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September 13, 2022

Marshall University to host investiture ceremony of 38th president

Marshall University in West Virginia is hosting the investiture ceremony for Brad D. Smith on Friday. The ceremony will take place in Huntington on the Morrow Library lawn.

September 13, 2022

West Virginia lawmakers pass road maintenance, energy bills, will revisit abortion next week

WV lawmakers passed bills on Sunday regarding road maintenance and renewable energy. They did not address abortion but will resume the conversation on Tuesday.

September 13, 2022

5 doctors plead guilty in West Virginia prescription pill scheme

Five doctors have pleaded guilty to a prescription pill scheme running from 2010 to 2015 in West Virginia where they were writing prescriptions that weren't for legal medical purposes.

September 13, 2022

Georgia rape suspect busted thanks to location sharing app, alligator sign

A 17-year-old girl was able to use a smartphone app and alligator sign to alert authorities to her location after a man allegedly raped her in Georgia.

September 12, 2022

WV lawmakers to discuss putting millions of dollars into road maintenance, new industrial plant program

West Virginia lawmakers are set to discuss putting millions of dollars into road maintenance and creating a new industrial plant program on Monday.

September 9, 2022

Narcan and drug test strips being handed out in West Virginia

Narcan and drug test kits are being passed out at churches and other community centers in West Virginia due to the state's high level of opioid overdoses.

September 8, 2022

West Virginia's fall rafting season begins this week on the Gauley River

Fall rafting season begins in WV this week on the Gauley River. The Summersville Dam will be lowered to its winter level by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers starting Friday.

September 8, 2022

Overdose deaths in West Virginia declined in second year of the pandemic

From March 2021 to March 2022 overdose deaths have declined by 3.6% in West Virginia. Five other states saw a drop in the percentage of overdose deaths as well.

September 7, 2022

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announces state health officer will step down, third since COVID

West Virginia's health officer is stepping down effective Oct. 1. Dr. Ayne Amjad was appointed to the role of health officer in July 2020.

September 7, 2022

West Virginia man sentenced to 1 year in prison for stealing from coal mine

A man from West Virginia was sentenced to one year in prison for stealing from a coal mine.