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Amendment One passed with 52-percent of the vote. The Amendment prohibits taxpayer funded abortions. Lawmakers say the amendment repeals a 1993 State Supreme Court decision that allowed Medicaid funded abortions.

Republican Governor Jim Justice says he’s pleased with the results of yesterday’s election. Republicans retained control of the House of Delegates and the State Senate, and two conservative Supreme Court Justices were elected. Justice...

Voter turnout of the midterm election was strong. Based on unofficial results, voter turnout was more than 47-percent. Secretary of State, Mac Warner, says he’s pleased with the participation, and commended the state’s 55...

Former Marshall University running back 25-year-old Devon Johnson has died. Johnson was a member of the Marshall Football program from 2012 to 2015, and went on to play professionally with the Carolina Panthers.

Dr. Catherine Slemp is West Virginia’s new interim state health officer. She replaces Dr. Rahul Gupta who resigned in September to become the March of Dimes’ senior vice president and chief medical and health...

Voters passed two levies to support local schools and libraries. Nearly thirty schools will see upgrades to roofing and HVAC systems. The levy will give the Board of Education access to 64-million-dollars-a-year for five...

Charleston police have detained a juvenile, and are looking for two others involved in an Airsoft gun shooting. Four people were shot at two different locations. One incident happened on 4th Avenue, and the...

WVU football jumped a few spots up to No. 9 in this week’s College Football Playoff rankings. The Mountaineers have one game left against another top 10 team and that’s the day after Thanksgiving...

With Veteran’s Day on Sunday, there will be many events through the weekend to celebrate and honor veterans. The 77th Kanawha Valley Veterans Day Parade is scheduled to happen at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov....

A Washington, D.C.-based political action committee spent thousands of dollars boosting Dan Greear and attacking Tera Salango in the race for Kanawha Circuit Judge, but voters elected Salango anyway. Greear was appointed to the...