Local News

No one likes to hear about rate increases. However, from time to time, improvements must be made. Starting next week in Ripley and the town of Evans, outdated sewer lines will be replaced with...

A Williamson man is facing serious charges following a drug bust early yesterday morning. Leo Curtis Childress, 34, was arrested after the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department, U.S. 119 Task Force and West Virginia State...

There is one bridge in Putnam County that the West Virginia Division of Highways has shut down, and it is really making getting around, difficult for some. The structure in the Lanham community dates...

West Virginia lawmakers are looking to delay new science educational standards, amid doubts of global warming. The GOP-led House approved the amendment blocking science standards yesterday. The bill requires experts chosen by legislative leadership...

A fatal fire in Raleigh County is under investigation. A 38-year-old Ghent man died after his mobile home caught fire early Tuesday morning. The state fire marshal’s office says in a statement that there...

A proposal to let people 21 years old and up carry hidden guns without permits or training is headed back to Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. Senators passed the bill Wednesday by a 24-9...

The Cabell County Board of Education has voted unanimously to approve 61 layoffs and 97 transfers for professional and service personnel. The reductions in force and transfers stem from an expected loss of $2.6...

Educators celebrated school health reform achievements made over the last three years at the Capitol yesterday. The goal is to focus on efforts to keep students moving. Elementary students started their day at the...

The state Senate passed two bills to aid the oil and gas industry Tuesday. One would dramatically scale back the ability of neighboring property owners to sue over noise, dust and light pollution, and...

The town recorder of Marmet has become the city’s interim mayor after a three-judge panel removed the former mayor from office. The Gazette-Mail reports that in accordance with the current city ordinance, Tammy Kersey...