BUCKHANNON — A West Virginia State Trooper rescued a 10-month-old child and an elderly woman from a major structure fire on Saturday that involved multiple fire departments, officials report. The West Virginia State Police state that, on Saturday, Feb. 7, at approximately 1 p.m., Trooper ...

ELKINS — Although Randolph County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Shawn Dilly said last week that Randolph County Schools has used up all its “snow days” for the school year, on Monday school was once again called off in Randolph due to the weather. Randolph County Schools Director of ...

MARLINTON — An elderly Pocahontas County man was rescued by a West Virginia State Police trooper on Friday after falling and being trapped in his bedroom for approximately five days, police said. Trooper First Class Z.M. Chestnut of the Marlington Detachment of the West Virginia State ...

CHARLESTON — A Pocahontas County company has been honored during the current West Virginia legislative session as the Logger of the Year. On Feb. 2, the West Virginia Senate passed a resolution to recognize James and Lucille Pennington, of J & L Trucking in Bartow, as West ...

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill to require cooperation of law enforcement in handing over suspected undocumented immigrants to federal authorities, though existing state executive orders already require this. Senate Bill 615, requiring persons with illegal immigration ...

CHARLESTON — A bill claiming to defend the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by banning state contracts with companies that use certain media monitoring services could wind up having its own First Amendment issues. The Senate Judiciary Committee recommended for passage to the full ...