Local News

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office says it’s issued subpoenas, written letters and reached out to charities to protect consumers in the wake of devastating floods. Morrisey’s office said in a news release...

Singer Brad Paisley says he’s shocked and heartbroken by the destruction from deadly flooding in his home state of West Virginia. Paisley on Thursday visited Clendenin, a town of 1,200 people ravaged by the...

Cigarettes are getting more expensive in West Virginia. To balance the state budget, West Virginia will raise its cigarette tax by 65 cents to $1.20 per pack starting Friday. E-cigarette and other tobacco product...

A man killed in an Elkview car accident on the interstate is identified. It happened a little before midnight Tuesday night at the 10-mile marker heading south on Interstate 79 in Elkview. Sgt B-D...

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack is heading to Appalachia to talk about the scourge of opioid addiction devastating the region. Vilsack will be in Abingdon, Virginia, today for a round-table discussion on substance...

The first day of school could be pushed back in some areas due to high water and mud inside some schools. The state board of education is working to file insurance claims, which could...

By the end of the weekend, the names of 37 Division of Forestry workers without a job will be known. When the new fiscal budget goes into effect on July 1st, the state forestry...

The attorney general’s office is deploying several mobile command centers to areas hit the hardest by last week’s flooding. The mobile offices will be staffed by the Consumer Protection Division to answer questions and...

President Obama is fast-tracking the request to add five more counties to the federal aid list. Governor Tomblin made the request yesterday to have Clay, Roane, Monroe, Fayette and Summers counties eligible for federal...

A team of West Virginia University students is celebrating after capturing top honors at a robotic drilling contest. Drillbotics is an international drilling competition designed to create a miniature robotic drilling rig inside a...