Charleston Gazette-Mail

The Charleston Gazette-Mail is the sole daily morning newspaper serving Charleston, West Virginia. This publication was formed in July 2015 when the Charleston Gazette and the Charleston Daily Mail merged together.

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WVU football (commentary): Second coaching stints don't always pan out

3 days ago | wvgazettemail.com | Bob Hertzel

MORGANTOWN -- History tells us that bringing a former coach back for a second run after a long departure, as West Virginia's football team is doing with Rich Rodriguez, is a risky proposition.
One Month at a Time: Surviving the dad-joke spotlight

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Bill Lynch

A modest crowd rolled into the auditorium that was Resurrection Church on Summers Street in Charleston. We, the contestants for the Dad Joke Battle, were standing around at the foot of the stage with a couple of people who turned out to be the judges for the contest. It was a light moment before we got started. The handful of us joked around just to joke around -- or maybe we did it to shake off some of the pre-performance nerves.
Riverside sends two track stars to compete at New Balance Nationals

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Rick Elmore

An event that bills itself as the fastest party on the planet, the New Balance Outdoor Nationals got underway in Philadelphia on Thursday with two Riverside High School athletes among the competitors. Thrower Cianna Groom and high jumper Jada Ward will represent the Warriors at the championships taking place at Franklin Field on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania. The event runs through Sunday.
Video: Crowd sings Happy Birthday at West Virginia Day festivities at Culture Center

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Ashley Perham

Video Player is loading. Current Time 0:00Duration -:-Remaining Time -0:00Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. Visitors at West Virginia's Culture Center sing "Happy Birthday" to the state on its 162nd birthday, June 20, 2025 at a West Virginia Day celebration at the Culture Center at the West Virginia Capitol Complex in Charleston, West Virginia.
Happy Birthday West Virginia!

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Ashley Perham

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'Devastating consequences': Local advocates urge Senate to reject proposed SNAP cuts

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Mike Tony

Congress is moving toward severing a bedrock fabric in West Virginia’s social safety net. State antihunger advocates are putting up a fight. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., last week released bill text covering its jurisdiction as part of far-reaching Senate budget reconciliation legislation that, if approved, would make sweeping cuts to food benefits for low-income people in West Virginia and across the nation.
DEP notes Trump administration threat to key water, wastewater infrastructure funding

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Mike Tony

A Trump administration budget proposal to gut funding critical for water and wastewater infrastructure loomed over a public meeting the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection held Wednesday to take public input on its planned priorities for such projects.
Two die at South Central Regional Jail in past week, each days after their arrest

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Ashley Perham

Two people have died at South Central Regional Jail, 1001 Centre Way, Charleston, in the past week, according to a statement from the Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Darrell Wayne Crowder, 33, was discovered unresponsive and pronounced dead on June 12. He was discovered by staff performing routine checks, according to the statement.
Toyota West Virginia plants apple orchard to remember post-9/11 veterans

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Wade Sullivan

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Mountain Valley Pipeline wrongful-firing lawsuit renews project safety concerns

1 week ago | wvgazettemail.com | Mike Tony

Saturday marked one year since the Mountain Valley Pipeline was placed into service despite concerns among community and environmental advocates the project crossing unusually steep slopes in West Virginia and Virginia was unsafe. A year later, those safety concerns have been renewed by a federal lawsuit alleging the pipeline’s developers attempted to cover up illegally deficient pipeline welding. Michael Barnhill of Hardin County, Texas, said he was fired from a welding inspector position on Dec.