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A plan to switch thousands of state employees from twice-monthly to biweekly pay could resume soon. Reports indicate the change to biweekly pay is pending the outcome of a vote Wednesday by the Enterprise...

While he appeals a decision that served him a one-year prison sentence, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship has paid his $250,000 fine. Blankenship was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum prison time and fine...

Musicians passionate about organ donations held a special concert yesterday to raise awareness. The concert at Capital Theater in Charleston helped spread information about organ donation registration, along with tissue and organ donations. There...

A judge says he wants more information before he’ll approve a class-action settlement stemming from a 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia that contaminated drinking water supplies. The case involves Kanawha Valley residents and...

West Virginia State University says its capital campaign has surpassed the $18 million fundraising goal. University President Brian Hemphill said Friday the school has raised $19.6 million for its “Realize the Promise, Deliver the...

The public can comment on Cabell Huntington Hospital’s proposed acquisition of St. Mary’s Medical Center. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the public comment period runs through April 18. The attorney general’s office will review...

Voters in Jefferson County will get to decide whether to allow restaurants and other businesses to serve alcohol on Sunday mornings. Jefferson County Commission decided to put the topic on the Nov. 8 general...

Former Sen. Jay Rockefeller is delivering the keynote address at a national energy conference at West Virginia University today. The university said the conference will look at the effect of the global energy transition...

The Sheriff needed help from first responders this week in Lincoln County. Sheriff Ken Farley suffered four broken ribs and a broken collar bone after the pickup truck he was working on fell on...

Authorities have arrested a fourth suspect accused of impersonating narcotics officers during a Kentucky burglary. 44-year-old Philip Leonard Fortner of Huntington was arrested Wednesday in Cabell County on charges of first-degree burglary, unlawful imprisonment,...