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The wealthiest man in West Virginia is now the most powerful politician in the Mountain State. Billionaire Jim Justice has defeated State Senate President Bill Cole to replace Governor Earl Ray Tomblin, who has...

Cleanup from last year’s landslide by Yeager Airport in Charleston is almost complete. Kanawha County officials gave an update yesterday and said they expect traffic to flow once again on Keystone Drive in a...

With Election Coverage 2016, I’m Rich Hancock Voters in the state of West Virginia headed to the polls today, their five electoral votes at stake in West Virginia in the race for the presidency....

Marshall University is honoring veterans with its Greenlight a Vet campaign. The university says the spotlights on the university’s brick sign outside of Old Main will turn green and stay that way all month....

Today is election day, but more than 220,000 West Virginians already have their ballots turned in. Secretary of State Natalie E. Tennant says, with all 55 counties reporting, 220,275 people voted during West Virginia’s...

The New River Gorge Trail Alliance has received a $140,000 planning grant to help plan a bike trail system in Fayette and Nicholas counties. The group received the grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission...

The West Virginia State Police now have some more money to help them catch up with drug processing tests. One million dollars is coming from the Attorney General’s Office Consumer Protection Fund to help...

The number of registered Independents and Republicans continue to climb in the state. At the same time, those who consider themselves Democrats are dropping off. The indications from the state’s early voting shows 47-percent...

Republican candidates throughout West Virginia’s ballot are hoping to get a bump from Donald Trump. But Republicans gave themselves extra work to do when they eliminated straight-ticket voting in 2015. The option allowed voters...

West Virginia has officially set a record for early voting, according to the Secretary of State’s office. More than 220,000 West Virginians marked their ballots during the 10-day early voting period ending Saturday, according...