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Priest wins on game show

Priest wins on game show

Father Bill Matheny practices what he preaches. The Catholic priest recently won a lot of money on the game show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.” Matheny says he will give much of his...

Euoptec

Euoptec

After 11 weeks, workers at Europtec USA will finally be going back to work. The National Labor Relations Board brokered the deal between the company and the United Steel Workers. The settlement will mean...

Staff reduces at Div of Forestry

Staff reduces at Div of Forestry

The staff reductions made this summer in the state Division of Forestry could make it tough on resources during the fall fire season. The layoffs of more than three dozen could mean more help...

States transportation

States transportation

There are some very encouraging numbers coming from the state’s transportation department. West Virginia ranks as the second lowest cost per mile. The national average is over 106-thousand dollars spent per mile, but West...

Three Arrested by Kanawha STOP Team

Three Arrested by Kanawha STOP Team

The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office STOP Team executed a search warrant on Maple Street in Shrewsbury early Wednesday, and they made a drug arrest there. 34-year old Louis C. Anderson of Cincinnati, OH was...

McKinley

McKinley

The House Ethics Committee is scolding West Virginia Rep. David McKinley for disregarding House rules by failing to change the name of his self-titled engineering firm after becoming a member of Congress. McKinley, a...

Coal mine

Coal mine

A state review board has voted to allow Wyoming’s first major coal mine in decades to proceed despite the objections of another coal company. The Wyoming Environmental Quality Council voted unanimously Wednesday to approve...

Chemical spill

Chemical spill

Federal investigators say that a chemical spill into the water supply of 300,000 people in West Virginia in 2014 was preventable. At a press conference Wednesday, U.S. Chemical Safety Board Chairwoman Vanessa Allen Sutherland...

John Orem

John Orem

John Orem’s name is on the ballot to become the Berkeley County Sheriff, but he is also facing possible drug charges. In early August, the Republican candidate was arrested after being found unconscious in...