Jobless Rate Dips
Unemployment rates dropped in 51 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in October. WorkForce West Virginia says Jefferson County had the lowest unemployment rate in the state at 3.2 percent, followed by Monongalia County at...
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Officer Involved in Shooting is Cleared to Return to Work
The Kanwaha Bureau of Investigation continues to look into the officer-involved shooting earlier this week in Nitro. The vehicle involved was improperly registered, according to Sgt. B-D Humphreys, and the adult adult female passenger...
Busy Travel Weekend Continues
An estimated 46.9 million Americans are taking a car, plane, bus or train at least 50 miles from home over the long holiday weekend, according to AAA. That would be an increase of more...
Humane Association Spoils its Animals on Thanksgiving
Humans aren’t the only ones to get all the spoils at Thanksgiving. Shelter animals in Charleston ate big at the third annual Furry Feast with the Kanawha Charleston Humane Association. Volunteers helped dogs chow...
Deer Season Off to a Record Start
The opening of buck firearms season has tallied up a huge one-day harvest of whitetail deer: more than 20,000. State wildlife officials say Monday’s kill was up 77 percent from last year. The new...
Warnings Issued for Jury Service Scam
Federal court officials in the Southern District are warning residents about a scam involving jury service. OResidents have reported being called by someone claiming to represent the court. The caller says the resident failed...
Hunter Killed Trying to Seek Heat
West Virginia State Police say a hunter was killed after he and a fellow hunter built a fire and the heat broke apart an overhanging boulder, tumbling on the hunter. Senior Trooper G.S. Walter...
Still No Verdict in Blankenship Trial
Jurors recessed after their fourth full day of deliberations without reaching a verdict in the trial of ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. The jury spent Monday deliberating in U.S. District Court in Charleston. If...
Hunting Brings in Big Bucks
The state estimates that the West Virginia economy gets a big boost from the annual buck firearms season. The Division of Natural Resources estimates that more than 330,000 hunters will spend a total of...
Fewer Arrests This Year at WV Football Games
Police and school officials say policies aimed at reducing binge drinking at West Virginia University football games are achieving their goals. Morgantown Police Chief Ed Preston says the elimination of half-time re-entry has been...
