New sports complex opens in Ripley

A state-of-the-art sports complex is coming to the Ripley area. The Wolf Den Multi-sports Complex & Fitness Center is slated for the Academy Drive area of Ripley later this year, according to owners. The indoor sports complex will feature two full-size basketball courts with volleyball courts, a turf soccer field, batting cages, pickleball courts and … Read more

TBT returns to Charleston in July

The Basketball Tournament will return to Charleston. Organizers released their 2025 bracket, and includes 64 teams from across the nation competing in eight different regions for a chance to win $1 million. TBT will be back in the capitol city for the first time since 2022 at the Coliseum on July 18. Fans will see … Read more

New immigration training center opens in West Virginia

A new U.S. Customs and Border Protection training center has opened in West Virginia, signaling an expansion of immigration enforcement. The new facility in Harpers Ferry will be a national hub for officer training and development, training hundreds of new recruits each year. The center will also give advanced instruction to agents tasked with enforcing … Read more

988 hotline is dropping LGBTQ+ option

The National Suicide Prevention Hotline will no longer provide specialized services to LGBTQ+ youth as of July 17. Since 2022, an option to ‘press 3’ would connect a caller with an LGBTQ+ youth support specialist. The 988 hotline will drop that option. According to the Trevor Project, 40% of LGBTQ+ youth have considered suicide, and … Read more

Raising Cane’s is coming to Morgantown

Raising Cane’s is opening its first West Virginia location later this year. The chain known for its chicken fingers posted a job opening for a Morgantown location and announced the store would be opening in December. The job posting is for a full-time restaurant leader who will be responsible for people development, sales and profit … Read more

Familiar face to become new WVSU women’s basketball coach

West Virginia State named a new head coach of the women’s basketball this week. Whitney Bays, an assistant coach at Memphis University since 2023. Bays has been an assistant coach at Gardner-Webb University. Before her successful collegiate coaching career, she was an assistant coach at Huntington High School for three years.She was twice-named a Gatorade … Read more

Road closures planned on I-64 in Putnam County

Transportation officials announced a portion of Interstate 64 in Putnam County will be closed for road work again tonight. Lane closures are planned along the John Janey Memorial Bridge from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Thursday, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The bridge is located between mile … Read more