CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While it may be crowded, last minute shoppers West Virginia might run into some of the best deals of the holiday season this weekend. President of the West Virginia Retailers Association Bridget Lambert says her team estimates half of the state’s residents still have shopping to do, and retailers will be ready…
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — Putnam County will have to wait until after the holidays to find the replacement of former Commissioner Steve Deweese. The Putnam County Commission was unable to agree on a replacement for Deweese, who had served on the commission since the beginning of 2023. The process now goes over to the Putnam…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.— A Huntington man has been sentenced to prison and has been ordered to pay restitution for vandalizing property of the United States. Brian Scott Murray, 51, will spend one year and four months in prison and will be followed by three years of supervised released. He has also been ordered to pay $45,205.60…
GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — Chief of Interpretation for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Eve West says there has been nothing but steady growth in visitation since the park’s redesignation four years ago. “Typically after a redesignation, numbers will settle out at about a 20-percent increase, but we’re almost double that,” said West.…
PRATT, W.Va.–A potion of road on WV 61 and MacCorkle Avenue SE in Pratt is closed due to a rockslide that occurred Wednesday afternoon. According to officials, the rockslide happened at Beechwood Run Road and traffic is being re-routed at MacCorkle SE and Center Street. A release from the state Department of Transportation says rain…