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Huntington Police have a new contract

Huntington Police have a new contract

Hunting Police have approved a new contract with the city. The Fraternal Order of Police, Gold Star Lodge 65, ratified the contract yesterday. The FOP represents 95 current officer and retirees. Huntington City Council...

Nitro officer found not guilty

Nitro officer found not guilty

Former Nitro police sergeant, Timothy Jarrell, has been found not guilty on two misdemeanor charges of battery. Jarrell was accused of strangling a man in a chokehold in an incident that took place last...

Nitro Officer Found Not Guilty

Nitro Officer Found Not Guilty

A jury has found a Nitro police sergeant accused of putting a man in a choke-hold not guilty on two misdemeanor charges of battery and false swearing. Timothy Jarrell had been with the department...

West Virginia Does Well Protecting the Elderly

West Virginia Does Well Protecting the Elderly

West Virginia does well in protecting older folks. The state ranked high in an in-depth analysis of states with the best elder-abuse protections, according to personal-finance website WalletHub. They ranked the Mountain State at...

Blankenship running for Senate

Blankenship running for Senate

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is officially a candidate for the U.S. Senate. His paperwork was made public yesterday. Blankenship joins Representative Evan Jenkins and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey in the Republican primary...

Manchin addresses the opioid crisis

Manchin addresses the opioid crisis

Senator Joe Manchin is addressing the opioid crisis. He was part of a hearing yesterday looking into why 780-million pain pills were distributed in West Virginia between 2007 and 2012. Manchin pointed out that,...