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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...

West Virginia’s U.S. senators are pushing to reauthorize funding for the 20-year-old Children’s Health Insurance Plan, which expired in October. According to health officials, the program covers 21,321 children statewide and about 9 million...

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...

Charleston police are getting ready to open a downtown substation between the Charleston Town Center and Summers Street. With crime in downtown Charleston a growing problem, police decided this summer to make use of...

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...

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...

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,...

Nearly 300 coal miners are out of work after a Northern West Virginia coal mine was closed. Federal regulators say they were notified at the end of November that the Federal Number two mine,...

The State Board of Education will close three elementary schools in Brooke county. The schools are being shut down due to a drop in enrollment. The doors will be closed at the end of...

You’re in luck if you are in the market for a used car. A state sponsored surplus vehicle auction is today in Dunbar. Around 45 vehicles will be auctioned off at the State Agency...