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A fight over logging in state parks

A fight over logging in state parks

The conservation group Friends of Blackwater is preparing for a fight over logging in state parks. State Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher recently commented that logging within state parks on a “very limited basis” could...

Kentucky boy’s death ruled accidental

Kentucky boy’s death ruled accidental

The Christmas day drowning of a Kentucky boy is being considered accidental. Seven-year-old Paul Bowen fell into the Tug Fork River Christmas Day. The Martin County Sheriff says they found footprints leading to the...

Your power bill may be going down

Your power bill may be going down

Your power bill may be lower in 2018. FirstEnergy is estimating that thousands of customers will save nearly two-dollars a month. The savings are the result of lower costs for FirstEnergy. It cost the...

WV leads the nation in drug deaths

WV leads the nation in drug deaths

West Virginia still leads the nation in drug-related deaths. Center for Disease Control numbers show the overdose death rate in the state hit 52 per 100-thousand last year, the highest in the country. The...

Disappointing loss for WVU

Disappointing loss for WVU

A disappointing loss for WVU…the Mountaineers lost to Utah 30 to 14 yesterday at the Zaxby’s Heart of Dallas Bowl. WVU finishes the season at 7-6.

Beer truck overturns in Lincoln County

Beer truck overturns in Lincoln County

Two people were injured when a beer truck overturned in Lincoln County. The tractor trailer hit a pole and turned over on West Virginia-3, near Scary Creek. The top of the trailer split open,...

St. Albans man facing drug charges

St. Albans man facing drug charges

A St. Albans man is facing drug charges after a routine traffic stop on Route 817. A K9 search turned up marijuana, LSD, mushrooms, and more. The suspect also had three sets of scales...