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Governor-elect Jim Justice is putting his transition team in place and named long-time West Virginia Democratic Party chief Larry Puccio as leader. Puccio is well known among political leaders in the state, worked with...

The 100th graduate completes the Kanawha County Drug Court Program today, and Sgt. B-D Humphreys says the program’s first Veteran’s Track graduate will also be recognized. A total of five will graduate at the...

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is introducing legislation to set aside $525 million in federal tax credits for investments in communities hurt by the downturn in coal. Capito’s bill would allocate 5 percent of...

New Cumberland is the state’s number one Make It Shine Community. The honor was handed out to the county seat in Hancock County this week. New Cumberland has a history of scoring high in...

A group in favor of allowing Syrian refugees to settle in the Charleston area is protesting the campaign promises of President-Elect Donald Trump. Members of “West Virginia Welcomes” held up signs at a rally...

A major aircraft repair company is expanding its West Virginia operation. Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced plans yesterday to double the size of its Bridgeport service center and bring more jobs to North Central West...

West Virginia’s unemployment rate is inching higher. WorkForce West Virginia said yesterday the rate edged up to an even six percent last month while the total number of unemployed in the state jumped by...

The West Virginia Board of Education has announced grades for each of the 668 public schools statewide showing most with a grade of C. The report is based on testing, improvement, attendance and readiness...

Canvassing doesn’t usually change election results, but this time it came close. In the House of Delegates 36th District, incumbent Delegate Brad White, R-Kanawha, edged out Delegate Nancy Guthrie, D-Kanawha, for the third and...

Sheriff’s deputies are looking for help locating a man missing since February of this year. Marshall “Andy” Priestly II has been missing from the Cross Lanes area for nine months, and detectives with the...