By COURTNEY HESSLER The Herald-Dispatch HURRICANE, W.Va. — More than 1,300 citations have been issued by several police departments along the 20-mile work zone of an Interstate 64 construction project spanning Cabell and Putnam counties. The citations are a result of an increased police presence from local and state agencies[Read More…]

By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail CAMP CREEK, W.Va.  — There are few things more gross than an earthen pit toilet in a public campground. Even when they’re well-kept, they stink and they attract flies. Summer heat can make an afternoon trip to the loo downright disgusting. Not for long, though[Read More…]

Times West Virginian CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Grab your fishing pole and get your bait and tackle box ready because West Virginia’s Free Fishing Days are this Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10. This annual program gives residents and nonresidents a chance to fish in West Virginia for free. “West[Read More…]

Staff reports The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va.  — Marshall County officials said a pipeline explosion on Nixon Ridge at about 4 a.m. today was contained by 6 a.m. The explosion happened at the Columbia Gas TransCanada Midstream pipeline outside Moundsville, said Robert Jones, chief of Roberts Ridge Volunteer Fire[Read More…]

By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Local physician Dr. Ayne Amjad joined impassioned Minden residents Thursday evening to issue a direct plea for help to United States Environmental Protection Agency Mid-Atlantic Region Director Cosmo Servidio, who was in Minden for a listening session. Servidio heard residents’ concerns about[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, June 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO’S PLAYING DOWN NEED FOR PREPARATION FOR N. KOREA SUMMIT President Donald Trump says “attitude”[Read More…]

By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In no uncertain terms, the West Virginia Judicial Investigative Commission on Wednesday alleged that the man who wrote the book on political corruption in West Virginia had perpetuated his own abuses of power as a justice for the West Virginia Supreme Court.[Read More…]

By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail WINFIELD, W.Va.  — Don’t make hoax threats against schools and other places. But, also, don’t hesitate to report to police what you perceive to be a threat or suspicious activity, even if it turns out to be a false alarm. Those were the messages Wednesday[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice thinks West Virginia residents may now have a reason to feel happy. He is basing his assertion on better than forecast state revenue figures for May and the fiscal year 2018, Justice said. Justice held a Wednesday afternoon press[Read More…]