CHARLESTON — On a busy holiday afternoon at the Capitol Market, Kanawha County native Kevin Struthers was trying not to sound too excited about his job, but sometimes it’s near impossible for him not to gush.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday resumed his weekly briefings on the coronavirus, six days after he tested positive for COVID-19.

MORGANTOWN — In his heart of hearts, Bob Huggins would expect his West Virginia basketball team to come out like a pack of rabid dogs after the way they were beat up in the second half of an 85-59 loss to Kansas on Saturday.

MORGANTOWN — It's January.

BRIDGEPORT — A graduate student from Covington, Kentucky is this week’s Mountain East Conference Player of the Week in men’s basketball.

CHARLESTON — State representatives made the trek to Charleston a few days early this year.

FAIRMONT — The new year looks to bring many changes, but the Marion County School district’s mask mandate isn’t going anywhere.

MORGANTOWN — You owe Leddie Brown an apology.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate will vote soon on easing filibuster rules in an effort to advance stalled voting legislation that Democrats say is needed to protect America's democracy.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Active coronavirus cases skyrocketed 72% in West Virginia and hospitalizations surged over the past week as the omicron variant started to take a firm hold in the state.

MORGANTOWN — If Neal Brown is to extend his career bowl record to 5-0 and finish the 2021 West Virginia football season with a winning record and a run of five wins in the final seven games, signaling to the Big 12 that they may be sitting upon a football rebirth, they are going to have to d…

WHEELING — U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley says his support of the federal infrastructure bill passed by Congress was “the right thing to do for West Virginia,” even if he is being called out for it by an expected opponent in the Republican primary next year.

CHARLESTON — Organizations all over West Virginia will be getting the leftovers of the state's CARES Act dollars, including Fairmont's Union Mission.

FAIRMONT — COVID-19 is continuing its pattern of peaks and valleys as cases within Marion County Schools climb.

TRIANGLE, Virginia — The head of the union that represents coal miners said Monday he is disappointed that Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., stated he can no longer support President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda.

MOTRGANTOWN — A Boston-based company that recently opened a branch in Morgantown is inviting the public to an open house discussion Wednesday about artificial intelligence and the future of the high-tech phenomenon.

MORGANTON — West Virginia University has entered into a group licensing agreement for the university's student-athletes covering all the Mountaineers' 18 varsity sports.

CHARLESTON — West Virginia residents who spot something amiss related to voting will have a way next year to report it quickly and directly to Secretary of State Mac Warner’s office.

GLENWOOD — A Mercer County hound pulled a Lassie-like maneuver to rescue her identical-twin best friend from certain death while trapped in a large rock crevice.

MORGANTOWN — In the past, doctors would treat tumors with chemotherapy, but they couldn’t avoid hitting healthy cells, too. Today cancer treatments have grown more accurate, and scientists at West Virginia University are working to level-up their accuracy even more.

FAIRMONT — A prominent cellular phone provider is accepting applications from nonprofit groups for its annual grants program.

CHARLESTON — Details of how and when hospitals in West Virginia will receive money to help offset extra pandemic expenses related to staffing issues are being finalized.