MARHSALL COUNTY, W.Va. –A mine worker is in the hospital after being injured underground at the Marshall County Mine Cameron Portal.
The incident was reported around 3:43 p.m. According to Marshall County Emergency Management Agency Director Tom Hart the worker was injured from the waist down and that crews were moving a piece of equipment, when the worker became pinned.
The worker reportedly suffered injuries to the pelvic and abdominal areas. The worker was life flighted to Ruby Memorial

West Virginia’s court system proposes only a slight budget increase for the coming fiscal year, .81%, with the largest portion of the increase going toward bolstering the family treatment court system.
Chief Justice Haley Bunn presented the budget proposal Tuesday afternoon to the Senate Finance Committee, saying lawmakers and legal officials share a goal of “the best bang for the taxpayer dollar.”
Last year, the court system requested $173,114,659.
This year, the court system requested

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jobs & Hope West Virginia was on full display Tuesday in West Virginia’s capitol.
Graduates and sponsors of the legislatively funded program set up booths and tables for lawmakers to stop at in between committee meetings and floor sessions.
Jobs & Hope, which was started by then-Governor Jim Justice in 2019, is set up to extend help to those in the state struggling with addiction and other barriers to find and maintain a job.
Residents that go through Jobs & Hope

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia residents can now be better equipped to save a life.
Vandalia Health CAMC has installed public access Naloxone boxes at CAMC Memorial, CAMC Women and Children’s and CAMC Teays Valley hospitals. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse opioid overdoses.
The Naloxone boxes look similar to newspaper boxes and residents don’t need a key or a staff member to help.
“People can come in anytime. It’s accessible to anyone anytime. No judgment. No questions

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The long standing Corridor-H highway project is relatively near an end and the West Virginia Department of Transportation is starting to look at what should be the next priority project in the Mountain State.
During a presentation to the House Finance Committee Tuesday, State Transportation Secretary Steven Todd Rumbaugh told lawmakers he’s instructed his staff to begin to review and prioritize each road construction plan in the Mountain State.
“Corridor H is our number one

WAYNE, W.Va. — Wayne County Sheriff Eddie Bradshaw said his deputies are working to find the culprits who left the residents in Wayne in a mess this week.
Vandals broke into a mine site and damaged an Appalachian Power substation on the mine property. The damage included spilling close to 500 gallons of oil which wound up in nearby Camp Creek. Although there’s been no tests which revealed the town of Wayne’s water supply was impacted, city officials have advised customers to not use the water

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Bills dealing with the smuggling of illegals and increased funds for industrial site access roads are moving on to the full House of Delegates after gaining approval in House committees Tuesday morning.
Evan Hansen
The House Judiciary Committee approved HB 4433, which deals with human smuggling and trafficking.
Del. Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, said he’s concerned the results of the bill would impact church-related groups who often help immigrants. The bill’s language says