Winter weather returns to WV
Some winter weather headed our way…It will be in the 60’s today, but a winter weather advisory is in effect starting this afternoon through Sunday morning. Heavy rain is expected to turn into snow...
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Blankenship to Hold Town Hall Meeting
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is hosting a town hall meeting for voters next week as he revs up his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Blankenship’s campaign said the meeting will be held...
State School Board Approves Grading System Changes
West Virginia schools are getting more flexibility when it comes to individual graduation requirements. Students also will likely see a change when it comes to their grades. The West Virginia Board of Education this...
Legal Tobacco Age Could Move to 21
The legal age to buy tobacco products could increase to 21, If both houses agree this session. Several senators are co-sponsoring a bill that would raise the West Virginia tobacco age from 18 to...
WV is a happy place to work
West Virginia is a happy place to work. Career test experts Sokanu released its yearly survey of happiest states to work and says West Virginia slipped three slots to fifth place. Hawaii claimed the...
Cleaning up voter rolls
More than 45-thousand new voters have registered in West Virginia over the last year. The Secretary of State’s office released the figures yesterday. The state has been working to clean up voter rolls, and...
The speed limit may go up to 80
Soon, you may be able to drive 80-miles-an-hour in some parts of West Virginia. Lawmakers introduced a bill yesterday that would raise the speed limit to 80 on Interstates and some four-lane roads.
Legislators back at work
West Virginia Lawmakers are back at work. The Legislatures 60th Regular Session got underway yesterday. The state budget, a pay increase for Department of Corrections workers, and taxes are expected to take center stage...
Police increasing patrols at Town Center
Shoppers at Charleston Town Center mall found syringes and what appeared to be blood in a bathroom stall. Police say there have been seven overdoses at the mall in the past two months. They...
Elderly man dies in explosion
An elderly man died in an explosion and fire in Logan County. An explosion engulfed a house in flames on Whitman Creek road yesterday afternoon. Firefighters say it was so hot that it damaged...