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Judge hears arguments over W.Va. National Guard deployment to D.C.

CHARLESTON — A Kanawha County judge overseeing a case to halt the deployment of the West Virginia National Guard to the nation’s capital is seeking additional information before rendering a ruling. During a hearing Friday morning to consider a motion for a temporary restraining order ...

Weapons charge nets prison time

ELKINS — An Elkins man accused of pointing a gun at a 12-year-old child in February received the maximum sentence in Randolph County Circuit Court this week. Eddie Ray Collins, 33, was sentenced to one year in prison for brandishing a deadly weapon, a misdemeanor, and to six months in ...

2nd appeal filed over power plant in Tucker

DAVIS — A citizens group and environmental agencies have filed a second appeal regarding the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s handling of applications for a proposed power plant in Tucker County. The proposed Ridgeline Power Plant would be a 500-acre natural gas ...

Event to celebrate life, legacy of Pearl Buck

ELKINS — The GFWC Elkins Women’s Club and the History Alive Program from the West Virginia Humanities Council is hosting a Pearl S. Buck event on Nov.1 on the campus of Davis & Elkins College. The presentation, which will take place inside the historic Halliehurst Mansion, is ...