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Gas prices trending down in parts of West Virginia

CHARLESTON Gas prices continue to drop in certain parts of the Mountain State. Statewide, the American Automobile Association reports a...

Nov 12, 2024

ACLU-WV files suit over Mingo County ballot error

MINGO COUNTY The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia (ACLU-WV) has filed a lawsuit following an error found on Mingo County...

Nov 7, 2024

Wednesday PSC hearing on American Water rate adjustment canceled

CHARLESTON Wednesday’s evidentiary hearing regarding a requested rate adjustment for West Virginia-American Water has been canceled....

Nov 5, 2024

Governor Justice issues burn ban in West Virginia

CHARLESTON Smoke in the air again today around the Logan area. A forest fire on the hillside at Wilkinson responsible for new smoke in...

Nov 5, 2024

Day Light Savings ends this Sunday

LOGAN Daylight Saving Time ends this Sunday, giving residents an extra hour as clocks ‘fall back’ one hour this weekend. First...

Oct 31, 2024

Governor Justice and DOT workers celebrate "Roads to Prosperity"

Governor Justice surrounded by highway workers celebrating the seventh anniversary of the "Roads to Prosperity" CHARLESTON The West...

Oct 8, 2024

Buffalo Creek PSD issues water conservation alert

AMHERSTDALE The Buffalo Creek Public Service District issued an alert regarding water consumption as drought conditions persist across...

Sep 17, 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

Busy holiday ahead for WV Turnpike, according to the Parkway Authority

CHARLESTON The West Virginia Parkways Authority estimates a busy Labor Day weekend on the state turnpike. According to a release issued...

Aug 29, 2024

The WIC program turned fifty years old this week

The state Department of Health celebrated fifty years of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children,...

Jul 30, 2024

Poll workers needed in West Virginia for upcoming November General Election

CHARLESTON Poll worker recruitment is now going on in the Mountain State. According to a release Tuesday from the office of West...

Jul 24, 2024

WV State Police continue investigation into fatal shooting near Lenore

LENORE A Mingo County resident says he shot and killed a man that came to his house and started a fight. West Virginia State Police...

Jul 8, 2024

Governor's office releases findings from investigation into the death of teenager in Boone County

Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON Governor Jim Justice’s administration discussed their findings Thursday in the investigation of...

Jun 7, 2024

Pikeville certified Commonwealth's 29th Kentucky Trail Town

News Release PIKEVILLE Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joined state tourism leaders and local officials to announce that Pikeville has...

Jun 5, 2024

Justice vetoes vaccine bill, HB 5105

WVOW News CHARLESTON Governor Jim Justice issued a veto for a state house bill that would have loosened or removed vacation requirements...

Mar 28, 2024

National Guard drawdown in West Virginia jails begins

MetroNews CHARLESTON West Virginia Governor Jim Justice calls for reduction in national guard staffing in state prisons. In August of...

Jan 15, 2024

Second worker recovered from Martin County plant collapse

MARTIN COUNTY, KENTUCKY The search of a collapsed building at an idled mine in Martin County, Kentucky ended Friday night when the final...

Nov 6, 2023

Dudley skips arraignment on missing K-9 charges

CHARLESTON The former Chapmanville police officer indicted over the disappearance of a police K-9 is a no-show in Kanawha County Circuit...

Aug 9, 2023

WV Teacher of the Year finalists announced

(FILE PHOTO) CHARLESTON Five finalists remain for the 2024 West Virginia Teacher of the Year Award. The West Virginia Department of...

Jul 12, 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...