W.VA. MONARCH BUTTERFLY FESTIVAL: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., North Bend State Park, Cairo, Ritchie County.

A Korean War Memorial under development in Marion County will feature a 125-foot tall flagpole that a designer says will be the tallest in West Virginia.

Joe Manchin has banned outdoor burning in the eight counties of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.

West Virginia plans to distribute $52 million in one-time benefits to needy families to help with back-to-school, utility and other expenses.

Energy Star qualified products are designated by the EPA and are identified by the following label: Purchases qualify for the sales and use tax holiday if the purchase is for a product that: Has earned the Energy Star label.

Photo/J.D. CHARLES Sen. Nick Rahall joins members of the Logan Fire Department and other officials at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new computer lab that is one of several in the Future Generattions program.

Democratic Gov. Joe Manchin is hitting his Republican opponent for bankrolling his own campaign in a West Virginia Senate race that has become more competitive than initially forecasted.

Environmental officials in West Virginia and the state's influential coal industry are locking horns with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency over the Obama administration's crackdown on mountaintop removal mining.