Monday, May 20 2013 5:27 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:27:23 GMT
A night of violence in McDowell County leaves one man dead and another behind bars. It all happened in a very remote local in McDowell County. A porch light still remained on, a dog still waited for
A night of violence in McDowell County leaves one man dead and another behind bars. It all happened in a very remote local in McDowell County.
Monday, May 20 2013 5:03 PM EDT2013-05-20 21:03:14 GMT
One business in Greenbrier County is getting a financial boost after winning a local competition. The Man Cave at Cynthia's was the winner of this month's entrepreneur café hosted by the Greenbrier
One business in Greenbrier County is getting a financial boost after winning a local competition.
Monday, May 20 2013 3:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:50:33 GMT
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a train accident on Monday, May 20. A person was apparently hit by a CSX train in a remote part of Fayette County. The call came in at around 1:30 p.m.
Emergency responders were called to the scene of a train accident. A person was apparently hit by a CSX train in a remote part of Fayette County. The call came in at around 1:30 p.m.
Three more states have received permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind education law.
Three more states have received permission to ignore parts of the federal No Child Left Behind education law.
West Virginia's unemployment rate fell to 7.4 percent in March, down from 8.2 percent in February.
WorkForce West Virginia says the number of unemployed residents fell by 2,100 to 55,400.
There was an overall loss of 1,300 jobs in the service-providing sector, including 1,200 in trade, transportation and utilities, 1,000 in government, and 600 in leisure and hospitality. Helping offset those were job gains of 1,000 in professional and business services, 400 in financial activities and 300 in educational and health services.
The goods-producing sector gained 500 jobs, including 300 in construction and 200 in manufacturing.
The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 6.9 percent in March. That compares to the seasonally adjusted national rate of 8.2 percent.