Pleasants Power Station is back up and running, Gov. Jim Justice announced at a gathering of West Virginia business leaders. The power plant had been endangered over the past couple […]
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W.Va. man ordered detained following federal indictment
WHEELING — A Follansbee man has been ordered detained following his indictment on charges related to a federal hate crimes trial in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Hardy Carroll Lloyd, […]
Former police officer in jail
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARESTON — A former Chapmanville police officer charged in connection with the disappearance of a K-9 officer is back in West Virginia. Marcus Dudley, 26, was booked […]
Seizing the day
Heat, humidity and the possibility of strong thunderstorms. That’s what residents across Monongalia County and north-central West Virginia can expect today, AccuWeather says, as the high-pressure pattern that had the […]
Treasurer wants the Hope apps all year
West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore wants to lower some barriers for the Hope Scholarship, which provides money for students leaving the public school system to use for a variety of […]
Bruceton School secretary ready to start the new school year
BRUCETON MILLS — Schools in Preston County start the new academic year Monday and Susan Moran will be ready to go. She has been an employee of Preston County Schools […]
PSC endorses Hope acquisition of Peoples
CHARLESTON — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia granted formal approval Monday for the acquisition of a smaller central West Virginia gas utility and its merger into Hope Gas […]
PSC refuses increased grave marker prices for veterans
CHARLESTON — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia on Thursday shot down a recommendation of its own task force and the funeral industry to increase the price of veterans’ […]
Special session continues as lawmakers advance bills
CHARLESTON — State lawmakers made progress on a long special session agenda Monday but will need at least today to finish the bills on Gov. Jim Justice’s agenda. A six-bill […]
Storm damage reported in Preston County
BY MIKE NOLTING A Monday afternoon storm in Preston County, that may have been part of a tornado toppled trees and knocked down powerlines. Storms inched into the area just […]




