Local News

It has been more than four years since the stockpiles of coal at power plants have been higher than right now. According to the Energy Information Administration the 197 million tons of coal sitting...

Bald eagle sightings may increase this spring and summer. There are a record number of bald eagle nests with chicks or eggs in southern West Virginia right now. The Gazette-Mail reports there are eight...

A warrant sweep over the weekend in St. Albans produced several arrests. St. Albans Police served search warrants in one neighborhood, covering two homes along Walnut Street. What they’ve been charged with, and the...

A new report shows West Virginia is in an economic recession. The Register-Herald reports that the Mountain State Business Index finds West Virginia has seen deterioration in economic activities since the spring of 2015,...

The Huntington fire marshal is investigating a fire at a Huntington apartment complex that they are calling very suspicious. Huntington fire chief Carl Eastham said this fire is suspicious for two reasons. The first...

Jason Testman had to think a second before he could remember what South Charleston’s beautification project was going to look like. He says, “It’s a buffer between MacCorkle Avenue and some of the industrial...

New findings from an economic index indicate that West Virginia is in a recession. The Mountain State Business Index has found that there has been deterioration in economic activities in West Virginia since the...

Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has vetoed a pair of education measures and signed into law a bill requiring voter identification on the last day to act on bills after this year’s 60-day legislative session....

The Ridge Runner is moving full steam ahead on another season of taking area residents and tourists on scenic mountain rides. The Ridge Runner season starts up on Saturday at noon at Lotito Park.

Mountaineer Gas Co. has filed an application with West Virginia regulators for a major natural gas distribution line expansion in Berkeley, Jefferson and Morgan counties. The company’s senior vice president, Moses Skaff, tells The...