CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Charles Town native and celebrated jockey Vincent “Jimbo” Bracciale Jr. has died. 
Bracciale, who died Monday at the age of 71, began as a jockey in 1974.  That same year trainer Frank Whiteley Jr. put the young Bracciale on the legendary filly Ruffian for an allowance race.  They won it by more than 12 lengths. 
A tribute to him penned this week in Racetrackers, Honoring Those Who Have Passed On quoted Bracciale as saying, “Every morning when I got to the track, I was one

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia did not fare well in this year’s infrastructure report card the American Society of Civil Engineers.
The state received a “D+” rating overall, off from the national grade of “C.”
The report card assesses a state’s bridges, roads, water systems, and other areas.
West Virginia’s grades for the 18 categories are as follows:

Aviation: C-
Bridges: D+
Broadband: D+
Dams: D+
Drinking Water: D+
Energy: D
Hazardous Waste: D
Inland Waterways: D-
Levees: D+
Ports: D+

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Lottery is one of the millions around the nation that will have their eye on tonight’s Powerball drawing.
The Powerball jackpot sits at $1.25 billion, an estimated cash value of $572.1 million. That marks the sixth largest jackpot in the game’s history, and it is just the second time where the game has seen back-to-back jackpots over a billion dollars.
The drawing will be at 10:59 p.m.
“It’s exciting for the lottery and it’s exciting for our players,” said

TEAYS VALLEY, W.Va. — Investigators with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department are looking for a group of thieves who have some specific items in mind when they go shopping.
“Obviously they have high taste. They’re stealing stuff like crab legs, wine, and steaks and then they’re shoving them out the back door. Retailers aren’t noticing them until it’s too late,” said Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton.
The thieves, four middle aged men, hit the Teays Valley Kroger twice in recent days. In the

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Damage assessments and cleanup are underway at the Evergreen Assisted Living facility near Morgantown after residents had to be evacuated Tuesday afternoon following a sprinkler line break.
Monongalia County MECCA 911 Executive Director Jim Smith said it’s believed sprinkler system pipes in the second floor burst due to the weather around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Within about 36 hours the temperature went from three degrees into the mid-30s, creating the conditions that