Alpha Natural Resources
Alpha Natural Resources says it has agreed to convey 280 permits, reclamation equipment, royalty payments and 100 million tons of coal reserves in four states to Lexington Coal Co. According to Alpha, Lexington will...
Local News
Marshall Gets Extension
Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert has received a four-year contract extension. The university’s Board of Governors unanimously approved the extension Wednesday. Gilbert took office in January 2016. His original contract was scheduled to expire...
A Second Mistrial Declared in Charleston Murder Case
Another mistrial has been declared in a Charleston murder case that stems back to 2015. Jurors in the Tremaine Jackson case became deadlocked, and the defense made a motion for a mistrial. Eyewitness News...
Child Protective Services Investigates After Kids Get Behind the Wheel
Deputies are investigating after a 5-year-old and 2-year-old got behind the wheel of a vehicle. The kids had to be taken to the hospital after the incident Monday in Red House. Putnam County deputies...
Capito on Healthcare
West Virginia’s Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito says she won’t vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act without a replacement that meets the needs of the people in her state. Capito says all...
Schumer on Health Care Problems
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump’s declaration that he and the Republican Party won’t take the blame for the health care system’s problems is “small and petty.” The New York Democrat...
Abandoned Buildings Get Renewed Focus Under New Law
You may see fewer abandoned buildings from now on. A new law gives local areas all over the state extra power to make something new out of dilapadated properties, and Eyewitness News reports Charleston...
Many High Rise Buildings Have Vacancies
Despite a better economy, the vacancy rates are high at Charleston’s high rise buildings. Class A properties, as they’re called, have seen vacancy rates jump from an average of 17.8 percent in October to...
Training on Used Vehicle Laws In WV
Proactive training is being offered to dealerships on used vehicle laws in West Virginia. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has been reaching out to lay out specifics of current laws and how to comply. The...
Boy Scouts in WV
Thousands are rolling into West Virginia as the 2017 National Jamboree gets underway. The Boy Scouts of America holds the jamboree and it’s organized by the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America....
