West Virginia (1-1) takes on Pittsburgh (2-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) Rich Rodriguez is part of the Backyard Brawl again for the first time since 2007, and the last one was a bitter outcome at home for the Mountaineers and the coach who left two weeks after that 13-9 loss to underdog Pitt that … Read more
RibFest brings thousands of people to the town of Marmet, causing the Marmet Police Department to call on the Kanawha County Sheriffs Office for extra help due to low staff. “We don’t have the manpower right now to be able to handle something as big as a RibFest,”said Marmet Police Chief Larry Angell. “This is … Read more
After a summer listening tour ended in June, the West Virginia Department of Human Services released the findings and say it is now time to act on some of the major shortfalls in the state’s child welfare system. The document is filled with input from participants who attended virtual and in-person sessions across the state. … Read more
The state’s Paranormal Trail now has 21 stops where visitors can hunt for the haunted this fall, including four new points of interest. The Apollo Civic Theater in Martinsburg serves as a time machine to the vaudeville era. Lewisburg’s Carnegie Hall was constructed in the early 1900s following a devastating fire. Also in Lewisburg, the … Read more
West Virginia’s two statewide teacher unions – the West Virginia Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia – have merged to form a new labor union called Education West Virginia. According to Eyewitness News, Co-President Dale Lee said the decision to combine came after facing a decline in funding and insurance hikes. Lee … Read more
Police officers in the Town of Marmet are getting a raise, from $20 to $25 an hour. It’s part of a push by Mayor Frances Armentrout to strengthen the department and improve public safety. The town is also offering 100% paid insurance and annual retention bonuses — benefits that can be rare for small towns. … Read more
Gov. Patrick Morrisey ordered West Virginia to honor the memory of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Flags are lowered to half-staff at all state facilities today (Friday, September 12), according to a news release from the Governor’s Office. Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University. The shooting prompted officials from West Virginia, … Read more
West Virginia’s Family Treatment Court program will continue for at least another year, thanks to a $1.16 million grant. The program helps parents battling addiction receive treatment while working to reunite with their children. Funding had been uncertain after budget cuts and changes in opioid settlement distributions. Since 2019, the program has served hundreds of … Read more
Some Boone County students got a big surprise this week to help jumpstart their careers in education. Students in the ‘Grow Your Own’ AmeriCorps program at the Boone Career and Technical Center received free refurbished laptops — donated by AT&T. Program leaders say the laptops will support students now in their training, and later as … Read more
Kanawha County residents are learning more about a major power line project that could start in 2027. Appalachian Power is planning to rebuild a two-mile stretch of its Chemical-Washington Street transmission line — some of which dates back nearly 100 years. If approved by the state Public Service Commission, the upgrade would improve reliability, boost … Read more