W.Va. Retailers Association encourages smart shopping during holiday season

BECKLEY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Drivers on the West Virginia Turnpike may need to make additional stops for food or the restroom starting this month. Gov. Jim Justice announced in November that two turnpike plazas will shut down and are set to be demolished and reconstructed for new modern, facilities to make visitors feel more welcome to the area.

MARION COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) - It’s estimated that 75% of West Virginia children qualify for free or reduced meals at school. For many of them, school meals are the only ones they get. The West Virginia Department of Education is looking for schools and non-profit organizations to become summer...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - In the third and final part of WTAP’s series Igniting the Conversation, the Cost of Firefighting, we look at the specific cancers the fire service has a greater chance of getting, and whats being done at the legislative levels to better protect them. Parkersburg Fire...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginia’s place as the nation’s leader in digital vehicle titles could soon pay huge dividends, if a proposal before legislators becomes law. “I don’t pinch myself on this one at all,” said Del. Daniel Linville, R-Cabell. “This is a big benefit and we...

MARIETTA, Ohio (WTAP) - Ohio’s governor was in Marietta on Thursday afternoon to talk about the state’s budget and his commitment to the state’s water resources. Governor Mike Dewine traveled to northeastern Ohio and Marietta for the second day of his budget tour. Governor Dewine announced he...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy came to Parkersburg and held a public forum on West Virginia’s proposed budget. Policy Outreach Director Seth Distefano gave locals a breakdown of the budget’s basics. He also talked about how Governor Justice’s proposed personal income tax cut could impact it.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Brad Ullman, the Executive Director of the West Virginia Golf Association, is now leaving the W.V.G.A. to accept a position as Tournament Director for LIV Golf. Ullman has been the Executive Director since 2014 and has been with the W.V.G.A. since the late 2000′s. Now,...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Two local West Virginia teachers are pushing for a bill that they say will help kids with dyslexia. They say a part of what inspired the bill is a local student’s story. Maxin’s mom Misti Sims said she started noticing her son struggling with reading...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WTAP) - The West Virginia State Senate on Monday passed a bill that seeks to add armed guardians to public schools. Senate Bill 282 would establish the West Virginia Guardian program. The program would allow retired military or law enforcement officers to act as independent contractors to provide armed security in West Virginia public schools.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - As we sit just a month away from the beginning of the high school baseball season in the Mid-Ohio Valley, there has been a call for umpires in the area. The Ohio-West Virginia Umpiring Association is in need of officials for the upcoming season as there...