The West Virginia Public Service Commission plans to hold a public hearing on Sept. 28 over electric-generating capacity rules proposed in the state's Power Generation and Consumption Act, passed by lawmakers in 2025 West Virginia PSC plans hearing on proposed rules under recent data center law Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON The West Virginia Public Service Commission will hold a public hearing later this month on proposed rules governing electric-generating capacity.

Logan County Schools Superintendent Dr. Sonya White (pictured) spoke Wednesday on WVOW's "What's Your Opinion" to answer questions from the community that have been swirling since the announcement that Logan Elementary School would not reopen following a fire in February. Logan County Schools Superintendent answers questions surrounding Logan Elementary closure Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN Logan County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sonya White answered questions Wednesda

Questions for Logan County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sonya White regarding the permanent closure of Logan Elementary School can be asked in the comments of a post featured on our Facebook page. Logan County Schools superintendent to answer questions surrounding closure of Logan Elementary following February fire Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN Logan County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Sonya White is scheduled to answer questions about the decision to permanently close

U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Moore Capito joined with representatives from several law enforcement agencies and county prosecuting attorneys last week to announce the end of Operation Coal Country, which resulted in nearly sixty arrests for a range of criminal charges and registration violations. Operation Coal Country ends in nearly sixty arrests Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON Federal, state and local law enforcement agencies made 59 arres

Attorney General JB McCuskey is part of a nationwide bipartisan coalition urging the FCC to implement stronger rules to combat illegal robocalls Attorney General McCuskey seeking stronger robocall protections Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey and a bipartisan coalition of 48 attorneys general are asking the Federal Communications Commission to strengthen rules designed to prevent illegal robocalls from entering the U.S. phone ne

West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner (2026 headshot) Secretary Warner releases final election report on West Virginia 2026 May Primary Election Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner has released his final report on the 2026 Primary Election. Screenshot from GoVoteWV.com The report says 252,008 ballots were cast on Election Day May 12, with about 98 percent of those ballots cast in person. Overall turnout was 21.02 percent,

A woman was struck by her husband's truck Thursday night in Logan after what family members described as an issue with the husband's prosthetic leg, causing him to lose control of the vehicle Woman struck by vehicle in Logan Thursday night Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN A woman was taken to Logan Regional Medical Center last night after being struck by a vehicle in Logan. According to bystanders and family members at the scene, the woman was leaving a graduation celebratio

As Dingess Elementary School faces closure before the next school year, Mingo County parents filed a lawsuit on Sept. 4 in Kanawha County Circuit Court against multiple state offices, alleging that the Hope Scholarship's universal expansion, combined with the Legislature's failure to update the state school funding formula, are in violation of West Virginia's constitutional obligation to maintain a "thorough and efficient system of free schools." Parents sue to stop universal

No injuries were reported after two cars derailed from a train as it arrived at the Danville Yard on Labor Day. Investigation continues into minor train derailment in Boone County Robert Fields | WVOW News DANVILLE Investigations continue after traffic was diverted by what officials are describing as a minor train derailment in Boone County Monday morning. The Danville Volunteer Fire Department says the derailment happened around 3:30 a.m. Monday and temporarily closed cros

After having their voting power over county policy restored earlier this year, Logan County Board of Education members plan to vote on 26 policy decisions this afternoon Logan County BOE to vote on more than two dozen policies Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN The Logan County Board of Education is set to vote this afternoon on 26 new, repealed and updated policies. Policy-making is one of two areas where the elected board has regained authority under the ongoing state interv

As West Virginia experiences another wave of proposed school closures and consolidations, another group made up of community members is urging state lawmakers to act quickly to prevent further closings Community group urging West Virginia lawmakers to pause recent wave of public school closures Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON Multiple West Virginia schools are being considered for closure next year, prompting community members to call on lawmakers to take action. Toget

A lawsuit filed on behalf of residents in the Gary community accuses a facility operated by Taishan Coal and Taishan Resources of contaminating the city's water supply and seeks a replacement drinking water source Lawsuit seeks replacement water source from coal company for City of Gary Robert Fields | WVOW News BLUEFIELD Residents of Gary have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force a coal company to provide a replacement drinking water source for the community. The lawsu

Under the federal government's "America's Great Corridors of Commerce" initiative, state transportation departments and railroad right-of-way owners could lease space along highways and rail lines for utility infrastructure such as electric transmission lines, fiber, broadband and pipelines West Virginia railroads consider federal plan to combine transportation and utility infrastructure Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia’s major railroads are evaluating a n

A woman was charged with child neglect creating risk of injury after police found her child roaming naked in the streets of Madison late last month Woman faces neglect charge after child found wandering naked in Boone County Robert Fields | WVOW News MADISON A woman is facing a child neglect charge in Boone County after police said her three-year-old child was found wandering naked through the streets of Madison. According to a criminal complaint filed in Boone County Magis

Police have not yet released the identity of the victim killed Monday afternoon in Boone County when a UTV was struck by a passenger vehicle along US 119 while attempting to cross the southbound lanes One person killed in UTV crash on US 119 in Boone County Robert Fields | WVOW News DANVILLE One person was killed Monday in a two-vehicle crash involving a side-by-side and a passenger vehicle in Boone County. According to the West Virginia Department of Transportation, the vi

On Thursday, Logan High School hosted former Aracoma High School students Cora Hairston, Judy Murphy, and Karen Garner Pierson, a former Aracoma Bulldog cheerleader; and Michael Williams, grandson of Robert Johnson Jr., an Aracoma football player. Logan High School displays championship banners honoring Aracoma High School Bulldogs Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN Two new banners honoring the Aracoma High School Bulldogs are now displayed prominently on the Logan High School

Attorney General JB McCuskey is praising the WVDE after it agreed with his position that there should be more support given to special education students who had participated in the Hope Scholarship and are returning to the public school system. Attorney General JB McCuskey praises WVDE response to concerns over Hope Scholarship and special needs students Robert Fields | WVOW News CHARLESTON West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is praising the state Department of Ed

Cabell Huntington Hospital is the first health facility in West Virginia to use ultrasound technology to directly treat certain liver tumors after being gifted a $1.3 million Edison Histotripsy System Cabell Huntington Hospital using new ultrasound tech in liver cancer treatment Robert Fields | WVOW News HUNTINGTON Cabell Huntington Hospital is making medical strides in the Mountain State. Dr. Paul Blom, an interventional radiologist with Radiology, Inc., used a procedure k

West Virginia State Police identified the victim killed in a two-vehicle accident Friday morning as a teenager from the Fort Gay area of Wayne County Wayne County teen killed in two-vehicle crash Thursday Robert Fields | WVOW News KENOVA Investigators say a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 52 Thursday afternoon claimed the life of a Wayne County teenager. West Virginia State Police say the collision happened at around 4:30 p.m. near the intersection of Route 52 and Cedar Run Road

Tickets sales are open for the WVDNR's 2026 Elk Restoration Tours at Chief Logan State Park, which start on September 13 and continue every weekend through October 24 WVDNR opens ticket sales for 2026 Elk Tours at Chief Logan Robert Fields | WVOW News LOGAN The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) has opened ticket sales for its 2026 Elk Management Tours in Logan County. The tours give visitors an opportunity to see elk and learn about the state’s restoration