Local News

A school resource officer at Capital High School had to call for back-up after several fights broke out yesterday afternoon. As many as five students were involved. No injuries were reported, and no weapons...

Governor Jim Justice has signed a bill that imposes work requirements on some people receiving SNAP benefits. The bill says that able bodied adults between eighteen and fifty must work, volunteer, or participate in...

The new owner of the Gazette-Mail is retaining most of its employees following the buyout. The Associate Press reports 168 workers at the newspaper were offered jobs by HD Media on Monday. HD Media...

A new therapy dog will help local elementary students. Students at Mary C. Snow Elementary has a new 15-month-old lab as part of the Handle With Care Program that helps students get through traumatic...

The governor signed a bill Tuesday to impose the federal 20-hour weekly work requirement for many food stamp recipients statewide, according to the Gazette-Mail. The bill applies to people ages 18 to 49 who...

Funeral arrangements have been announced for one of the two Pratt Volunteer Fire Department firefighters killed last weekend responding to a triple fatality on Interstate 77. The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office said visitation...

The Vatican approved Cabell Huntington Hospital’s purchase of St. Mary’s Medical Center. The Vatican approved the transaction with the understanding that St. Mary’s will remain a Catholic-affiliated facility and maintain its name in addition...

The body of a Putnam County man who’s been missing since December was recovered from the Ohio River last week. Forty-four-year-old Jason Kirkpatrick has been missing since Christmas day. A fisherman spotted his body...

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reached a deal with Montana that he says boosts Second Amendment protections for both states. The deal means concealed carry handgun permits issued by West Virginia or...

The first project in Governor Jim Justice’s multi-million-dollar road bond proposal will begin in two weeks on I-64 between Milton and Teays Valley. The entire roadway will be rebuilt. The first phase of the...