CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A second ‘No King’ rally is set for this Saturday in the capital city.
The first rally was held in June, and more than 5 million people attended across all of the rally’s combined. The rallies are a protest against the current political climate, particularly the Trump administration.
This rally, along with others in the state, will join more than 2,500 rallies across the nation.
The rally in Charleston is being organized by several local advocacy groups, including UWV, the

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A Webster County native became the newest member of the West Virginia House of Delegates Wednesday.
Gregory A. Watt, of Hacker Valley, was sworn in to represent the 48th District, which includes parts of Webster and Greenbrier counties. He will complete the unexpired term of former Delegate Tom Clark.
Watt is a retired U.S. Army officer and has 28 years of active-duty service and more than 16 years in defense contracting and program management.
He received a BBA from State

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University has announced that the winning bid for construction of the school’s new cybersecurity center has been awarded.
Neighborgall Construction Company won the bid and will head up the construction of the $45 million facility.
The 72,000-foot facility will be right across Hal Greer Boulevard from Old Main.
C.R. Neighborgall, president of Neighborgall Construction, released a statement Wednesday. He says his team is excited to work on a project like this.
“We are

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The YWCA Charleston unveiled a brand new, spray-painted mural to remember Katherine “Kitty” Dooley, a beloved attorney and activist in the Charleston community.
Kitty Dooley
Dooley, who died almost two weeks ago, practiced law in the Capitol City for over 30 years and dedicated her life to service around the community.
Tyrone Scott, a local artist, was tasked with getting the mural ready on the back wall of the YWCA Kitty Dooley Center for Community Enrichment.
“We’re pretty

CLAY COUNTY, W.Va. — The Clay County Commission has sent a letter to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia requesting an investigation of Black Diamond Power Company.
The commission sent the letter requesting an investigation Wednesday, just hours after the public hearing regarding Black Diamond’s request for a $1.2 million increase to pay for power it purchases from Appalachian Power Company. The increase would result in a roughly $11 increase to the monthly bill for an average

WHEELING, W.Va. –A Wheeling man was arrested after an alleged crime spree early Wednesday morning.
Louis Smith III (Photo: WV DCR)
Louis David Smith III, 43, faces three felony charges including attempted robbery, attempted burglary, and third-offense domestic battery.
According to police, they responded to 19th Street around 1:52 a.m. to a woman saying that Smith attempted to assault her and steal her vehicle on Peninsula Street.
Shortly after that call, police responded a burglary in progress

BELLE, W.Va – A massive recreational development is a step closer to opening after a groundbreaking ceremony for the Appalachian Outlaw Trails near Belle.
The trails’ owners and local leaders gathered at the future site of the welcome center on Wednesday to celebrate another step toward the project coming to fruition.
“This is going to be an economic driver bringing people not just outside this county and outside this state, but internationally right here to the largest ATV park in the nation,”

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Meteorologists with the National Weather Service say residents in northern and eastern sections of West Virginia could see their first frosts of the season during the next two nights.
NWS Graphic
The NWS has issued a frost advisory for all or parts of Taylor, Upshur, Barbour, Webster, Randolph, Pocahontas, Hancock, Brooke, Monongalia, Preston and Tucker counties from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. Thursday.
Temperatures are expected to dip to 32 degrees or below.
“Frost could harm