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Charleston, WV – A cold front is expected to bring strong to severe storms to Charleston this weekend, with damaging winds posing the greatest threat Sunday afternoon. The National Weather Service (NWS) warns that the storms could affect travel on major routes like I-64, especially with gusts strong enough to down trees and power lines. Prepare for potential disruptions and power outages.

The Preston County Sheriff's Office confirmed Thursday morning that 14-year-old Noah Santoro has been found.

A new study from WalletHub broke down exactly where the safest and least safe cities in America are located.

MIDDLEBOURNE, W.Va. — Residents in several West Virginia counties had the opportunity to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights Thursday night. Photos taken from Madison to Middlebourne began to appearing on social media. According to the National Weather Service in Charleston, “Severe geomagnetic storming overnight yielded a spectacular...

ELKINS, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Pansy Loraine Ray, 44, of Elkins, West Virginia, has been sentenced to 36 months in federal prison for her involvement in methamphetamine trafficking. According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, Ray assisted Donald Cantrell, Jr., a co-defendant, by concealing drugs and proceeds from drug sales. A search of Ray’s home revealed 220 […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - West Virginians read Thursday about notice of another auction date for The Greenbrier Resort, the second in three months. The initial notice in August said The Greenbrier’s owner was late on payments for a loan used to finance the property. Weeks later, Gov. Jim Justice’s family, who owns the resort, announced a last-minute deal to avoid auction.

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - After his bond hearing on Wednesday Beverly Police Chief Todd Bumbalough has posted a bond of $15,500 from the Washington County Jail where he was being held. Bumbalough was arrested for obstructing official business which is a felony in the 5th degree, domestic violence misdemeanor of...

A movie shot and set in West Virginia and even inspired by a serial killer in the state has been featured on a list of the best horror movies of all time.

BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Governor Jim Justice announced Thursday that he has awarded more than $16 million in Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant funds to 82 projects statewide. $16,707,149 in VOCA funds will provide direct services like counseling, personal advocacy, court advocacy, client transportation and support services to victims...

The Bridgeport Police Department is turning to the community to help make progress in an ongoing criminal investigation that requires an. individual to be identifiedl. Bridgeport Police Officer F. Scott Toothman is hoping a member of the public can identify the wis attempting to identify the woman in this photograph. She is being sought as part of a criminal investigation for shoplifting at the Meadowbrook Mall. The incident in question took place at Target.

West Virginia's Amendment 1, if passed, would ban medically-assisted suicide — which is already illegal in the state. (Getty Images) I was once told by a funeral director that death is the great equalizer. While there’s some truth to that, there is often great inequality in how one dies. Some slip quietly away in their sleep, while others are taken by brutal force. Both of my parents experienced the latter: My mother died from cirrhosis of the liver when I was 18 and she was just 46. My father died after a grueling bout with head and neck cancer when I was 28 and he was 63.

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — Gov. Jim Justice announced that West Virginia’s new Paranormal Trail is already seeing tremendous popularity with more than 4,300 people signed up to chase infamous haunts throughout the state. An accompanying digital passport allows visitors to check in at haunted locations, earning points and unlocking exciting prizes along the way. Nearly 800 […]

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — Gov. Jim Justice announced today the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will begin fall trout stockings during the weeks of Oct. 21 and Oct. 28. The third annual Monster Trout Contest will also return at the same time. During these two weeks, the WVDNR will stock 35,000 pounds of trout weighing […]

West Virginia (WOAY) – You have seen him with giant pumpkins and other vegetables before, but this time, he may have one of the smallest fruits ever recorded!. Ryan Cook is a former veteran turned garden enthusiast who has grown some of the largest pumpkins you have ever seen.

Disability Rights of West Virginia (DRWV) sent a notice of claim Monday to members of the media and state officials, alleging that Michael Caruso, secretary of the Department of Health Facilities (DHF) is failing to protect the rights of patients served by state health care facilities. It outlined particular concerns at William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital and Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospitals, the state’s two psychiatric facilities.

FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WBOY) — With less than a month away from the general election, 18 counties across West Virginia—including Randolph, and Ritchie counties—still need poll workers, according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. 12 News spoke to Marion County Clerk Julie Kincaid, who said that even though...

During his trip to Elkins on Wednesday, West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore presented three unclaimed property checks to local law enforcement agencies that totaled more than $35,000.

The National Weather Service has issued a Frost Advisory until 9 A.M. Friday morning for the Ohio Valley.

WHEELING, W.Va. — The 4th annual Resurrection Island Tattoo Convention takes place this weekend at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack. Hosted by Breaking Skin Tattoo and Body Piercing in Bridgeport, it'll run Friday through Sunday. The convention will showcase more than 150 tattoo artists from across the United States. It will...

In mid-September, Gov. Jim Justice told the people of West Virginia he’d be calling the Legislature back into session at the end of the month.  “I promised you I’d fight like crazy for a 5% tax cut, I promised you I would try to help out with child care,” he said.  When the gavels slammed […] West Virginians get tax cut after lawmakers pull millions from agencies overseeing foster care, Medicaid and child care appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.