Former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin said he’s known the Skaff family for years. He hopes they can get through this tragic loss and see the impact Doug made across the state.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Doug Skaff Jr., a West Virginia newspaper executive and former Democratic legislative leader , died Tuesday following an accident on Interstate 79. He was 48.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed late Tuesday that former House Del. Doug Skaff was killed in a car accident Tuesday on Interstate 79. According to W.Va. State Police, the crash occurred at 4:15 p ...

“Doug Skaff was more than just a colleague; he was a friend to many of us, even after he left the legislature,” West Virginia Democratic Party Chair Mike Pushkin said in a statement.