BY MIKE NOLTING Recent population numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau show an overall population decline but some trends show change is gradually coming. WVU economist […]
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Brockway murder probe continues
BY MIKE NOLTING Morgantown Police continue to investigate the November shooting death of Richard Hall. Hall was found dead from gun shot wounds on Brockway Avenue around […]
Poll worker recruitment underway for 2024 election
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — Secretary of State Mac Warner is encouraging West Virginia veterans to volunteer at the polls during the 2024 election. Warner, a veteran […]
Consumer retail shopping to continue post-Christmas leading up to New Year
BY KATHARINE SKELDON CHARLESTON — The shops are back open now as consumers make their post-Christmas returns and exchanges and take advantage of their gift cards and […]
Veterans enjoy a day of hunting
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Juan Arevalo of Barbour County grinned ear to ear as he looked into the bed of his pickup truck. A large doe […]
Buck harvest drops more than 7% in 2023 season
SOUTH CHARELSTON — The West Virginia DNR reports the overall harvest during the two-week buck hunting season in West Virginia was down 7.5% from the 2022 harvest. […]
Parkways Authority anticipates over 1 million transactions from travelers on W.Va. Turnpike
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Parkways Authority said it will be a busy holiday travel season on the West Virginia Turnpike, but nothing it […]
Family says injured State Police trooper is ‘alert’
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK The father of State Police Trooper Abe Bean said his son is doing “remarkably well” following surgery to remove part of his left leg […]
W.Va. retailers report increase in in-person shopping this holiday season
BY CARRIE HODOUSEK CHARLESTON — More people are shopping in-person this holiday season compared to last year, according to the West Virginia Retailers Association. President Bridget Lambert […]
Two state troopers wounded, suspect killed in Martinsburg incident
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — Two West Virginia State troopers are recovering from gunshot wounds and their assailant is dead in the eastern panhandle. State Police Maj. […]