NITRO, W.Va. — A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at Mardi Gras Casino in Nitro ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. According to the West Virginia Lottery, the ticket matched 5 numbers but not the actual Powerball number. The player also did not buy the Powerplay option. The Lottery said the holder of the winning…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The annual East End Yard Sale is Saturday in Charleston. For the second year in a row the Piedmont Elementary School PTO is assistant the East End Neighborhood Association with the event. Piedmont Elementary Principal Ashley Grogg said there will be more than 100 vendors spread out through the East End including…
INSTITUTE, W.Va — West Virginia State University is all set to celebrate their spring commencement on Saturday, recognizing the achievements of 240 graduates. Jack Bailey, assistant vice president for University Relations, said it is an exciting day on the campus. “It is really just one of the most exciting days of the year we have…
FOSTERVILLE, W.Va. — A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Boone County Friday morning. The sheriff’s department said the wreck occurred at around 6:20 a.m. in the Fosterville area. Volunteer fire crews were among those responding to the scene of the head-on crash. The names of those involved haven’t been released.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A motorcyclist died in a collision on Interstate 64 in South Charleston Wednesday night. According to South Charleston Police, the motorcyclist, Michael David King, 52, and a truck hauling a trailer collided in the eastbound lanes between the MacCorkle Avenue entrance ramp and Montrose Drive at about 8:15 p.m. An investigation into…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Multifest, the highly anticipated West Virginia annual event is marking its 35th anniversary this year but organizers are facing funding challenges. The event brings together thousands of people each year to enjoy cultural, music, art, education programs in the community. This year’s budget is set at $505,314 to support the four day festival,…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The City of South Charleston is set to celebrate the grand opening of its brand new Farmers Market with an official ribbon cutting ceremony this Saturday. The market will feature a wide variety of local vendors and will highlight West Virginia’s finest produce and flower vendors. Shawn Zuniga, Recreation Director for the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Small businesses in West Virginia continue to struggle to find workers as labor shortages persist, according to the latest job report from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). The NFIB’s April report revealed that 34% of small business owners had job openings that they could not fill, the percentage is down…
MT. NEBO — A Tennessee man died after his car slammed into a state Division of Highways truck in Nicholas County Monday morning. According to a news release from the Nicholas County Sheriff’s Department, Ronald Carelli, 54, of Hixson, Tennessee, was traveling south on U.S. Route 19 at Mt. Nebo when his car hit a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia National Guard Brigadier General Mike Cadle turned 60 Saturday and retired Sunday after a 40-year career serving his nation and the Mountain State. Brigadier General Mike Cadle (Photo/WVNG) Cadle, who was honored at the Guard headquarters in Charleston Sunday afternoon, said his first job in the Guard was as a…