Delegates vote on new Speaker of the House
Delegate Roger Hanshaw is the GOP nominee for the new Speaker of the House. Former speaker Tim Armstead resigned to run for the West Virginia Supreme Court. The Democrats are likely to nominate current...
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Woman Faces Charges for Poisoning Pizza
A woman is facing charges after police said she poisoned a man’s pizza. Court records show Emily Powell told State Police she put poison on a man’s pizza because she wanted a relationship with...
Objection Period Open Now for Supreme Court Appointees
Now is the time to file objections to a pair of high-profile judicial appointments. Gov. Jim Justice named former House Speaker Tim Armstead and U.S. Congressman Evan Jenkins to the state Supreme Court and...
First Sports Bets Happen Saturday
Sports betting is on track to launch Saturday in West Virginia, and the final preparations are on at Hollywood Casino in Charles Town. That casino is the first of five state casinos to gain...
State Police Are Hiring
West Virginia State Police are accepting trooper applications. State police spokesman Maj. Reggie Patterson says tests for recruits will be held Sept. 7 and Sept. 8 at the State Police Academy in Dunbar. Applicants...
Switzer traded to the Steelers
Ryan Switzer has been traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The former George Washington High School football player has been playing for the Oakland Raiders for the past four months. He’s expected to play Saturday...
CDC Director hopeful about progress on the opioid epedemic
The Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention visited West Virginia yesterday to better understand the response to the state’s opioid epidemic. Dr. Robert Redfield attended a summit in Huntington before...
WVU student charged with making terroristic threats
A WVU student is charged with making terroristic threats. Twenty-one-year-old Zachary Johnson is accused of threatening to get a gun and “killing everybody.” Johnson made the threat during a Thursday morning class, and students...
Judge wonders how he could force Gov. Justice to live in Charleston
A Kanawha County judge did not rule in a lawsuit over where Governor Jim Justice must live. Delegate Isaac Sponaugle filed a lawsuit contending Governor Jim Justice hasn’t lived up to the state Constitution’s...
Flags at half-staff in honor of McCain
Governor Jim Justice issued a proclamation to fly flags at half-staff for most of the week in memory of Senator John McCain. McCain died over the weekend after a battle with brain cancer.
