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The third and final public hearing of the public employees’ health insurance fund takes place tonight in Beckley. Last night in Morgantown there was a capacity crowd at the WVU Erickson Alumni Center to...

The latest Cost of Loving index shows the prices of “affection-expressing” gifts remain virtually unchanged this Valentine’s Day. Prices are roughly the same for a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates, or a...

The West Virginia House approved a bill yesterday that would raise teacher’s salaries. Teachers, school service personnel and State Police would get a two-percent raise this year. Teachers would get additional one-percent raises over...

The American Federation of Teachers has called for a work stoppage Friday in Cabell, Wayne, and Lincoln counties. Instead of attending class, the teachers will rally at the Capitol. Union reps have called for...

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for most of the region. The watch is in effect through Friday evening. The weather service says the ground is already saturated and streams and...

The West Virginia House of Delegates approved a pay raise bill Tuesday for teachers, school service personnel and State Police. The bill passed by a vote of 98 to 1. It now goes to...

Gov. Justice has put a sewer line project in Fayette County on hold to give the EPA time to finish an environmental reports. The project is on a line running from the old Arbuckle...

Changes may be coming to the federal food stamp program. A Trump administration proposal would replace half of the monthly cash benefits for those on food stamps with a box of food. It would...

West Virginia is celebrating the 2018 maple season with two Maple Days that will open up sugar shacks and maple operations to the public. The dates are Feb. 24 and March 17. West Virginia...

With eight days left to file a claim in the $151 million water crisis settlement, about 65 percent of the potential residential victims have filed a claim. With the filing deadline closing in, 66,786...