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Five Western Regional Inmates Have Hepatitis A; Two More Restaurant Workers Test Positive

Five Western Regional Jail inmates have tested positive for Hepatitis A, according to a news release  from the West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. The individuals infected with the virus were found upon their entry into the Barboursville, WV facility.  Read more

Police Officer Dragged a Block by Car

A Huntington Police Officer called for assistance in an overdose incident  that "went bad" Thursday night about 9:20 p.m. at Ninth Avenue and 22nd Street. Read more

Bridge Named in Honor of Late Attorney Richard Tyson

The Division of Highways changed the name of the bridge number 06-64-20.19, locally known as Indian Meadows Bridges east/westbound, as “U.S. Air Force Second Lieutenant Richard E. Tyson Memorial Bridge.”

Richard E. Tyson served in the U.S. Air Force Reserves from 1949 to 1953. After an impactful life of service to his nation, state and community, Richard E. Tyson, the father of David Tyson, passed away February 28, 2015.  Read more

Fourth-Grader Honored As Statewide ‘Kids Kick Opioids’ Winner

CHARLESTON — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a southern West Virginia student as the statewide winner of the Kids Kick Opioids contest, a competition designed to spur creativity and raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. Read more

Secretary of State Announces Changes to Notary Public Registration

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - At the request of Secretary of State Mac Warner, the West Virginia Legislature has approved changes to how residents apply to become a Notary Public. Those changes will take effect on June 3rd. Read more

Huntington Paving Starts Next Week

The West Virginia Division of Highways has notified the City of Huntington that its paving contractor will begin work on the city's spring paving program on Monday, June 4. Read more

W.Va. AG Sets June Stops for Metro Valley

CHARLESTON —Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced a representative from his office will meet one-on-one with Metro Valley residents in June to discuss consumer-related issues and answer any potential questions.  Read more

Don't Fall for Phony Telemarketing Arrest Scam

Telemarketers try to scare sale everything. Now, they are calling people in the region stating there are arrest warrants in their name and/or an IRS judgment. 

According to social media, they will leave a message that "if you don't return the call, local officials will arrest you." Read more

Marshall’s Zatar named chair of Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Student Education Committee

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dr. Wael Zatar, dean of the College of Information Technology and Engineering at Marshall University, has been named the chair of the Student Education Committee of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute. Read more

Book sale slated at Cabell Public Library

HUNTINGTON – Thousands of gently used books will be available at the Friends of the Cabell County Public Library’s latest book sale, June 7-9 at the downtown library at 455 9th Street Plaza, The sale will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Read more

School of Medicine to host sold-out scholarship fundraiser

PROCTORVILLE, Ohio – The Marshall University [jcesom.marshall.edu]Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and co-chairs Dr. Pete and Mrs. Clare Chirico will host Standing Out In Our Field 5, the school’s annual fundraising event for medical student scholarships, Saturday, June 2. Read more

Marc A. Subik, M.D., rejoins Marshall Internal Medicine

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital medical and dental staff welcome Marc A. Subik, M.D., to their gastroenterology teams of providers. Read more

Huntington Council Hears First Reading of Cook School Transfer to Mount West for Vet Tech Program

Huntington City Council heard the first reading of an ordinance that will transfer the Cook School property to the Huntington Municipal Development Authority. Mayor Steve Williams said HMDA would sell the property to Mount West Community and Technical College which plans to create animal husbandry and veterinary assistant training.  Read more

Two Foreign Nationals Sentenced For Illegally Reentering the United States

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –  Two men, Roberto Tulul-Ambrocio and Victor Santa Maria-Cleofas were both sentenced for the felony offense of Reentry of a Removed Alien, given credit for the time they spent incarcerated, and were both immediately remanded for deportation proceedings, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.

