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Steven Lockhart, of Davisville, West Virginia, has admitted to trying to meet a minor for sex, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.

Keelin Howes of Buckhannon and John Fox of Martinsburg were named as the winners of two full four-year scholarships to any public institution in the state.

The Harrison County Sheriff’s Office and the FBI Evidence Response Team did not find any additional human remains and concluded their search on Thursday.

The average price of gasoline across Northern West Virginia increased by two cents to $3.065 per gallon

An Appalachian research study is looking for volunteers to participate in a clinical trial of depression.

Upshur County Schools were awarded a nearly $30,000 grant for sound and lighting equipment in the high school auditorium.

In Buckhannon, Sunday was the final day of the Miss West Virginia USA and Miss Teen West Virginia USA pageants.

There was a boating accident on Stonewall Jackson Lake in Lewis County on Sunday, according to Lewis County 911 Communications Department.

A Morgantown resident has won one million dollars in the state’s vaccine lottery.

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), who are both members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, have announced that $223,710 will be offered from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to the West Virginia Development Office (WVDO).

Natural Light Beer is attempting to break the record for the world’s longest slip and slide at Canaan Valley Resort on Thursday, July 1.

Governor Justice’s dog “Babydog” has received a lot of attention recently since the governor named the West Virginia COVID-19 vaccine sweepstakes “Do it for Babydog.”

Reta Mays moved to prison in Alabama.

A MegaMillions ticket worth one million dollars was bought at Kroger on Suncrest Drive in Morgantown, according to the West Virginia Lottery’s website.

The remains of a West Virginia soldier killed during World War II have been identified, officials said.

Nine men have been accused in West Virginia of participating in romance and other online scams that defrauded at least 200 people of more than $2.5 million, prosecutors said.

A Preacher at the Church of God on River Road in Monongalia County secretly took videos of men using the restroom at the church, according to Monongalia Sheriff’s Deputies.

Force Master Chief James R. Tocorzic has been selected as the 19th Fleet Master Chief for the U.S. Pacific Fleet, according to U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs.

The West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC) encourages eligible West Virginians with serious medical conditions to register for a medical cannabis patient card.

Appalachian Regional Healthcare has named Hollie Harris Phillips as its new president and chief executive officer.

West Virginia lawmakers approved a $4.5 billion budget on Saturday that leaves the state’s two top universities with a combined $28 million cut, unless future surpluses can kick in to cover it.

A bill was introduced in the West Virginia State Senate on Tuesday to declare the pepperoni roll as the official state food of West Virginia.

At least three houses are involved in a fire on S. Howard Street in Clarksburg on Easter Sunday.

A Fairmont woman and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of her 4-year-old son, police said.

Walmart will begin offering vaccinations in West Virginia this week through a federal pharmacy partnership.

The average price of gasoline across Northern West Virginia is five cents lower this week at $2.734 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.

Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams that align with their gender identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates.

West Virginia University President Gordon Gee wrote a letter to the University community on Thursday opposing campus carry bills, which our making their way through the West Virginia legislature.

The North Central West Virginia Airport has announced two new destination flights.

A new West Virginia University School of Nursing campus will open in Bridgeport at United Hospital Center.

The West Virginia NAACP is calling for the removal and disbarment of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.

Senior Airman Logan Young, 30, was fatally injured on Sunday during a mutual aid response call to a structure fire.

The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg is making a number of changes.

Currently, there are 22,634 known active cases of COVID-19 in the state.

DHHR officials said 20,657 cases are currently active.

Del. Jason Barrett, a representative from Martinsburg - District 61, announced via Facebook Friday that he would be switching his party registration.

Mylan is closing its Morgantown manufacturing facility next July.

One of two inmates who died of a suspected overdose had been incarcerated for less than a day, authorities said.

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources officials reported a record breaking 1,400 new COVID-19 cases in the Mountain State Saturday.

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DHHR officials said 16,370 cases are currently active.

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources officials reported 1,118 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths in the Mountain State Saturday.

Ayden Lee Nutter, 20, of Parkersburg was arrested after police say they found cash, marijuana, hydrocodone pills and THC oil during a traffic stop on I-79.

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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources officials reported 655 new COVID-19 cases in the Mountain State Saturday.

Dr. Kenneth C. Ramdat is facing charges.

With the close of early voting Saturday, the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office is reporting a historic year in early voting.

This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 24,460 and 457 total deaths.

25 people from four states were indicted in a drug trafficking operation that dealt with methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin.

Bob Murray, founder and former president and CEO of Murray Energy, died Sunday at the age of 80.