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December 16, 2025

West Virginia American Water proposes $46 million rate hike affecting 172,000 customers

WCHS - West Virginia

Owner: Smith Family

WCHS - West Virginia

Owned By	Smith Family through Sinclair Broadcast Group
Year Founded	1954
Website	www.wchstv.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Charleston
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

Snowfall helping ski industry push West Virginia toward another record year for tourism

WCHS - West Virginia

Owner: Smith Family

WCHS - West Virginia

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Owned By	Smith Family through Sinclair Broadcast Group
Year Founded	1954
Website	www.wchstv.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Charleston
Owner Country	United States

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December 17, 2025

Financial Advisory Firms Hosts Event Featuring Local Pilot with 20 Years of Service and Educator Joel Kirk

Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia

Owner: City of Bridgeport

Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia

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Owned By	City of Bridgeport through Greater-Bridgeport Convention & Visitors Bureau
Year Founded	2012
Website	www.connect-bridgeport.com
Domain Registration Year	2012
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Bridgeport
Owner Country	United States

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December 16, 2025

PSC hears from residents on West Virginia American Water rate increase requests

WCHS Network - West Virginia

Owner: Raese Family

WCHS Network - West Virginia

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Owned By	Raese Family through Greer Industries & WVRC Media
Year Founded	2017
Website	https://wchsnetwork.com/
Domain Registration Year	2017
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Charleston
Owner Country	United States

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Hancock Schools continue to focus on financial picture

Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia

Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family

The Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia

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Owned By	Ogden-Nutting Family through Ogden Newspapers
Year Founded	1928
Website	www.weirtondailytimes.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Weirton
Owner Country	United States

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December 16, 2025

<![CDATA[US Cannabis Company Trulieve Opens New Dispensary in Findlay, Ohio]]>

Cannabis Science & Technology

Owner: Mike Hennessy Jr.

Cannabis Science & Technology

Indeterminate

Owned By	Mike Hennessy Jr. through MJH Healthcare Holdings, LLC
Year Founded	2018
Website	www.cannabissciencetech.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New Jersey, Cranbury
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

West Virginia leans on winter tourism to cap a record year

WVVA - West Virginia

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

WVVA

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1954
Website	https://www.wvva.com/
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Bluefield
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

Morrisey releases West Virginia rural health transformation application

WTAP - West Virginia

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

WTAP - West Virginia

Indeterminate

Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	https://www.wtap.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Parkersburg
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

Governor Morrisey Encourages Tourism at West Virginia’s Winter Wonderland Attractions Amid Record Growth

Lootpress - West Virginia

Owner: Brandon Steele

Lootpress

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Owned By	Brandon Steele
Year Founded	2020
Website	www.lootpress.com
Domain Registration Year	2020
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Beckley
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

San Francisco Sues Ultraprocessed Food Companies

Portside

Owner: Portside Employees

Portside

Left-wing

Owned By	Portside Employees
Year Founded	2000
Website	portside.org
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York City
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

Chef’s table: He makes Appalachian cuisine that’s worth the trip to West Virginia

The Baltimore Sun - Maryland

Owner: David D. Smith & Armstrong Williams

The Balitmore Sun - Maryland

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Owned By	David D. Smith & Armstrong Williams through JTF Publications LLC
Year Founded	1837
Website	www.baltimoresun.com
Domain Registration Year	1997
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Maryland, Baltimore
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

West Virginia lawmakers offer no clear plan for addressing local concerns about data centers

Associated Press

Owner: The Associated Press (Non-profit)

Associated Press

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Owned By	The Associated Press (Non-profit News Cooperative)
Year Founded	1846
Website	apnews.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

West Virginia debt jumps 8.3% while Virginia edges up 2.1%, study finds

WVVA - West Virginia

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

WVVA

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1954
Website	https://www.wvva.com/
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Bluefield
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

Marshall University Manufacturing Center offering Early Stage Funding program in support of West Virginia Entrepreneurs

WOAY 4 - West Virginia

Owner: Thomas & DiBartolomeo Families

WOAY 4 - West Virginia

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Owned By	Thomas & DiBartolomeo Families through Thomas Broadcasting
Year Founded	1954
Website	woay.tv
Domain Registration Year	2016
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Oak Hill
Owner Country	United States

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McCuskey, others want AI companies to protect children

Legal Newsline - Illinois

Owner: U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform

Legal Newsline - Illinois

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Caution	Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Owned By	U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform through Madison Publications, LLC
Year Founded	2006
Website	www.legalnewsline.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois, Chicago
Owner Country	United States

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Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime

December 15, 2025

Las Vegas bank hopes gaming platform brings deposit haul

American Banker - New York

Owner: Joseph Meyer

American Banker - New York

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Owned By	Joseph Meyer through Observer Capital & Arizent
Year Founded	1842
Website	www.americanbanker.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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December 14, 2025

West Virginia state employees face 2027 insurance rate hike

WTOV9 - Ohio

Owner: Smith Family

WTOV9 - Ohio

Right-wing

Owned By	Smith Family through Sinclair Broadcast Group
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.wtov9.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Ohio, Mingo Junction
Owner Country	United States

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December 16, 2025

Web Site's List of the "Top 6 Cookie Shops in West Virginia You Have to Try" includes Bridgeport Business

Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia

Owner: City of Bridgeport

Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia

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Owned By	City of Bridgeport through Greater-Bridgeport Convention & Visitors Bureau
Year Founded	2012
Website	www.connect-bridgeport.com
Domain Registration Year	2012
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, West Virginia, Bridgeport
Owner Country	United States

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December 15, 2025

Monroe Capital Launches Monroe Capital Enhanced Corporate Lending Fund

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The Gilmer Mirror - Texas

Owner: Greene Family

The Gilmer Mirror - Texas

Indeterminate

Owned By	Greene Family through Greeneway Enterprises, Inc.
Year Founded	1877
Website	https://www.gilmermirror.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Texas, Gilmer
Owner Country	United States

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