Local News

Authorities in Greenbrier County say a man allegedly struck a sheriff’s cruiser at a traffic stop. Sheriff Jan Cahill tells The Register-Herald that Jason Edward Williams is accused of hitting the passenger side of...

Dogs get the last swim of the season at a Charleston pool. Next Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. the pups who are current on vaccinations can take a tip at the pool...

Ginseng diggers are heading to West Virginia’s forests as the season for harvesting opens. The season started Thursday and runs through Nov. 30. The state Department of Commerce says that by law, only ginseng...

Chase Bank is closing one of its Charleston locations. The company announced this week that the South Hills branch will close to keep up with a changing market. The South Hills branch will consolidate...

More than a dozen-and-a-half historic preservation projects across West Virginia are getting nearly 450-thousand dollars in grant money. Governor Tomblin announced the funding Wednesday, while saying keeping the locations in good shape is important...

Uber is accused of operating at Yeager Airport without a contract. The ride-sharing company is expected to reach a deal to work from the airport in the near future but officials say it is...

A phosphorus fire at a chemical plant prompted Mason County residents and others, including nearby schoolchildren, to shelter in place for about an hour. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection said in a...

Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Cole says West Virginia needs a full-time governor to address the state’s challenges. His comments Thursday at the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual business meeting at the Greenbrier Resort...

According to the latest court ruling, Morgantown Mall is within the city limits of Westover. The long-running annexation battle between the mall owners and the city was settled in court this week. The city...

A hepatitis A outbreak linked to Egyptian strawberries has grown to more than 50 cases in four states. A health official in West Virginia says three confirmed cases in the state’s Eastern Panhandle are...