HIV Outbreak Contained
Health officials in West Virginia say they were able to contain an HIV outbreak in the southern part of the state by quickly identifying infected people and getting them into treatment. The Gazette-Mail quotes...
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Christmas Events Planned at the State Fairgrounds
The State Fair of West Virginia plans to feature an ice skating rink, Christmas lights display and Santa Claus visits starting Dec. 12 at the fairgrounds in Lewisburg. Christmas at the Fair, scheduled to...
Broadband access helps WV compete in the digital economy
Nearly four-thousand homes and business in Barbour, Randolph and Upshur counties are getting broadband access. The Central West Virginia Broadband Association received 3-million-dollars in federal funding to provide broadband access. Senator Shelley Moore Capito...
WV Junior college building donated to Catholic Diocese
The West Virginia Junior College building in downtown Charleston was sold for about 950-thousand-dollars, and is being donated to the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. The school will stay in the building for three to...
No mid-year budget cuts
Mid-year budget cuts will not be necessary. West Virginia revenue officials say tax collection is lower than estimated, but by far less than last year. Collections were less than ten-million-dollars off compared to last...
Flags at half-staff in honor of church shooting victims
Flags are flying at half-staff across West Virginia in honor of those who lost their lives in the Texas mass shooting. Governor Justice issued a proclamation yesterday to keep flags lowered until sunset Thursday.
Missing K-9 officer
Huntington Police need your help to find a missing K-9 officer. Rudy, a 7-year-old Belgian Malinois escaped from his kennel in the Pritchard area Saturday night. If you see him, please contact Huntington police.
A proposal to combat homelessness
Charleston City Council is considering a proposed ordinance that would help combat homelessness that was created in conjunction with the Charleston Homeless Task Force. The ordinance is a three-pronged approach that would help end...
Suspects swipe engagement rings worth $30,000
Charleston police are looking for two suspects accused of threatening a clerk and stealing six engagement rings worth 30-thousand-dollars from Macy’s at Charleston Town Center. A woman told the clerk her boyfriend had a...
Kanawha County has Second-Highest Premature Birth Rates in the State
Nearly 12 percent of babies delivered in West Virginia are now born premature. The Mountain State places fourth in the country for the highest percentage of preterm births, at 11.8 percent. That’s an F...