As of Tuesday, employees of the Stevens Correctional Facility in Welch work for the State of West Virginia, giving them increased pay and better benefits.
A viral social media post is prompting a local animal shelter to respond to accusations of neglect inside their facility, highlighting the growing struggles of rural humane societies.
Two people are facing numerous charges after being pulled over on Bluefield Avenue on July 2 when a Bluefield Police Department patrolman observed a woman sitting on the driver with her back to the steering wheel while the RV was in motion.
This multi-phase housing project is coming to the City of Bluefield with funds from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh to entice people to move closer to the downtown area.
West Virginia is leading the nation in the decrease in the number of drug overdose deaths and Gov. Patrick Morrisey was in Princeton Wednesday to talk about why this has happened, and what lies ahead.
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