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Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate

West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate has fallen four-tenths of a percentage point to 5.2 percent in February. WorkForce West Virginia says the number of unemployed residents fell by 3,300 to 40,300. Total nonfarm...

Oil & Natural Gas Industry

Oil & Natural Gas Industry

Speakers at a jobs rally in Charleston urged the passage of legislation to benefit the state’s oil and natural gas industry. Hundreds of industry workers attended the rally Tuesday on the state Capitol steps....

Chemical Leak

Chemical Leak

A West Virginia chemical leak is being blamed on bullet holes. Regulators say a tank in Eastern Kanawha County was found to have two small holes in it caused by bullets. The tank was...

Justice & Broadband

Justice & Broadband

Governor Jim Justice is supporting legislation to improve broadband access in West Virginia. The Governor issued a statement yesterday that gives support to a House bill that would provide incentives to grow the state’s...

First Energy

First Energy

FirstEnergy expects to invest about 166-million-dollars this year on distribution and transmission infrastructure projects. The company says the work will help enhance service reliability for its customers in Mon Power’s 34-county West Virginia service...

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for Wednesday

Sobriety Checkpoint Planned for Wednesday

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is planning another high visibility sobriety checkpoint this week, as part of a regular effort to crack down on drunk and impaired drivers. The Governor’s Highway Safety Program teams...

Chemical Spill is Investigated

Chemical Spill is Investigated

Crews responded Monday to a chemical spill at the DRP mine in the Blue Creek area of Kanawha County. West Virginia American Water continues to monitor things, and the Dept. of Environmental Protection sent...

JCPenney Store in WV

JCPenney Store in WV

Only one JCPenney store in West Virginia is being closed for now. The company previously announced a long list of store closings but the only one in the Mountain State that will shut down...

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