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West Virginia’s unemployment rate is locked in at an even six-percent. WorkForce West Virginia said yesterday the rate remained unchanged in November compared to the month before with the number of unemployed holding steady...

Senator Joe Manchin is not joining President-elect Trump’s cabinet. The Democrat had been rumored to possibly take on a role in the new administration but said yesterday after meeting with Trump he will stay...

The director of a West Virginia nonprofit group who was placed on leave after making a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook plans to return to her job this month. The...

Two Putnam County men pleaded guilty Tuesday in a federal pay-to-play case. Mark Rudolph Whitt of Winfield and James Travis Miller of Hurricane are accused of steering state highway projects to a South Carolina...

A Boone County man is in trouble after a woman says he tortured her for hours. 43-year old Kevin Woodrum of Gordon is facing several charges after the woman says he beat her in...

Governor-elect Jim Justice will be meeting with his transition team later this week. All of the policy committee chairs are in place and have built teams to help formulate the policy proposals for the...

A former West Virginia Division of Highways employee has pleaded guilty to wire and tax fraud charges, admitting he used his position to funnel inspection work to a South Carolina business in exchange for...

West Virginia’s Board of Pharmacy plans to ask prescription drug wholesalers to report pharmacies that place suspiciously large orders of painkillers or other controlled substances. The board plans to forward those reports to the...

The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says incomes in the resource-rich state continue to lag behind the nation, faulting in part a “trickle-down” approach to state economic policy that puts more power...

The state School Building Authority is deciding on funding for facilities projects in West Virginia. One of the proposals under consideration is a consolidation plan for Fayette County schools, and on Monday the state...