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A West Virginia senator wants a Virginia county to switch states. Senator Charles Trump introduced a resolution requesting that Fredrick County, Virginia, become part of West Virginia.

Today is the first day of the election filing period. You have between now and January 25th to get your name on the ballot for the May 12th primary election. It will be a busy political year with the race for President, U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito is running for reelection, and all three U.S. … Read more

A teenager died a side-by-side crash in the Ashford area. Fourteen-year-old Alex Perdue was killed when a tree fell on his UTV. Two other people were hurt.

A woman was shot and wounded on the west side. She was shot in the hand and was taken to Thomas Memorial Hospital by car. She’s expected to be okay. No arrests have been made.

A Roane County firefighter died responding to a fire. Mark Horwich was driving a fire truck for the Clover Volunteer Fire Department that crashed on Big Sandy Road on the way to a structure fire.

Strong winds damaged several buildings in Portsmouth. The roof was blown off a building that partially collapsed downtown, and the steeple and roof were damaged at the Evangelical United Church of Christ.

Legislation has been introduced in the West Virginia Senate that would make it illegal to run a needle exchange. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would outlaw syringe exchange programs in West Virginia. Some say the risks are outweighing the benefits, but exchange supporters said the centers help prevent the spread of diseases such as … Read more

A West Virginia senator wants to see part of Virginia become part of West Virginia. The Mountain State split from Virginia when it was formed in 1863. Sen. Charles Trump, R-Morgan, introduced a resolution Friday requesting that the citizens of Frederick County, Virginia consider becoming a part of West Virginia. The resolution will be taken … Read more

A Roane County firefighter died Saturday while responding to a fire. The Roane County Sheriff’s Office and fire investigators said Mark Horwich with the Clover Volunteer Fire Department was driving a fire truck that crashed on Big Sandy Road in the Newton area on the way to a structure fire. The fire truck was on … Read more

The West Virginia Board of Education has decided not to require seat belts on state school buses. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration guidelines allow states to choose whether buses need restraints. The department says buses are designed by safer than cars. The decision comes, just months after a report that found hundreds of state buses … Read more