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Coal Consumption Drops

Coal Consumption Drops

Americans are consuming less coal in 2018 than at any time since 1979, according to a federal report released this week. The U.S. Energy Information Administration projected Tuesday that 2018 would also see the...

WVU band gets a boost

WVU band gets a boost

The Mountaineer Marching Band is getting a financial boost. Nearly 900 donors contributed 125-thousand-dollars to the West Virginia University Foundation’s Pride Travel Fund. The money will be used for transportation, hotels and food for...

PEIA Task Force approaching deadline

PEIA Task Force approaching deadline

The PEIA Task Force is adopting final recommendations as it approaches a December 11th deadline. Yesterday the Task Force adopted a proposal to eliminate penalties for out of state medical care in border counties.

17 Apply to fill WV Supreme Court vacancy

17 Apply to fill WV Supreme Court vacancy

Seventeen candidates have applied to fill a vacancy on the West Virginia Supreme Court after Justice Allen Loughry resigned. The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will interview the candidates and make recommendations to the governor....

Winter Weather Advisory in effect

Winter Weather Advisory in effect

A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from Charleston south through seven o’clock tonight. Colder weather moving in along with a breeze will make it feel like the 20s. We will see snow on...

Fatal Clarksburg house fire

Fatal Clarksburg house fire

A man died in a house fire in Clarksburg. The blaze broke out Tuesday morning at a home on Austin Avenue. The man was trapped on the second floor. Four children were taken to...

Governor calls troopers’ actions inexcusable

Governor calls troopers’ actions inexcusable

Governor Justice is weighing in on the suspension of two West Virginia State Troopers who are accused of beating a teenager after a pursuit in Martinsburg. Justice called the troopers’ actions “ridiculous and inexcusable.”...