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Flags lowered in honor of Texas shooting victims

AM Stone | WVOW News TEXAS In accordance with a White House proclamation, Kentucky and West Virginia’s Governors have ordered flags...

May 25, 2022

Ky. reports lowest unemployment in state history

WVOW News FRANKFORT Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear reported that the commonwealth posted the lowest unemployment rate in state history....

May 23, 2022

Russia blacklists 963 Americans including Manchin, Miller & Mooney

WVOW News MOSCOW More than 900 Americans are permanently banned from entering Russia. The list of 963 Americans was published by the...

May 22, 2022

WVa. DOH opens bids on 20 road projects

WVOW News CHARLESTON The West Virginia Division of Highways opened bidding for a new Interstate 64 interchange near Culloden, state...

May 19, 2022

Mendez elected President of WVa. Magistrates Association

Magistrate Joe Mendez AM Stone | WVOW News LOGAN West Virginia Magistrates Association elected a new president from Logan County....

May 18, 2022

Logan man sentence to 5 years for distribution of meth

WVOW News CHARLESTON A Logan County man was sentenced Wednesday, May twelfth to five years and three months in prison for possession...

May 16, 2022

Huntington felon convicted for possessing ammo

WVOW News HUNTINGTON A two day federal trial, ended with a conviction of a Huntington man Thursday of being a felon in possession of...

May 13, 2022

Primary Election Day 2022, redistricting has changed some locations in Logan County

AM Stone | WVOW News LOGAN Early voting for the 2022 Primary Election finished up Saturday. In Logan County, a total of 584 ballots were...

May 10, 2022

WVa. Attorney General Morrisey issues statement on SCOTUS leak

WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey issued the following statement regarding the leak of the U.S....

May 4, 2022

US 4th Circuit reversed decision on WVa. legal ads

WVOW NEWS CHARLESTON The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reversed a decision from the District Court for the...

Apr 28, 2022

Boone County duo pleaded guilty to stealing mine equipment

WVOW NEWS CHARLESTON A pair of Boone County men pleaded guilty to stealing mine equipment from a local mine site. According to federal...

Apr 24, 2022

Ky. man pleads guilty to federal wire fraud

AM Stone | WVOW NEWS CHARLESTON A Kentucky man pleaded guilty in federal court to wire fraud after accepting payments for building...

Apr 23, 2022

Southern to provide training for the state's largest solar field

A new solar field, scheduled to be built in the southern coalfields, will benefit from training and educational support from Southern WV...

Apr 8, 2022

Wyoming County native appointed to state Supreme Court

CHARLESTON Governor Jim Justice announced the appointment of a new Justice to the West Virginia Supreme Court. Haley Bunn is a Wyoming...

Apr 8, 2022

Gov. Beshear Orders Flags to Half-Staff In Honor Of Kentucky Marine

WVOW News FRANKFORT Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear ordered flags at all state buildings to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to...

Apr 1, 2022

Gov. Justice Vetoes Bills for "Technical Errors" & Calls Special Session

WVOW News CHARLESTON Governor Justice announced Wednesday a veto of HB 4020, a bill intended to divide the Department of Health and...

Apr 1, 2022

WV DHHR, All Counties Green & Active Cases Close In On 400

WVOW News CHARLESTON The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources reported 119 new infections of COVID-19 Monday All...

Mar 28, 2022

Beckley Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Firearm Charge

WVOW News CHARLESTON A Beckley man pleaded guilty Friday to a federal gun crime. According to a news release from the US Attorney’s...