News Staff Harpers Ferry is bringing home a unique thrill destination as The Great Bungee Company introduces the first quarry-based bungee jumping site in the United States. Scheduled to open in Spring 2025, it will also be the only bungee jumping venue in the east, near the historic Old Standard Quarry and Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers, near … Read more
Wooten was elected to a 12-year term that began in 2020 and will follow Justice Tim Armstead who held the chief justice position in 2020 and 2024.”I’m proud of what we accomplished in 2024, including our efforts to make magistrate court records more accessible by launching an online search portal as well as the work … Read more
The West Virginia First Foundation, the group making the choices for the allocation of about $1 billion in the state’s opioid settlement funds have announced what organizations were picked to receive the first initial grant funds. While counties, cities and towns have already started receiving their settlement funds to disperse in their own ways, the … Read more
Kanawha County Republican Mike Stuart, a former U.S. Attorney under President Trump, will serve as Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a news release from the chamber. The news release said incoming senator Tom Willis, R-Berkley, will fill the role of vice chairman. Stuart released a statement following Monday’s appointment. My priorities are … Read more
An elderly woman died Monday afternoon in a Huntington house fire, investigators said. The blaze was reported about 1:30 p.m. in Fern Court, according to Huntington Fire Department Chief Greg Fuller. Fuller said firefighters were met with heavy smoke and flames upon arrival. The city fire marshal is investigating the cause of the blaze.
According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will likely be below normal within the coming weeks. This means more people will be turning up the heat in order to stay warm. Owner of Best Virginia Heating and Cooling John Cruthers said his business can expect to see a lot of calls. “Happens all the time, … Read more
West Virginia State Police are searching for a suspect connected to a shooting incident at a Lincoln County trailer park that hospitalized one victim. Troopers said warrants for 42-year-old Jackie Adkins, of Hamlin, are being processed on charges of malicious wounding, wanton endangerment and being a felon in possession of a firearm. State Police said … Read more
The state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on January 9 which has been declared a national day of mourning and all federal offices will be closed as a sign of respect. Carter will lie in repose at … Read more
The discount chain Big Lots, which filed for bankruptcy protection in September, has reached a deal that will keep hundreds of its stores and distribution centers open. It will be sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a firm specializing in distressed companies. will then transfer Big Lots’ stores, distribution centers and other assets to other … Read more
Cases of a stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States this winter, according to government data. The most recent numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show there were 91 outbreaks of norovirus reported during the week of Dec. 5, up from 69 outbreaks the last week of November. … Read more