Legislature passes state budget bill
The West Virginia House and Senate passed a state budget bill on the final day of the legislative session. They passed a nearly 4.4 billion dollar budget. It’s the first time a budget has...
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Huntington police looking for murder suspect
Huntington police are looking for a man wanted in a deadly shooting. Police responded to shots fired on 11th Avenue Sunday afternoon where the found the body of Dewayne Robinson. A female was also...
Kanawha County Schools to Extend School Year for Makeup Days
Some county boards are canceling spring break to help make up for nine days of missed school during the recent teacher strike. Kanawha County plans to keep their spring break but add the days...
Marshall Advances to NCAA Tournament
March Madness includes Marshall this year. The Thundering Herd advanced to its first NCAA tournament in 31 years with a win in the Conference USA Championship Saturday. Marshall beat Western Kentucky 67-66 to get...
PEIA Task Force to Meet Tuesday
Gov. Jim Justice is adding six somen to the PEIA Task Force and it will now have 29 members. The new appointments will be made today. School employees said concerns about premiums and benefits...
Overdose Rate Improves
West Virginia’s death toll from drug overdoses has improved slightly, with 872 deaths last year. The state hit a grim record in 2016 of 887 fatal overdoses, or 52 per 100,000 residents, the highest...
Sports Betting Bill Becomes Law
Gov. Jim Justice said Friday a bill that would allow sports wagering in West Virginia will become law. It would allow sports wagering at the state’s five casinos and on Lottery Commission-approved mobile device...
Law Passes to Allow Multiple Owners to Agree on Drilling
— Gov. Jim Justice has signed a new law to allow drilling for natural gas beneath West Virginia property where 75 percent of owners of its royalty interests agree. Under current law, a single...
Application Period Opens for STEM Camp
The Governor’s STEM Institute is taking applications. It’s a free program for students currently in the seventh and eighth grades, for an academic boost in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. The sessions...
Praying for an end to gun violence
Religious leaders held a prayer vigil at the Cabell County Courthouse yesterday. A bell tolled for every person killed by gun violence in Huntington over the last year. A parishioner at St. John’s Episcopal...
