By CARTER WALKER Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va.  — Authorities are searching for a plane that may have crashed in or near Marion County. The Marion County 911 call log indicates that a plane went missing shortly before 9:30 a.m. Dispatchers with the 911 center in Marion County said they[Read More…]

By JEFFREY SAULTON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Those for and against the proposed purchase of the Pleasants Power Station by Monongahela Power Co. and Potomac Edison Co. made their voices heard during a public comment meeting with the West Virginia Public Service Commission Wednesday. During the[Read More…]

By COURTNEY HESSLER and JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va.  — Huntington city officials started the process Thursday of clearing homeless encampments near Harris Riverfront Park along the Ohio River, according to City Communications Director Bryan Chambers. Several agencies arrived at the area known as “Tent City” between the floodwall[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — Former two-term West Virginia Delegate Larry D. Kump, who once proposed that the Eastern Panhandle secede from West Virginia, has decided to run again for state office. Kump will be running for a seat in the State House of Delegates in 2018[Read More…]

By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A Morgantown town hall meeting will address concerns about Trump’s budget proposal. Scheduled for Saturday, the town hall will be hosted by Mountaineers for Progress and the West Virginia Citizen Action Group. “There are real people in our community, good people,[Read More…]

By CHRISTOPHER DOWELL The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will accept applications for Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits from those who lived or worked in Harrison, Marion and Wetzel counties during the July 29 floods. Persons may apply for D-SNAP[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — West Virginia Wesleyan College will kick off its new Faculty Lecture Series on Monday with “The Heartbreak Game: What Makes a Classic Country Song Classic?” presented by Eric Waggoner, associate professor of English. The lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Culpepper Auditorium of[Read More…]

Staff reports The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va.  — Weirton Medical Center has been named a 5-Star recipient for vaginal and C-section delivery by Healthgrades, an online resource for information about physicians and hospitals, officials have announced. The rating indicates the hospital’s clinical outcomes are statistically significantly better than expected[Read More…]

Staff report Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Prosecutors have dropped two misdemeanor domestic violence charges against “Americas Got Talent” winner Landau Murphy Jr. on Wednesday. A pending investigation includes further conversations with the alleged victim, according to a motion filed in Logan County Magistrate Court. Charges may be refiled in[Read More…]

By VALICIA DARQUENNE The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will travel to the Northern Panhandle to continue a faith-based initiative aimed at empowering religious groups across the Mountain State in the fight against substance abuse. The attorney general will present on the campus of Wheeling Jesuit[Read More…]