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Organic sheep farm tucked away in Jefferson County

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:58:12 -0400

HARPERS FERRY, West Virginia - On the winding trails off Bakerton Road sits one of Jefferson County's unique treasures, Good Faith Farms.

Ex-Alderson town worker sentenced for embezzling

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:27 -0400

UNION, West Virginia - A former Alderson employee will spend at least a year in prison for embezzling money from the town.

Inmate escapes from Beckley Correctional Center

Tue, 21 May 2013 12:40:46 -0400

BECKLEY, West Virginia - Authorities are searching for an inmate who escaped from the Beckley Correctional Center.

20 Wayne High students barred from grad ceremony

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:29:09 -0400

WAYNE, West Virginia - About 20 Wayne High School students are barred from the school's graduation ceremony because of a senior prank that damaged the building.

Protesters rally at FirstEnergy meeting in W.Va.

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:23:20 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - At least 200 union workers picketed FirstEnergy's annual shareholder meeting in West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding the Ohio-based utility hire enough people to keep the power on without forcing an ever-shrinking labor force to work as many as 1,800 hours of overtime a year.

New medical building planned in Jefferson Co.

Tue, 21 May 2013 07:32:24 -0400

CHARLES TOWN, West Virginia - Ground has been broken for a new medical office building in Jefferson County.

ARC education tour to make stops in W.Va.

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:48:42 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Education's role in the economy is the focus of a federal tour that's making several stops in West Virginia.

Events set to honor W.Va. working women of WWII

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:20:11 -0400

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia - Two events in Huntington this week will honor the working women of World War II.

W.Va. student talks to solar-powered plane pilots

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:18:06 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - A West Virginia fifth grader got to talk with the pilots of the world's most advanced solar-powered plane after winning a national competition.

Scaled-back Vandalia Gathering set in W.Va.

Tue, 21 May 2013 03:07:29 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - West Virginia will celebrate its heritage this weekend during the Vandalia Gathering at the state Capitol Complex.

Coal operator plans to open 7 mines in Pike County

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:46:04 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - A longtime coal operator plans to open seven mines in the heart of the eastern Kentucky coalfields in a venture expected to create more than 250 jobs in a hard-pressed region where several thousand mining jobs have disappeared in recent years.

W.Va. gets reprieve from No Child Left Behind law

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:51:25 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - West Virginia has won some limited freedom from the federal education law known as No Child Left Behind.

Putnam school board resolves leave lawsuit

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:32:30 -0400

WINFIELD, West Virginia - The Putnam County Board of Education has resolved allegations that it violated the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

FirstEnergy defends $1B deal for W.Va. power plant

Mon, 20 May 2013 14:31:32 -0400

FAIRMONT, West Virginia - The $1.1 billion cost of selling a coal-fired power plant from one FirstEnergy subsidiary to another is "a reasonable price for protection" against the more expensive option of buying electricity on the spot market to meet demand in West Virginia, a utility executive said Monday.

Coin minted for W.Va.'s 150th birthday sold out

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:32:32 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Minting a coin to mark West Virginia's 150th birthday has proven a popular decision: the limited edition silver commemorative rounds sold out within 12 hours of their debut, officials said Monday.

WR Ivan McCartney returns to West Virginia

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:29:43 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - Wide receiver Ivan McCartney is returning to West Virginia's roster six months after leaving the team.

Burning cases, student sanctions down at WVU

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:28:35 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - West Virginia University is seeing a decline in malicious burning cases involving students.

Ridgeley mayor charged with misusing purchase card

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:53:21 -0400

RIDGELEY, West Virginia - Ridgeley Mayor Jim Twigg faces charges of misusing the city's purchase card.

Beckley Water negotiating buyout of PSD

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:02:23 -0400

BECKLEY, West Virginia - Beckley Water Company is negotiating a buyout of the Cool Ridge-Flat Top Public Service District.

Feasibility of Parkersburg baseball to be studied

Mon, 20 May 2013 06:47:06 -0400

PARKERSBURG, West Virginia - Officials in the Parkersburg area are looking at bringing a minor league baseball team to the city.

Grants can help landowners create habitat in W.Va.

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:07:04 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

WVU Extension offers financial advice for grads

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:05:31 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - So, you're out of school and not quite ready for the real world? West Virginia University Extension Service may be able to help.

W.Va. lawyer, investigator face conspiracy charges

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:05:23 -0400

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia - An attorney and a private investigator face charges of conspiring to interfere with a witness in a criminal case against a former Shinnston policeman.

McDowell opens 16th juvenile drug court in W.Va.

Mon, 20 May 2013 02:05:05 -0400

WELCH, West Virginia - Supreme Court Chief Justice Brent Benjamin is in McDowell County to mark the opening of a new Juvenile Drug Court.

Neighboring facilities in W.Va. differ on abortion

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:35:05 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - A pregnancy center that counsels women not to have abortions has moved next door to a women's health facility in Charleston that provides abortions.