Local News

Lt. Baylous Nominated for US Marshal

Lt. Baylous Nominated for US Marshal

President Donald Trump has nominated a West Virginia state trooper to be U.S. marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia. The White House announced Tuesday that Michael T. Baylous has been nominated for...

Fix Leaky Dome

Fix Leaky Dome

The state of West Virginia will start accepting bids next month from construction companies hoping to fix the leaky dome at the capitol building. Engineers earlier this spring found that water leaks were damaging...

Manchin meets with Trump

Manchin meets with Trump

West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin says he’s thankful for a productive meeting with President Trump. Manchin, a Democrat, was invited to the White House last night for a dinner to discuss tax reform. In...

WV Tax Revenue

WV Tax Revenue

West Virginia officials say the state’s tax revenue is about 20-million-dollars below projections. The latest numbers reflect tax revenue from August, the second month of the fiscal year. Officials with the Department of Revenue...

WV Voters

WV Voters

Mountain state voters will soon decide whether to approve over one-billion-dollars in new infrastructure projects. A special election on October 7th will put the matter to a vote. State transportation officials said several roadways...

Gee Talks about Challenges to Come

Gee Talks about Challenges to Come

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee is acknowledging the challenges ahead for the state. Gee delivered his fall State of the University address this week and said there are “several interlocking crises” that include...

Power Back

Power Back

Power is back on in most Cabell and Putnam County locations after a Tuesday afternoon outage. Thousands were left in the dark Tuesday, as an AEP breaker near Huntington failed and darkened many spots....

WVU Enrollment Grows

WVU Enrollment Grows

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee says he’s committing the school to innovation and research, supporting local business, talent expansion and alumni outreach as part of a statewide economic initiative. In his state of...