CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office will offer intense training to target and reduce human trafficking to rape counselors from across the state through the West Virginia Foundation for Rape Information and Services (WVFRIS).Read more
(Huntington, WV) Join The Red Caboose as we celebrate local author James E. Casto and his new book Huntington Chronicles. The reception for Mr. Casto will occupy the Visitor’s Center at Heritage Station on Saturday, May 26th from noon - 2pm. Huntington Chronicles and Mr. Casto's other books will be available for sale. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia chapter of the American College of Cardiology recently presented Mark A. Studeny, M.D., professor and chair of the department of cardiology at the Marshall University [jcesom.marshall.edu]Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, with its Lifetime Achievement Award. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University civil engineering student Thomas Smith has received a $6,000 scholarship from the Contractors Association of West Virginia (CAWV).Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Thomas Walker, music and digital services librarian at Marshall University, has been invited to give a lecture on copyright and intellectual property as it pertains to academic libraries and musicians as part of the UnB Guitar Festival June 4-8 at the Universidade de Brasilia in Brazil. The presentation will be titled “Copyright and Music Collections in the Modern Library.” Read more
Huntington Police have responded to a second degree robbery, arson, and a burglary during the approximate 24 hours reported in summary on their May 20, 2018 print out.
A robbery took place on the Kroger parking lot, 19 W. 7th Avenue, at about 5:40 p.m May 19. Earlier, at 11:15 a.m. a shoplifting report was made at the same location. Read more
The City of Huntington has a busy day for meetings Monday May 21. City Council meets at 5:30 p.m. for a special call to vote on the appointment of Hank Dial as Police Chief.
Following that meeting, the finance committee will meet in council chambers to discuss a resolution that contains amendments and restatements in the Articles of Incorporation of Cabell Huntington Hospital. Read more
Special Metals has an opening for 50 union positions, according to a FB posting by Greg Gaynor, personnel director. "Metals experience is a plus. We drug test so you must be clean," Gaynor wrote. Read more
CHARLESTON, WV – Gov. Jim Justice issued a call for the West Virginia Legislature to meet in special session beginning at 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 20, 2018. The special session will be held during the Legislature’s regularly scheduled interim meetings that also begin Sunday.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Society of Yeager Scholars has announced its 32nd class of students, who will begin their studies at Marshall University this fall.
The Yeager program, under the auspices of Marshall’s Honors College, provides numerous benefits to students, including full tuition, room and board; a summer study at Oxford University; a laptop; and additional academic, leadership, and enrichment opportunities.Read more
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and West Virginia Governor Jim Justice today announced that the U.S. Department of Treasury has certified 55 “Opportunity Zones” across West Virginia that will now be eligible for a new federal tax incentive designed to encourage private investors to make investments in those areas.Read more
Ashaunte Jermaine Owens, 19, of Cleveland, has been charged with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver after he was stabbed following an argument. Read more
When "Buckwild" debuted on MTV, the ratings echoed its "Jersey Shore" predecessor. Young people followed the series; Sen. Joe Manchin asked that it be removed from the air. Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV - Fourteen cases of Hepatitis A have now been confirmed by the Cabell Huntington Health Department (CHHD). That's double the amount in the previous week CHHD confirmed Thursday a case of Hepatitis A in a food service worker at O’Charley’s Restaurant and Bar, 3060 Champion Drive in Barboursville, WV.
Marshall University’s Lewis College of Business and Center for Continuing Education will offer a one-day continuing education seminar for legal professionals in the Tri-state area. The seminar will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 8, on Marshall’s Huntington campus. Read more
O’Charley’s Restaurant and Bar in Barboursville has become the first Cabell County restaurant with a reported Hepatitis A case found in a food service worker, the Cabell Huntington Health Department confirmed.
This is the first reported Cabell County food handler case, although multiple cases continue to be increasing in nearby counties. Putnam County reported Thursday a McDonald's worker in Hurricane, WV has the disease. Earlier, a worker at O'Charley's in South Charleston had been confirmed with the disease. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—The Marshall University School of Pharmacy has received a $171,000 scholarship endowment courtesy of Advantage Toyota and dealership owners Shawn Ball and David Ball.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - For the third consecutive year, the St. Mary’s/Marshall University cooperative respiratory care program received the Distinguished RRT (registered respiratory therapist) Credentialing Success Award from the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care (CoARC). Read more
People Powered Huntington, a bike and pedestrian advocacy coalition, will celebrate National Bike to Work Day from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Friday, May 18, at Huntington Cycle and Sport, 1010 10th St., by handing out coffee and donuts to bicyclists as they take a break on their commute to work. Read more
Charleston, WV – Remake Learning Days will return to West Virginia with more than 35 events between May 17- 25, 2018 that highlights innovation in education. Read more
The Marshall University Sustainability Department, The Wild Ramp, Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA Area Inc. & Tour DePATH, have come together to host The 4th Annual Sustainability Fair in Huntington.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Detroit man who was caught with a firearm after a bar fight in Huntington in April of 2013 pled guilty to a federal gun charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. James Anthony Mitchell, 25, entered his guilty plea to prohibited possession of a firearm by a felon. U.S. Attorney Stuart commended the investigative efforts of the Huntington Police Department and the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Foundation Inc. has established the Harry J. and Shirley Cline Scholarship, per the wishes of Mr. and Mrs. Cline’s estate.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University student Steven Straley has been chosen as one of 15 recipients of the Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Award. He will be presented the award at a ceremony in June in New York City.Read more
The Ohio Inspector General issued a report of investigation today after receiving a notification from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (OBWC) that Industrial Safety Hygienist Maria Rupert was disciplined for improperly collecting and discarding a safety vest obtained from an accident scene. Read more
LOGAN, W.Va. — Fifty elk transported from Arizona now officially call West Virginia “home.” Gov. Jim Justice and Division of Natural Resources Director Stephen McDaniel welcomed the animals to the Mountain State on May 15 during a public ceremony in Logan County. Read more
The Pilot Club of Huntington has set the date for their Annual Antiques Show & Sale. The show will have exquisite antiques, vintage modern finds and collectibles.Read more
The Cabell County Board of Education has approved replacement of a turf field at Cabell-Midland High School that had been under scrutiny for not properly absorbing G-forces when a person hits the ground. The eight-year-old turf field has been independently tested in April and the GMAX force in the center of the field exceeded requirements. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Attorney General Sessions and Mike Stuart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia recognized the service and sacrifice of federal, state, local, and tribal police officers on the occasion of National Police Week, and commented on the FBI's 2017 Law Enforcement Officers Killed and Assaulted report. Read more
Hank Dial has been named Huntington’s next chief of police, Mayor Steve Williams announced Monday, May 14.
Huntington City Council chairman Mark Bates has issued a Special Call for Monday, May 21 at 5:30 p.m. to confirm Hank Dial as Chief of Police. Read more
Fraternal Order of Police Gold Star Lodge 65 conducted its annual ceremony this evening in recognition of National Peace Officers Memorial Day and National Police Week.Read more
A Huntington woman through attorneys Scott McClure and Jason Goad filed suit alleging that she was forced to sit naked in front of male guards for an unknown period following her incarceration for driving under the influence at the Western Regional Jail. Read more
Brentney Fields, a rising fourth-year student at the Marshall University School of Pharmacy, has been recognized with two academic scholarships from two different organizations honoring her scholastic achievement. Read more
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