Navy base sold
A 123-acre former Navy installation in Pendleton County has sold at auction. The Charleston Gazette reports the online auction for the former Navy Information Operations Command installation ended Monday night, after a bid of...
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State needing high speed
West Virginia residents told federal officials that the state’s lack of high-speed internet access is hurting their quality of life and damaging the state’s ability to attract tourists. The Register-Herald reports that business owners,...
Legal services for low income
West Virginians who are running into issues related to last month’s deadly floods might be eligible for free legal services. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced Wednesday that Disaster Legal Services will provide legal...
Dept Homeland Security employee
A Department of Homeland Security employee has pleaded not guilty to charges stemming from entering his agency’s Washington headquarters with a gun, knife, infrared camera, pepper spray and handcuffs. Northern West Virginia U.S. Attorney...
Changes in Health care
West Virginia officials are recommending the formation of a nonprofit group to coordinate changes to health care at the federal and state levels. The Department of Health and Human Resources announced plans Wednesday to...
Two more counties approved
Federal officials have approved two more counties for temporary housing after deadly floods washed through thousands of homes last month. A press release Wednesday from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says Clay and Nicholas counties...
Drug testing for students
If you are a Lincoln County high school student playing on the football team, driving to school or participating in any extra curricular activities you better be clean. The school’s new drug testing policy...
New Library set up
More than a month after the June flood wiped out the Clendenin Branch Library, a new temporary location is opening up. The Elk Valley Express Library is located in Big Chimney on Pennsylvania Avenue....
flood victims beware
The attorney general’s office is warning flood victims to be on their toes so they don’t become victims a second time. Patrick Morrisey is warning of a scam that goes something like this: Someone...
Two Day film training
A two-day film training workshop is being planned for next month. The West Virginia Film Office will hold the training at the Greenbrier Public Library in Lewisburg. The dates have been set for August...