CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Celebrations across West Virginia will mark the state's 155th birthday. The Division of Culture and History says in a news release that free activities will be held Wednesday at the state Culture Center in Charleston, the Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in ...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A divided panel of federal regulators has denied requests from individuals and public interest groups to reconsider its approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Friday issued an order turning down the requests. Two of the five ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia broadband council executive says Microsoft Corp. is looking to partner with an internet service provider in the state for the company's broadband expansive initiative starting in July. According to the Charleston Gazette-Mail , Broadcast Enhancement ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia say they are looking for a female suspect in the theft of a pickup truck and other items from a state Division of Highways garage before she fled by crashing through a locked gate. Kanawha County Sheriff's Office spokesman Sgt. Brian Humphreys ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Marshall University in West Virginia is breaking ground for its new school of pharmacy and graduate student housing complex. The facilities will be located on the Fairfield Campus of the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine in Huntington. The new school will house ...
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia county is considering whether to convert its fire departments to full-time paid staff instead of volunteer. The Journal reports Berkeley County Fire Board Chairman Hunter Wilson says volunteers are being overwhelmed with an increasing number of ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Tourism Office today announced a new social media campaign for the state’s 155th birthday on June 20, 2018. This year’s birthday celebration features exclusive Almost Heaven stickers and encourages travel in the Mountain State. “Let’s celebrate ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia regulators have issued a $430,000 fine for permit violations against a company building a 713-mile natural gas pipeline. The Department of Environmental Protection announced the fine Tuesday against Rover Pipeline LLC, which is owned by Energy Transfer ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Six restaurants in West Virginia and Ohio have been ordered to pay $111,000 in back pay and damages to 27 workers for minimum wage and overtime violations. The U.S. Department of Labor says in a news release a federal court for West Virginia's southern district also ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — CSX Transportation in West Virginia and the federal government have settled a lawsuit that accused CSX of discriminatory hiring practices for $3.2 million. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the lawsuit accused CSX of administering a physical capability test that ...
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — A jail in West Virginia wrongly released an inmate serving time for sex abuse charges due to lost paperwork. The Herald-Dispatch reports Donald Moore is serving sentences for charges in two counties and was released when bond was posted in one county. Lawrence ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former messenger for the West Virginia Parkways Authority has pleaded guilty to stealing $41,000 in cash. WCHS-TV reported Wednesday that 47-year-old Patrick Brady Springman of Bluefield entered the plea to one felony count of embezzlement. Kanawha County ...
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia university has released a new logo and says it will eventually replace dozens of different logos used across its campus. A Fairmont State University statement says it will be implemented in several phases, starting with updated campus letterhead, ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bethesda Game Studios has announced that the next installment in its post-apocalyptic "Fallout" video game series will be a prequel based in the Mountain State. The Herald-Dispatch reports Director and Executive Producer Todd Howard announced "Fallout 76" Sunday at ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man accused of stealing 180 guns from the same pawn shop has pleaded guilty to multiple firearms charges. Prosecutors say 23-year-old Robert Lee Reid of Branchland entered the pleas Monday in federal court in Huntington. According to court records, ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia corrections spokesman says a retired Huntington police captain serving a sentence for sexually assaulting seven boys has died. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety spokesman Lawrence Messina tells news outlets that 88-year-old Foster G. ...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police are investigating a double slaying at a West Virginia apartment. Huntington Police Chief Hank Dial tells news outlets the body of a man and a woman were found at the apartment Tuesday morning. Both had gunshot wounds. Huntington police identified the victims ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was at 5.4 percent in May, the eighth straight month the rate has been unchanged. WorkForce West Virginia says the number of unemployed state residents rose by 100 during the month to 42,300. Total unemployment ...
CEREDO, W.Va. (AP) — Health officials in West Virginia say a county has confirmed a second case of a food service worker being diagnosed with hepatitis A. News outlets report Wayne County health officials say in a news release the latest case involves an employee who works at Java Joe's ...
By JESS MANCINI, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel FRIENDLY, W.Va. (AP) — "Muhammad Ali: By the Numbers" by Bob Canobbio and Lee Groves of Friendly is a statistical analysis of the punches Muhammad Ali landed on his opponents and the blows landed upon him based on available footage from 474 ...