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Former Massey CEO Don Blankenhip’s appeal is being dealt a set-back. Massey was sentenced to a year in federal prison for violating health and safety standards before the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine explosion....

A major security breach is being reported at WVU Medicine University and Healthcare. The sheriff’s department in Berkeley County says a former worker is accused of stealing patient healthcare information of more than 100...

Treasure hunters might find their next great bargain online at the West Virginia State Treasurer’s website. The unclaimed property online auction is underway. Many of the items are from law enforcement seizures or abandoned...

One thing we know from JC Penney is that they plan to close up to 140 stores across the country this year, but what we don’t know yet is if any of the West...

An Affordable Care Act town hall is on the books for April in Charleston. The date is April 19th. Senator Joe Manchin says he plans to attend. A rally was held on Saturday calling...

Kanawha County deputies are still investigating after a carjacking. Charleston police, Kanawha County deputies, West Virginia State Police and Roane County deputies were all in on the arrest, and WCHS TV reports the suspect...

Four public hearings remain for the Nicholas County Board of Education as they address the consolidation issue. The first was Friday night, to talk about the possible consolidation of Summersville and Richwood middle schools....

A top state official says a program that helps developmentally disabled West Virginians will face a 25 percent cut unless state lawmakers agree to Gov. Jim Justice’s proposed budget and its tax increases. Media...

Actress Jennifer Garner says growing up “surrounded by generational, rural poverty” in West Virginia inspired her to become an advocate for early-childhood education. Garner spoke at a meeting of the National Governors Association on...

A Morgantown second grader is using her artistic ability to share her vision of the future. Tarannom Rajaee will represent the state in a Google doodle contest. The student from North Elementary School entered...