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Huntington Man Sentenced for Role in Federal Pill Conspiracy

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man caught in 2017 assisting in the illegal sale of pain pills was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  Joseph W. Melbar, 54, previously pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the possession with intent to distribute oxycodone in federal court in Huntington. Read more

Traffic Stop Leads to Six Arrests, Beaten Officer

A traffic stop for possible impaired driving in the 1800 block of Fifth Avenue at about 1:15 a.m. Monday resulted in six arrests after occupants assaulted a Marshall University police officer.  Read more

BREAKING ... Eighth Case of Hepatitis A Confirmed at O'Charley's in Boyd County

An eighth food service worker has been diagnosed with hepatitis A. The O'Charley's employee was found to have the disease Monday, May 28.  Read more

FBI Asks that You Reboot Your Router to Prevent Russian Malware

The FBI has issued a warning to home and office internet users that a hack has been found involving Russian malware. You are asked to reboot your router in order to load the latest protections. Read more

MU Day Care Temporarily Locked Down as Officers Investigated Suspicious Object on Sixth Avenue

Marshall University temporarily locked down the Marshall Child Development Academy  during an investigation of a suspicious object found in the road on Sixth Avenue between 21st and 22nd Streets, near Village Apartments. The lock down was lifted about two hours later.  Read more

2018 Rails & Ales Festival to be Held on Saturday, August 11; Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 31st at 6:00 p.m.

The Better Beer Coalition (BBC), which organizes the festival, announced today that the sixth annual Rails & Ales Festival will be held on Saturday, August 11, 2018. With the success of expansion into two sessions in 2017, organizers are again hosting two separate sessions to keep crowds small and beer lines short. Read more

"Roseanne" Cancelled Following Star's Racist Tweet

ABC-TV cancelled its hit reboot of "Roseanne," following Barr's racist tweet that referred to an Obama assistant as "a product of the Muslim Brotherhood and "Planet of the Apes" -- "muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj." Read more

Why Your Health Insurer Doesn’t Care About Your Big Bills

Co-Published by NPR/ProPublica

by Marshall Allen

Michael Frank ran his finger down his medical bill, studying the charges and pausing in disbelief. The numbers didn’t make sense. Read more

What Facebook’s New Political Ad System Misses

by Jeremy B. Merrill, Ariana Tobin, and Madeleine Varner

Reprinted from ProPublica

Facebook’s long-awaited change in how it handles political advertisements is only a first step toward addressing a problem intrinsic to a social network built on the viral sharing of user posts. Read more

W.Va. AG Reminds Consumers of Impending Claim Deadline in Western Union Settlement

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey wants to remind impacted consumers about the upcoming claim deadline in a $586 million forfeiture by Western Union Company. Read more

Power Outage Strikes Cedar Point

A car and a telephone pole caused some riders to experience much longer "air time" on rides such  as Millennium Force at Cedar Point. The vehicle accident outside the park knocked out power to the rides for a couple of hours, according  to a park spokesman. Read more

Huntington City Council Reminder --- Meeting is on Tuesday

Huntington City Council holds its regular second meeting in May on Tuesday, May 29 at 7:30 p.m. in council chambers at Huntington City Hall. Due to the Memorial Day holiday, the meeting is moved from Monday to Tuesday. Read more

House and Senate Pass Woody Williams Bill

WASHINGTON- The U.S. Senate has passed the bill to rename the Huntington VA Medical Center after Woody Williams. The bill awaits President Trump's signature. Read more

Huntington City Hall Closed; Garbage One Day Delay

Huntington City Hall will be closed Monday, May 28, in observance of Memorial Day. Read more

COLUMN: Facebook the New Equalizer

Is Facebook becoming the new equalizer? Upset residents are using popular social media platforms and groups to shame other residents into following laws or just living up to acceptable living standards.

Residents of West Huntington have been upset by the activity of prostitutes in their neighborhoods. Not only does prostitution help support local drug dealers, spread diseases, make it unsafe for children outside, but they also attract sexual predators into the area. Read more

We're Entitled to Government Transparency

by Vignesh Ramachandran / Reprinted from ProPublicia Illinois

This week, we got together with young reporters and editors from Real Chi — a learning newsroom that covers Chicago’s West Side — to discuss Illinois’ Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, and answer questions about how their team could use public records to inform their reporting. Read more

How an Oregon Weekly Forced Release of Key Records in Murder Cases

by Les Zaitz This article was produced in partnership with the Malheur Enterprise, which is a member of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network.

Oregon records long considered confidential provide key insights into why the state’s judicial and mental health systems released a convicted killer they viewed as a clear danger to the public. Read more

Man Shot on Huntington's W. 14th Street

A man suffered non-life threatening injuries from a shooting around 5:30 a.m. Saturday May 26 in the 400 block of W. 14th Street, near Washington Avenue. Read more