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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced yesterday evening that teachers will receive a 5 percent raise in the first year and are expected back in class by Thursday. The governor said today will be...

Last night was senior night, and WVU racked up a win against Texas Tech 84-to-74 before a sellout crowd and a national audience on ESPN. The Mountaineers wrap up regular season play Saturday on...

WVU will hold its first TEDx talk next month. Speakers will includee a social justice award winner, an Olympic gold medalist, and one of McDonald’s most successful franchise owners.

Route 7 near Chesapeake, Ohio could be shut down for days. A massive rock slide between the 17th Street and 6th Street bridges closed the roadway early Monday morning. No cars were hit and...

Governor Jim Justice urged teachers to go back to the classroom. He held a series of town hall meetings in the northern part of the state yesterday. At a meeting in Wheeling he proposed...

Two people died in what authorities say was likely carbon monoxide poisoning. Police responded to a welfare check in Bluewell Sunday afternoon and found a man and woman dead inside a mobile home. Officials...

A man was shot and killed by a deputy in a standoff in Monongalia County. Police approached a man Saturday afternoon on Williams Road who was carrying a gun on private property. A standoff...

Classes are canceled at schools across the state. Kanawha County says over 260 employees and non-school based staff, including maintenance workers, food service staff, and custodians will return to work today. The last day...

It is day four of the West Virginia teacher’s strike. Union leaders say they will be back on the picket line today, and will return to the Capitol for another rally. Governor Justice held...

West Virginia union leaders said Monday at a rally at the state capitol that they’ll be extending an education strike for a fourth day today and urged legislative leaders and Gov. Jim Justice to...