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Operation Shake Down a radical success, according to U.S. Marshal

The US Marshals Service Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force announced the results of Operation Shake Down, a two-week...

May 22

Wednesday is the deadline to get a REAL ID

“ I encourage all citizens to get a REAL ID, ensuring they are travel ready.” said Everett Frazier, commissioner of the West Virginia...

May 6

Two men admit to using drone to smuggle contraband into FCI McDowell

A pair of men admitted to their part in a scheme that air dropped contraband into a federal prison in McDowell County. CHARLESTON Two...

Apr 30

West Virginia urges residents to get Real ID ahead of May deadline

Next week, the federal government will start enforcing the requirement of a Real ID to board domestic flights and enter some federally...

Apr 30

US Senator Capito tours flood recovery efforts in Welch

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito meets with local leaders in Welch on Monday, April 14, 2025. WELCH On Monday, U.S. Senator Shelley...

Apr 14

President Trump orders DOJ to assist Attorneys General in fight against interstate climate laws

President Donald J. Trump last week ordered the DOJ to work with Attorneys General in their ongoing fight against New York's "superfund...

Apr 14

FEMA opens Disaster Recovery Center at Logan Campus of Southern

A Disaster Recovery Center from the Federal Emergency Management Agency open this week in Logan on the campus of Southern West Virginia...

Mar 28

Logan Post Office temporarily moving to Stollings Post Office while dealing with drainage issues

Due to flooding and drainage issues, the Logan Post Office is moving its operations to the Stollings Post Office temporarily. LOGAN The...

Mar 12

Former Williamson Mayor sentenced for stealing hospital funds

A federal court sentenced former Williamson mayor and CEO of Williamson Memorial Hospital to 5 years of probation, fines and restitution...

Jan 17

Atomic veteran breaks decades of silence, revealing hidden toll of nuclear testing

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. Soldiers serving during the atomic age were subjected to high levels of radiation as the military conducted...

Jan 8

Congress avoids government shutdown with last-minute funding bill

After multiple impasses, Congress in the final hour passed a bill funding government operations through March 2025. WASHINGTON, D.C....

Dec 23, 2024

EPA rule faces new legal challenge from West Virginia Attorney General

West VIrginia Attorney General and Governor Elect Patrick Morrisey seeks to block a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agency...

Dec 10, 2024

Joe Manchin reflects on Senate career in farewell speech

CHARLESTON U.S. Senator Joe Manchin delivered his farewell address Tuesday, reflecting on his thirteen years on the Senate floor. After...

Dec 4, 2024

Danville man sentenced in federal gun crime

CHARLESTON A Boone County man sentenced in Charleston federal court Thursday for a felony gun crime According to the US Attorney’s...

Sep 6, 2024

Ohio man sentenced to 8 years for distributing fentanyl and meth in Logan County

CHARLESTON Ohio man receives more than eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute more than forty grams of fentanyl...

Aug 8, 2023

Mountain Valley Pipeline on hold following stay order from US court

METRO NEWS RICHMOND The Mountain Valley Pipeline, which appeared to be on its way to completion after extraordinary federal action, has...

Jul 12, 2023

Beckley man pleads guilty to fed gun crime

BECKLEY A Beckley man pleaded guilty to being a felon possessing a firearm. On Thursdya, 37-year-old Thomas D. Manns, entered a guilty...

Jun 23, 2023

WV AG "disappointed" by US Supreme Court ruling on trans track & field girl

WVOW News WAHSINGTON DC The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday, April sixth, a 12-year old transgender girl in West Virginia can continue...

Apr 7, 2023

Boone County man pleads guilty to federal gun crime

CHARLESTON A Boone County man pleaded guilty to a federal gun crime Monday, February 27. According to acting U.S. Attorney Lisa...

Feb 27, 2023

Straw purchaser sentenced in Beckley to Philadelphia gun trafficking conspiracy

WVOW News BECKLEY Another individual has been sentence to prison for firearms trafficking out of Beckley 36-year-old Maurice Johnson, of...