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Billionaire Governor OK’d on State Plane for Reelection Bid
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia ethics officials say the state airplane can make side trips to Gov. Jim Justice’s hometown as well as fly the billionaire businessman to campaign… Read More
$1.25B West Virginia Opioid Settlement Trial Date Set
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia communities seeking a $1.25 billion settlement with the opioid industry are set to go on trial against the companies in late August. An Aug…. Read More
West Virginia Univ. President Responds after 2 Shootings
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia University’s president is emphasizing a commitment to safety after two recent shootings near the Morgantown campus, one of them involving a fatality. Gordon Gee… Read More
W.Va. State Senator has Trial set on Prostitution Charge
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia state Sen. Mike Maroney is set to go on trial in April on charges that he solicited a prostitute. A Marshall County court clerk… Read More
W. Va. Plan for Free Transport to Opioid Treatment Starts in March
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – People with opioid use disorder will soon be able to get free public transit to West Virginia treatment centers under a new health department initiative. The… Read More
West Virginia Sheriff Warns Parents About THC-Laced Candy
TYLER COUNTY, W. Va. (WOUB) — A sheriff’s office in northern West Virginia says deputies found imitation candy laced with THC in the county. The Tyler County Sheriff’s Office wrote… Read More
West Virginia Republicans Move Forward on Tax Overhaul
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia Republicans are moving forward on a sweeping tax overhaul that could slash county government budgets, though it appears likely Democrats may derail the plan…. Read More
‘Hidden Figures’ NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson has Died
HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — NASA says pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson has died. The West Virginia native worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed in the film “Hidden… Read More
Amid Climate Debate and Coal’s Decline, West Virginia Considers its Future
On a recent soggy Wednesday evening, dozens of West Virginians packed a conference room inside the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center to discuss the need for a “just transition” for… Read More
West Virginia Senate Passes Solar Bill with Nods to Coal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill encouraging power companies to use solar energy in a bid to lure businesses to the state. But they’re… Read More
Loose Barges Float Down Ohio River, 1 May Have Struck Bridge
MASON, W.Va. (AP) – A bridge between Ohio and West Virginia has reopened after authorities said a loose barge may have crashed into one of its pillars. News outlets report… Read More
Another West Virginia Hospital Announces Cutbacks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice says he’s starting to form a rural medicine task force after cutbacks were announced at yet another West Virginia hospital. The governor on… Read More
Ohio River Regulators Planning Riverwide PFAS Study
Scientists are designing a new study to test for PFAS, so-called “forever chemicals”, along the entire length of the Ohio River. Concerns are mounting about PFAS contamination in drinking water… Read More
West Virginia Judge Dismisses Murder Charge Against Teenager
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – A murder charge against an 18-year-old West Virginia woman has been dismissed after prosecutors failed to find a key witness in the case. News outlets report… Read More
After Deadly Floods, West Virginia Created A Resiliency Office. It’s Barely Functioning.
The rain came hard and fast early on the morning of June 23, 2016. By 2 p.m., water was knee deep in Bill Bell’s appliance store on Main Street in… Read More
Detroit Man Indicted on Federal Charge in W.Va. Bar Shooting
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Authorities have added a federal charge against a Detroit man in a New Year’s Eve shooting at a West Virginia bar that wounded seven people. Thirty-year-old… Read More
Marshall Investigating After ‘Hate Graffiti’ Tags on Campus
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – Marshall University says it is investigating three separate incidents of “hate graffiti” on its campus. A statement from the school Thursday said its police department is… Read More
Hearing in Opioid Cases set in Charleston
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A court hearing in two West Virginia lawsuits that accuse several drug firms of fueling the opioid epidemic has been set in Charleston. The hearing is… Read More
Retired Huntington Workers Won’t Have to Return Overpaid Pensions
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia city isn’t going to force retired police officers and firefighters to return miscalculated and overpaid pension payments. The Herald-Dispatch reports the Huntington City Council… Read More
Marshall University’s Marching Band to Perform in London Parade
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — London’s New Year’s Day Parade is set to feature a little touch of West Virginia. Marshall University’s marching band is heading to perform in London’s parade… Read More
West Virginians Head to Canada to Find Affordable Insulin
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — A group of West Virginians have gone to Canada to find affordable insulin. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the caravan left Morgantown Sunday morning for Niagara Falls,… Read More
W.Va. Officials Announce Discipline Over Photograph of Corrections Trainees Giving Nazi Salute
Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2019 at 11:18 p.m. The West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety is opening an investigation into an offensive photo depicting state corrections trainees… Read More
Coal Bankruptcy Judge Asks Company to Explain Attorney Costs
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — A judge is telling a bankrupt coal company to provide more information about over $73,000 in expenses accrued by its attorneys while miners awaited back pay…. Read More
W. Va. Trial Delayed After Suspect Asks for Test of Accusers’ DNA
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) – The murder trial of a West Virginia man has been delayed after he requested his accusers’ DNA be compared to DNA found at the scene of… Read More
West Virginia Teenager Charged with Stabbing 2 Girls
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police say a West Virginia teenager stabbed two girls in their stomachs after an early morning argument in Huntington. A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in Cabell… Read More
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