By EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Nine years ago, a trio of fire departments fought an electrical fire at a warehouse at the former Ames plant off Camden and Broadway avenues. Among them was the Lubeck Volunteer Fire Department, whose chief, Mark Stewart, is the[Read More…]

By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  State Election Commissioners voted Wednesday to put up $4,000 — or 80 percent of the commission’s annual budget — to help promote a new voter identification program the Secretary of State’s Office is launching. The money will go to buy fliers to[Read More…]

By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. —  For as many times as Huntington has been pushed into the national spotlight, Wednesday was one of the first and few times those on the local front lines have heard their stories told in a positive light on a grand scale. Broadcasting[Read More…]

Staff report The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 14th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, at more than 5,000 locations nationwide, including several in the Tri-State area. The day offers the public a chance to[Read More…]

By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald RICHWOOD, W.Va. — Embattled Richwood Mayor Bob Henry Baber filed suit Monday against Richwood City Council members, the acting interim mayor and the state Auditor John McCuskey. The situation between Baber and council has spiraled since Baber was asked at the Sept. 21 Richwood City Council[Read More…]

By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Days after being sued by Richwood Mayor Bob Henry Baber, State Auditor John McCuskey has responded in a press release. “On Monday, October 23, Bob Henry Baber, mayor of Richwood, filled a baseless and frivolous lawsuit against our office seeking to stop[Read More…]

By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Joe Hill never mentioned his father when he talked about publishing his latest book, “Strange Weather,” a collection of four novellas. The horror and fantasy writer’s father, the prolific novelist Stephen King, has published three collections of short novels — “Different Seasons,”[Read More…]

By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — Jefferson County posted the lowest unemployment rate in West Virginia for September at 2.8 percent, according to figures released by Workforce West Virginia on Tuesday. The state’s overall seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent in September compared to 5.0 percent[Read More…]

By LINDA HARRIS The State Journal WHEELING, W.Va.  — With the U.S. Supreme Court slated to hear arguments in December on whether New Jersey can legalize sports betting at its casinos and racetracks, industry leaders in West Virginia began working Wednesday on “what if” scenarios for the Mountain State. The[Read More…]