Mayor Williams and Kevin Fowler, CEO of Cabell Huntington Hospital, “flipped the switch” on FreeinDowntown , which will bring safe and free wireless internet service to a portion of downtown Huntington.Read more
The Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission will receive applications immediately for the recent vacancy on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, occurring on August 13, 2018. The deadline for applications and for submittal of letters of recommendation is August 22, 2018. Interviews will be held on August 24, 2018. Read more
State revenue collections are continuing to surge forward and Gov. Jim Justice reported that the movement is nothing short of incredible news for West Virginia. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Shott, R-Mercer, issued the following statement in response to Justice Robin Davis and Beth Walker and Chief Justice Margaret Workman’s announcements Read more
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey urges students to use caution when looking for off campus housing accommodations during the collegiate years.Read more
At about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 14th, Governor Jim Justice officially recognized the retirement of West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis with a formal proclamation calling for a special election for voters to fill Davis’ unexpired term.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University Athletic Director Mike Hamrick has named John J. Jasko, M.D., as head team physician for Marshall Athletics. Read more
Huntington City Council has moved to a second reading a proposed residential rental property registration proposal, taking to market Huntington Sanitary Board bonds, and a formal feasibility study for the proposed Harris Riverfront Park marina. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House of Delegates on Monday voted to impeach all four remaining West Virginia Supreme Court justices on 11 various articles of impeachment, covering a range of grounds from wasteful spending, maladministration, incompetency, neglect of duty, and potential criminal behavior. Read more
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed seven lawsuits this week against various employers across the country, charging them with harassment, and also announced a major resolution of a harassment lawsuit. This multi-state action by the EEOC should reinforce to employers that the consequences of not preventing or stopping harassment – on all bases – are significant.Read more
WV 2 (Ohio River Road) will be closed to all traffic at 39th Street in Guyandotte beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, and possibly extending into the weekend while the Huntington Water Quality Board exercises its easternmost floodwall gate. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Kansas man who was caught with crystal methamphetamine and a firearm in Hurricane in November of 2017 was sentenced to 132 months, or 11 years, in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Bunthia Can Thach, 39, previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. U.S. Attorney Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hurricane Police Department. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Week of Welcome committee is excited to bring back a program created last year for incoming students titled Traditions: The Rise of Marshall. Read more
Huntington Mayor Steve Williams told Huntington City Council that soon the Big Sandy Superstore Arena will no longer have an orange exterior. The funds have been approved through the capital improvements budget. Read more
Local 40 of the United Steelworkers have voted to approve the new contract offer from Special Metals. They return to work at 11 p.m. Monday night. The vote was 332-93.
Huntington City Council has a lengthy agenda for its Monday, Aug. 13 agenda for its 7:30 p.m. meeting in Council Chambers.
One ordinance would authorize sale of $10 million dollars in bonds for Huntington Sanitary Board improvements, another revises residential rental and compliance codes, and another provides for powerline replacements. Read more
The contract for between 400-500 workers at Special Metals expired at midnight Friday Aug 11. Although negotiations are apparently continuing, union officials stated that the company has threatened or cancelled their health insurance as of Sunday midnight, although the coverage normally would continue through the end of the month. . Read more
Hundreds of hourly workers members of Local 40 of the United Steelworkers at Special Metals have been sent home mid-shift, according to multiple employees. Read more
(Huntington, W. Va., Aug. 8, 2018)—Six radio and TV professionals will be inducted into the West Virginia Broadcasting Hall of Fame on Sat., Oct. 27, 2018 at the Museum of Radio and Technology in Huntington, W. Va. Read more
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announces the office’s fifth annual Off to College Consumer Protection Week will begin Monday, Aug. 13. The weeklong series is designed to raise awareness of consumer protection issues facing students.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – New research from a team led by Marshall University scientist W. Christopher Risher, Ph.D., reveals novel molecular insights into how multiple cell types drive the formation and maturation of brain circuits.Read more
A passenger plane stolen from Seattle-Tacoma has crashed into a nearby bay. The turbo prop plane apparently piloted by a suicidal mechanic crashed into Keaton island. No passengers were on board. Read more
CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s disability fraud partnership reached a new milestone in the most recent quarter – achieving approximately $11.1 million in total savings in just over two years of operation.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— A candlelight ceremony to show support for ‘Young Thundering Herd’ quarterback Reggie Oliver, who was seriously injured in a fall last weekend and is hospitalized in Huntsville, Alabama, is scheduled for 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 10, at the Memorial Fountain on Marshall University’s Huntington campus.Read more
The West Virginia "successfully " completed an seven month mission to supplement correctional officers at the under staffed jails. In fact, the WV Department of Corrections took control of the jails --- replacing the regional jail authority --- July 1.
Despite prior statements about staff and administration, former Huntington Mayor . Cabell County Sheriff and Huntington Police officer Kim Wolfe has been "immediately terminated" from his "at will" position as superintendent of the Western Regional Jail, which he had held for over a year. Jeff Sandy, cabinet secretary , previously assured him his position was secure. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard answered the call from Governor Jim Justice in late December to support staff at the state’s correctional facilities. It successfully concluded that mission on Tuesday, July 31.Read more
Cabell County Judge Paul T. Farrell has been appointed by Chief Justice Margaret Workman to temporarily serve on the West Virginia Supreme Court. Farrell, a former Huntington city councilman, assistant attorney general and federal prosecutor, will serve as "chief judge" and preside over the impeachment trial of the other judges should the House of Delegates vote to impeach the presiding panel.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s School of Music has announced the upcoming concert season of its Wind Symphony, which will revolve around the theme, “Music for Social Change.”Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s local Beta Gamma Sigma chapter in the Lewis College of Business attained the High Honors achievement from the Beta Gamma Sigma board for its Collegiate Chapter Honor Roll.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Craig Coleman of the Marshall University College of Health Professions has been selected as a fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University’s annual Week of Welcome (WOW) is a series of events and activities designed to welcome new sons and daughters of Marshall into the Marshall family before fall classes begin on Monday, August 20. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— Marshall University shared its comprehensive strategy aimed at transforming the region, particularly with regard to the opioid epidemic, with U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.); Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Federal Co-Chair Tim Thomas; and U.S. Marshal of the Southern District of West Virginia Michael Baylous today during a series of meetings at the Robert C. Byrd Institute for Flexible Manufacturing and the Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.– U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.); , Appalachian Regional Commission Co-Chair Tim Thomas; and U.S. Marshal of the Southern District of West Virginia Michael Baylous will visit Marshall University Wednesday, Aug. 8, to learn more about the university’s initiatives relating to the nation’s opioid crisis.Read more
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