BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — State Homeland Security Deputy Secretary Rob Cunningham says West Virginia’s public schools will be much safer when students and staff return next month thanks to Gov. Jim Justice’s School Safety Initiative. Part of the plan, launched in October ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP) is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind motorists, including motorcyclists, to slow down and obey posted speed limits when ...
West Virginia’s state government finished the fiscal year with a $1.8 billion surplus and still has $451 million of that unappropriated. A large portion of what remains to be appropriated is likely to support highways maintenance, and state officials are still figuring out the ...
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Coal has been a part of West Virginia history since before the actual formation of the state. Which means there has been an uneasy alliance between the people of West Virginia and her natural resource; an alliance that has given many opportunities and purpose, but has ...
CLARKSBURG — The U.S. Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help in apprehending 30-year-old Jamie Ray Jones in the north-central West Virginia area. Jones is wanted on a West Virginia State warrant for attempted first degree murder and kidnapping. He has a history of weapons, ...
CHARLESTON — Ben Salango, who was the Democratic nominee for governor in 2020, says he is no longer considering a run for that office this political cycle. “I want to thank those that have reached out and encouraged me to seek the 2024 Democratic nomination for governor of West ...