Road
Levern Road
Elgood Mountain Road
Pleasant Hill Road
Olympic Road
Adairs Run
Beeson Road
Clunes Country Road
Whitt Hill Road
Wilburn Flats
Mercer County
Willibet Hollow
Agee Drive
Jonben Fireco
Canterbury Drive
Blue Jay Six
George Brammer
Raleigh County
Kilgore elected GOP leader of Virginia House
Virginia House Republican Caucus selects Dele gate Kilgore to lead the party in the chamber after Todd Gilbert steps down. Kilgore, a 1993 veteran and former House Majority Leader, vows disciplined leadership and a unified urgent plan to win the 2025 elections.
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Kilgore
GOP
Richmond
Virginia House Republican Caucus
Terry Kilgore
Scott County
Todd Gilbert
House
Virginia
West Virginia loosens CDL medical certification rules
Effective June 28 CDL holders no longer submit a paper Medical Examiner Certificate to the DMV. Medical providers will enter exam data into a secure system for automatic transmission to the DMV, with a one day grace period to input the information. Paper certificates will not be accepted after June 23 2025.
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Charleston
CDL
West Virginia
West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles
CMV
DMV
DOH
Virginia DMV Warns Customers of Text Scam
In Tazewell Virginia the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles warns residents about a new text messaging scam. Fraudsters imitate the DMV and claim unpaid fines with an urgent link to pay. Clicking links can steal personal information and suspend licenses and registrations.
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Tazewell
Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV
Virginia Dmv
Two Die In I-77 Southbound Crash Near Mile Marker Five
Mercer County deputies report two people died when a parked vehicle along the right shoulder of I-77 was struck by a southbound tractor-trailer at about 2:38 a.m. on May 31 near the 5 mile marker. The driver of the tractor-trailer had minor injuries. Names of the deceased were not released pending family notification. Princeton Rescue Squad East River Volunteer Fire Department and West Virginia Department of Highways assisted at the scene.
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Bluefield
Mercer County
J.J. Ruble
Ruble
Princeton Rescue Squad
East River Volunteer Fire Department
W.va
Mobile Teaching Kitchen launched in West Virginia
Gov Patrick Morrisey and First Lady Denise Morrisey along with Dr Angie Settle unveiled WV Health Right's Mobile Teaching Kitchen. The ribbon cutting featured a live cooking demo to promote healthy eating and preventive care across communities in West Virginia.
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Charleston
Patrick Morrisey
Denise Morrisey
Angie Settle
WV Health Right
West Virginia
West Virginia Health Right
Morrisey
West
Pedestrian Killed After Train Strikes Man in McDowell County
A 55-year-old man died after being struck by a train in the Mohegan area near Davy McDowell County sheriff's deputies and first responders described the victim as trespassing on Norfolk Southern property. The name was withheld for family privacy.
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McDowell County
Mohegan
Davy
James “Boomer
Muncy
West Virginia State Police
Welch
Davy Volunteer Fire Department
Stat Ems
Norfolk & Southern Railroad
Virginia approves bell-to-bell cell phone free schools law
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed a bill codifying a bell-to-bell cell phone free education policy in Virginia. The law aims to reduce distractions and promote face to face learning, with officials citing improved student well being and engagement across the Commonwealth since last summer.
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Richmond
Glenn Youngkin
Virginia
Commonwealth
Youngkin
Vir
Ginia Suzanne S. Youngkin
National Institutes of Health
Secretaries of Education and Health and Human Resources
Department of Education
Aimee Guidera
Secretary of Health and Human Resources
Janet V. Kelly
Emily Anne Gullickson
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