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Two Nicholas County High School students are being recognized for their efforts to register their classmates and neighbors to vote. Senior Ozan Ozbeker and junior Brad Bordelon were selected for the “Honorary Secretary of...

A trio of transportation bills is making its way through the West Virginia Legislature. A measure that would allow public-private deals for highway roads, another that would eliminate financial caps on certain projects and...

West Virginia’s population is falling in most counties. New Census Bureau numbers show 47 of the state’s 55 counties lost people last year, with Kanawha County’s drop of nearly two-thousand leading the way. More...

West Virginia’s Senate has narrowly passed legislation to replace the state’s standardized tests aligned to the Common Core curriculum and replace it with other tests that lawmakers would have to approve. The 18-16 vote...

A defiant Vice President Mike Pence says President Donald Trump’s administration is refusing to accept defeat on health care. After legislation was pulled off the House floor that would have unraveled former President Barack...

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has been moved to a halfway house as he nears the completion of his federal prison sentence. Blankenship has been placed in a halfway house in Phoenix, according...

The state Board of Education has selected former state schools Superintendent Steve Paine for his second stint in the job. The board approved Paine’s appointment Thursday by unanimous vote after interviewing him and two...

A search warrant in Hurricane this week leads to a drug arreest. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office drug investigation units had been conducting covert operations at the home, and...

A coal slurry leak near Peytona in Boone County is under investigation now by the DEP. An Alpha Natural Resources affiliate has been issued a cessation order after the coal slurry leaked into Crooked...

A bill cleared the House Wednesday that could lead to expanded service for Amtrak’s Cardinal passenger train. House Bill 2856 would give the state Tourism Commissioner power to work with other states to increase...