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Slow health insurance sign-ups

Slow health insurance sign-ups

Fewer people are signing up for health insurance. The public assistance group West Virginia Navigator says they have assisted fewer applicants through the process this year. The deadline to register for open enrollment is...

Man dies after blow to the head

Man dies after blow to the head

A Boone County man is accused of killing a man with a single blow to the head. Thirty-year-old Ryan Smith is accused of punching 51-year-old Ronnie Keeney, Sr., who lost consciousness and never recovered.

Father & son arrested on drug charges

Father & son arrested on drug charges

A father and son are under arrest on drug and weapons charges. Mingo County deputies took Jessie Gravely, and Jessie Joe Gravely, Jr. into custody after serving a search warrant on the Father’s home...

Missing man may be in Boone County mine

Missing man may be in Boone County mine

Authorities are searching for a missing man who may be in a Boone County mine. Thirty-eight-year-old Wes Blackburn has been missing since Sunday. He was last seen entering the Wells Complex Mine, in Wharton,...

Senate Weighs Impeachment Options

Senate Weighs Impeachment Options

The leader of West Virginia’s Senate said he’s mulling his options after the state Supreme Court refused to revisit a ruling that halted the impeachment process of several justices. Senate President Mitch Carmichael said...

Beckley Considers LGBTQ Protections

Beckley Considers LGBTQ Protections

A West Virginia mayor is urging officials to add protections for LGBTQ people in his city’s code. The Register-Herald reports Beckley Mayor Rob Rappold has asked the city’s Common Council to consider an ordinance...