By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times FRANKLIN, W.Va. — Earlier this month, Pendleton County passed a strongly worded resolution calling for “Dissolution” of the National Radio Quiet Zone or “total waivers of any NRQZ restrictions imposed on Public Safety Radio Frequency Bands currently in use, as well as all the[Read More…]

Unfilled police positions create daily adjustments, impacts By Erik Anderson, Spirit of Jefferson CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Two vacancies out of more than 30 staff positions may not seem like a major problem for an employer. But according to local officials, those personnel shortfalls have significant implications for the well-being[Read More…]

By Allen Hamrick, Clay County Free Press CLAY, W.Va. — There is no doubt or any statistic that doesn’t say that this summer has been hot and dry.  People have lamented that it was so hot that water buffaloes were evaporating into thin air. Of course, this is somewhat ridiculous[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The panel of experts who will be guiding members of the non-profit responsible for distributing hundreds of millions of dollars to combat the substance use disorder crisis in West Virginia were officially introduced to the public Tuesday. The[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Vintage WWII aircraft may buzz the skies over Bridgeport, Fairmont and Clarksburg next year. Peter Ballard, Warbird Rides Coordinator of the Capital Wing of the Commemorative Air Force, stopped by Tuesday’s meeting of the Bridgeport Airport Authority. He pitched the airport’s[Read More…]

By Lisa Schauer, The Morgan Messenger BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — State Senator, and justice-elect of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Charles S. Trump IV was named the recipient of the second annual Morganite award by the Berkeley Springs-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce. The surprise announcement was made[Read More…]

By Noah Jeffries, The Record Delta BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WV News) — Every year since 1981, the United Nations has recognized Sept. 21 as an International Day of Peace to raise awareness about peace and highlight the things that connect us instead of divide us. To celebrate this occasion, local kids[Read More…]

By Evan Bevins and Jess Mancini, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Representatives of the local Republican and Democratic parties Monday condemned the second attempt to assassinate Donald Trump. “Any attempt on any president is just plain wrong,” said West Virginia Delegate Scot Heckert, chairman of the Republican Party[Read More…]

By Mary Catherine Brooks, The Register-Herald/Wyoming County Report BECKLEY, W.Va. — Despite the rain predicted this week, drought conditions combined with hunters and others entering the woods are still fueling conditions for dangerous wildfires across the state, according to Gov. Jim justice. “The magnitude of this drought is off the[Read More…]