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2 people transported after crash closes westbound U.S. 50

PARKERSBURG - The Wood County Sheriff’s Office was investigating an accident Wednesday involving a tractor trailer and a passenger vehicle. In a post on its Facebook page, the Sheriff’s Office said the accident happened at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday at the 4-mile mark on U.S. 50 west, just ...

Judge grants permanent injunction in favor of religious vaccine exemptions

CHARLESTON – A Raleigh County judge issued his official written ruling Wednesday, siding with parents against state and local education officials over their refusal to accept religious exemptions to West Virginia’s school-age vaccine law. The order by 14th Judicial Circuit Judge Michael ...

U.S. Sen. Justice settles with Trump Department of Justice over IRS tax debt

CHARLESTON – In a late Monday night filing, U.S. Sen. Jim Justice agreed to settle with President Donald Trump’s Internal Revenue Service for more than $5.1 million in outstanding tax debts owed by the former governor and former first lady Cathy Justice. According to a joint motion for ...

Ohio Supreme Court hears case out of Washington County

COLUMBUS — The Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral arguments Wednesday in Bethel Oil & Gas versus Redbird Development, a case that could redefine how civil complaints must be drafted in Ohio. At the center of the dispute is whether Ohio should continue to apply its traditional “notice ...