Cat Pleska essay: Education

Some West Virginia county officials are questioning whether voters should be allowed to cast straight-ticket votes in November for both a special U.S. Senate election and the general election races.

Many folks will travel through Appalachia this holiday weekend on four-lane roads planned in the 1960’s that were meant to open the region to the world.

WV PBS filmmaker Chip Hitchcock watched West Virginia National Guard soldiers helping to "advise and assist" in Iraq. In this story, he observes a crime scene investigation class for Iraqi police.

For the third year a row, West Virginia is offering a sales tax holiday on Energy Star products. This tax break is estimated to save West Virginians almost $4 million in the next three months.

A federal judge issued a ruling Tuesday against Patriot Coal for selenium violations. The company must install equipment to clean up pollution at two mines in southern West Virginia during the next 2 1/2 years.