CHARLESTON, WV — Last night, West Virginia native John Ellison repurposed his world-famous song “Some Kind of Wonderful” for the Manchin campaign. The song, “Some Kind of Senator” was unveiled at the Charleston Moose Lodge on Friday night in front of long-time Manchin friends and supporters. Ellison’s band, the Carpenter Ants, recorded the song for Senator Manchin to use for his 2018 campaign. More than 60 different artists have recorded "Some Kind of Wonderful," making it one of the most recorded songs in the history of music. Ellison’s hit song has sold more than 42 million copies, earning him five Lifetime Achievement awards for writing one of the most played songs in the world. Ellison was inducted into the WV Music Hall of Fame in 2015.Read more
The Greater Huntington Park & Recreation District is excited to share that the St. Cloud Commons All-Inclusive Playground Project has received a $25,000 donation from the Brady Steps Charitable Foundation. Read more
Huntington, W.Va.— HuntPAC, the Political Action Committee for the Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce, announced their endorsements for candidates running for state and county offices in the 2018 General Election. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will host a press conference to announce the schedule of events for the upcoming Young West Virginia Power Building Conference. The press event will begin 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 27, in the university’s Drinko Library.Read more
CHARLESTON, WV – In a ruling from the bench today, the Public Service Commission of West Virginia approved Joint Stipulations and Agreements for Settlements and proposed rates for utility companies ordering rate reductions of $84.8 million per year beginning September 1, 2018. Read more
CHARLESTON, W. Va. – A retired West Virginia Supreme Court justice pleaded guilty Thursday to a felony count of fraud related to his personal use of a state vehicle and gas fuel card in a scandal that has led to pending impeachment trials for the three remaining justices. Read more
Huntington City Council meets Monday, August 27 at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at Huntington City Hall. The work session will be at 6:45 p.m. Meetings of the Public Safety Committee (HPD agreement with Wayne County Sheriff's Department) and the Administration/Finance Committee occur at 5:45 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. respectively. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that former West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Menis E. Ketchum II, age 75, pled guilty to wire fraud. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, the West Virginia Legislature’s Commission on Special Investigations, and the Internal Revenue Service—Criminal Investigation Division conducted the investigation. Read more
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined a bipartisan group of 52 state and territory attorneys general in calling upon Congress to help end the opioid epidemic and close a loophole that allows those who traffic deadly fentanyl to stay a step ahead of law enforcement.Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced today that a federal jury sitting in Charleston returned guilty verdicts following the trial of four family members from southern West Virginia.
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Brentney Fields, a fourth-year Marshall UniversitySchool of Pharmacy student, has been honored with the United States Public Health Service (USPHS) Excellence in Public Health Pharmacy Award.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Four more individuals indicted for their roles in a major, multi-state heroin and fentanyl distribution network pled guilty today to a federal drug conspiracy charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that Karl O’Dell, 61, a pharmacist and owner of a pharmacy in Ashland, Kentucky, pled guilty to a conspiracy to misbrand oxycodone and hydrocodone. Read more
The Greater Huntington Park & Recreation District is pleased to announce the return of the Fantasy Maze to Ritter Park this October! Since its debut in 2015, thousands of families have enjoyed an enchanted trip through the Fantasy Maze filled with classic storybook and cartoon characters!
GHPRD’s non-scary alternative to Halloween returns to the heart of Ritter Park for the last two weekends in October (19, 20, 21, and 26, 27, 28) from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Read more
Duo Transcend, the husband and wife trapeze act that includes Mary (Wolfe) and Tyce Nielsen have won the quarter finals of America's Got Talent. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.—The Marshall UniversitySchool of Pharmacy hosted its seventh annual White Coat Ceremony Friday, Aug. 17, at the Huntington Museum of Art, during which 55 incoming pharmacy students were presented with white coats.Read more
Huntington, W.Va. <August 21, 2018>: HIMG has launched a program that allows Certified Nursing Assistants, that are employed at HIMG, to prepare for and take the testing to become a Certified Medical Assistant. The program is called the CNA to CMA Pathway.Read more
If first you don't succeed, well, Mary and Tyce took to the trapeze last night on America's Got Talent to again perform the blindfolded routine .... was it flawless?
Harmony House is thrilled to announce that it has been chosen as one of 200 finalists vying for one of 40 $25,000 grand prizes in the national State Farm Neighborhood Assist Grant Competition. Read more
NEW YORK, NY – As Charleston, West Virginia anticipates the arrival of President Trump for a Make America Great Again rally at the Charleston Civic Center at 7:00 PM ET tonight, Michael Glassner, Chief Operating Officer for Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. issued the following statement. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— Law enforcement officials, including the Marshall University Police Department and the West Virginia State Police, have determined that a bomb threat received early this morning for the university's Joan C. Edwards Stadium was not a credible threat.Read more
The Republican-led West Virginia House of Delegates received national attention last week for impeaching all four of the state’s sitting Supreme Court justices. Lawmakers cited a swirling scandal over court spending that ranged from using state cars for personal business to extravagant office renovations that included a $32,000 couch. Read more
Joe Manchin’s campaign launched a new online ad urging West Virginians to call Attorney General Pat Morrisey and tell him to remove West Virginia from the federal lawsuit designed to take away coverage from people with pre-existing conditions. Read more
New York, NY – President Donald Trump will host a Make America Great Again Rally Tuesday, Aug. 21 in Charleston, West Virginia at 7:00 pm ET. This is the 3rd rally that President Trump has held in the great State of West Virginia since he first began running for president in 2015. Doors open at 4 p.m. Read more
Charleston, WV – Thirteen legal professionals have been named to the Lawyers & Leaders Class of 2018 by West Virginia Executive (WVE) magazine and the West Virginia University (WVU) College of Law. Read more
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office will kick off its “Opioid Abuse Prevention Game of the Week” initiative for a third consecutive year.Read more
Charleston, W.Va. – Secretary of State Mac Warner reminds those interested that tomorrow, August 21st, is the last day to register to fill the current West Virginia Supreme Court vacancies.Read more
President Donald J. Trump resolutely supports the brave heroes of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). On Monday, Aug. 20, he saluted the brave heroes of ICE and CBP. Read more
HUNTINGTON – The Hampton Inn- Barboursville received a grant from Hilton Corporate to provide backpacks and school supplies for local students this year. Read more
The West Virginia Senate met for just over an hour on Monday afternoon, adopting Senate Resolution 203, which establishes the rules for the Senate to serve as the jury in the trial phase of the impeachment process against various members of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Three individuals indicted for their roles in a major, multi-state heroin and fentanyl distribution network pled guilty to a federal drug conspiracy charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Read more
The Huntington Municipal Development Authority will hold its August meeting at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20 in Council Chambers at Huntington City Hall. Read more
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