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Before John Orem’s name could even appear on the ballot for sheriff of Berkeley County, it will appear on the docket at Berkeley County Magistrate Court. Omen was arraigned yesterday on charges of heroin...

So far, West Virginia is Zika-free. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department reports there are no cases of the virus in the state and no infected mosquitoes have been found. The virus appears to be spreading...

About 40 employees of the Boone County School District have resigned in the middle of the budget crisis. Monday was the deadline for employees to resign ahead of the new school year, and rather...

There’s still a little time to apply for FEMA relief after the floods. You’ll have to register for federal disaster assistance by August 24th. Those impacted by floodsd in Clay, Fayette, Greenbrier, Jackson, Kanawha,...

Kroger is hiring, and has room for about a hundred new employees. WCHS TV reports the 39 stores are located in the Charleston area, along with Huntington and Parkersburg areas, Morgantown, Beckley, Hinton, Logan,...

West Virginia University has agreed to acquire the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute in Morgantown. WVU announced yesterday, the planned acquisition of the Institute, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. Now-retired U.S....

The five-year contract signed by West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee will pay him at least 800-thousand-dollars a year and maybe more. The deal says Gee could make an additional 200-grand a year...

Deputies in Putnam County are cracking down on red-light runners. Operation “Target Red” is underway for the next couple of weeks. Officers will be looking for those who think a yellow light means they...

Classrooms opened to teachers yesterday, in Kanawha County. For most, it will be the first time they have stepped foot into their classrooms since the June 23rd flood. Hoover High students and Elkview Middle...

Another million dollar lottery winner is in West Virginia. The Powerball ticket was sold at a Worthington convenience store and matched five numbers from this past weekend’s drawing. The ticket is the third million-dollar...