CHARLESTON – U.S. Sen. Jim Justice's first bill to land on the desk of President Donald Trump will pay tribute to the late Marine Corps veteran Woody Williams and other Congressional Medal of Honor recipients with their own monument on the National Mall. The U.S. House of Representatives ...
RIPLEY – People First of West Virginia, a statewide self-advocacy organization for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, will hold its 33rd annual Self-Advocacy Conference Sept. 9–11, 2026, at Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley. The conference was originally scheduled to take place at Jackson’s Mill 4-H Camp near Jane Lew, but was relocated after recent flooding made the middle school unusable. Lewis County Schools has leased Jackson’s Mill through May for classes, prompting organizers to move the conference to Cedar Lakes. Sean McElwee, a cast member of ...
ARLINGTON, Va. – A Wood County man and his family participated in a wreath-laying ceremony in a solemn act of remembrance and national tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. Jeff Sandy was accompanied by his family that included his wife Renee Sandy, ...
CLARKSBURG – A Pennsboro man has admitted to solicitating others online to attack federal law enforcement, U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey said. Christopher Bentley, 34, pleaded guilty in U.S. District for the Northern District of West Virginia to solicit to commit a crime of violence, Harvey said. According to court documents, Bentley issued several statements on his Facebook page, encouraging people to kill Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents, Harvey said. Several posts included information about body armor, firearms capable of penetrating it, and vulnerable areas not ...
MARIETTA - His parents' service in World War II inspired a Washington County man who spent 26 years in the military followed by a life of service to fellow veterans. Larry Woods, 75, is the commander of AMVETS Post 1788 in Marietta, one of several veterans organizations of which he is a ...
CHARLESTON – Two months into the new fiscal year, West Virginia is showing a modest tax revenue surplus, but the state’s finances did not trigger a new personal income tax cut and state departments and agencies have been told to maintain flat budgets for the next fiscal year. According ...
