HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert has been invited to speak later this week to aspiring young scientists at the annual National Youth Science Camp in Pocahontas County.Read more
Two young women were crowned June 30 as part of the Miss West Virginia Pageant hosted at the Metropolitan Theatre in Morgantown, WV. Katelin Bocchetti, representing Jefferson County was named Miss West Virginia’s Outstanding Teen 2018. Madeline Collins, who represented the Elkins area, was named Miss West Virginia 2018. Read more
"Angel" walks out of her apartment and onto Four-and-a-Half Alley. She is one of the lucky addicts who have a home. Right now she does not feel lucky. The heat is working on her, amplifying her sickness.Read more
The City of Huntington is proud to honor the late Lt. Carwood Lipton, a native of Huntington. Lipton fought heroically on D-Day and at the Battle of the Bulge, and his story was later made famous on the HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers.”Read more
Academy Award Nominee Elaine McMillion Sheldon's newest documentary, "Recovery Boys" has started streaming on Netflix. Sheldon directed "Heroin(e)," which received an Oscar nomination. Read more
Marshall Dining Services and the Marshall University Office of Sustainability are partnering on some new projects for the upcoming school year, including an herb and micro-green cabinet, as well as a food waste recovery program and a student-run composting program using dining food waste. Read more
U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that West Virginia has been awarded $5,016,100 in AmeriCorps funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency for volunteering and service programs. Read more
All four lanes of Route 60 near Rotary Park have now reopened after the WV Department of Highways cleared a rock slide that at one point block three of the four lanes.
A Huntington man lies in critical condition at St. Mary's Hospital following an apparent drive by styled shooting in the 4200 block of Ohio River Road. Read more
Fayetteville, W.Va. (June 28, 2018) – Residents of the Fayette County community of Winona have public wastewater service for the first time thanks to a unique public-private partnership between West Virginia American Water and New Haven Public Service District, as well as significant state funding.Read more
Spring paving is completed in Huntington. Twenty-seven sections of roadways were paved this spring, including some roads (Irvin and North Englewood Road) that had not been paved in several decades. Read more
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced that intense training to target and reduce human trafficking will be offered to county prosecutors across the state.Read more
"I never felt unsafe. Not gonna life, it was nerve wracking, but I never doubted you guys for a minute," Barboursville Mayor Chris Tatum said in a post complementing the Barboursville Police Department, Huntington Police Department, Cabell County Sheriff's Office, Milton Police Department and the West Virginia State Police on the arrest of Jeremy Bartrum. Read more
Wednesday, more than 220 rising high school juniors are expected to arrive in Huntington, WV, to participate in a summer academy that gives students a taste of college life. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — New research from a team at the Marshall UniversityJoan C. Edwards School of Medicine demonstrates that the Na/K-ATPase oxidant amplification loop (NAKL) is intimately involved in the aging process and may serve as a target for anti-aging interventions.Read more
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a coalition of 22 states declared victory after the U.S. Supreme Court voted to reverse a lower court decision that infringed upon the free speech rights of pro-life pregnancy centers. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University President Jerome A. Gilbert has been selected to represent Conference USA on the NCAA Division I Presidential Forum. His term will begin Sept. 1, 2018, and end Aug. 31, 2022. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Charleston man caught selling methamphetamine in July 2017 pled guilty June 26 to a federal drug conspiracy charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Read more
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- An Indian national and Wisconsin resident who attempted to apply for a West Virginia birth certificate using a fake passport was sentenced yesterday to time served and three years of supervised release, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Stuart commended the investigative work of the Diplomatic Security Service within the United States Department of State. Read more
BECKLEY, W.Va. – Jeyson Francisco Sanchez-Castillo and Olvin Alexis Ramos-Diaz both were sentenced to time served for the felony offense of Reentry of a Removed Alien, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Read more
A Centreville, Virginia man pleaded guilty Tuesday, June 26, to two counts of producing child pornography, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General John P. Cronan of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney G. Zachary Terwilliger of the Eastern District of Virginia, Special Agent in Charge Matthew J. DeSarno of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, and Fairfax County Chief of Police Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr. Read more
(LANCASTER, Ohio)— Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Fairfield County Prosecuting Attorney R. Kyle Witt, and members of the Fairfield-Hocking-Athens Major Crimes Unit and Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force announced today the takedown of a major methamphetamine trafficking organization that is believed to have been among the largest suppliers of methamphetamine in Fairfield County.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Construction is underway on what will become the region’s newest residential treatment facility for women and their children.Read more
(Huntington, WV) Join The Red Caboose as we celebrate local author Don Hatfield and his new book,Newspaperman… a Memoir., with a book signing.The reception for Mr.Hatfield will take place at the Visitor’s Center at Heritage Station on Saturday, June 30th from noon - 2pm.Newspaperman… a Memoir and Mr. Hatfield’s other books will be available for sale. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.Read more
Gov. Jim Justice issued a proclamation today calling for the West Virginia Legislature to convene in special session at 12 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. Read more
UPDATE: 5:30 a.m. WSAZ reports that ONE Westbound lane is open.
A major rock slide at and near U.S. Route 60 E. in Huntington near Rotary Park initially closed all four lanes of the highway. Photos from FB (by T. Shuff) depict the extinct of damage at the time of the post. Read more
A major fire has been reported at the Milton Flea Market. The initial dispatch came about 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Video from the scene shows flames shooting in the air. As of 1:20 a.m. the fire is reportedly out. One report suggests major damage to a Chinese section, rest intact. More official reports will follow.
The late 1st Lt. Carwood Lipton , a World War II veteran, will be honored by the City of Huntington at a sign dedication, Saturday, June 30, 10 a.m.-11 a.m. at the Beverly Hills United Methodist Church , 2600 Washington Blvd.Read more
The City of Huntington has issued a reminder that the use of consumer fireworks (bottle rockets, Roman candles, mortar shells and firecrackers) are prohibited in city limits. As the saying goes, if it goes boom or flies through the air, it is not allowed.Read more
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