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MondayJuly 3, 2017

Greenbrier County neighborhood displays strength after 2016 flood

On June 24, 2016 — a day after the storm killed eight people and left others homeless in White Sulphur Springs — volunteers formed Hope Village Housing Development to lead housing development where flooding would be less likely to happen.

The best 2016-2017 HS state tournament games: 15-11

Numbers 15-11 of the best high school state tournament games in 2016-2017.

Justice appoints Raleigh County business manager to PSC

Renee Larrick is also the wife of Alan Larrick, director of the West Virginia Lottery.

Interstate 79 reopened after Quiet Dell crash

Northbound lanes of Interstate 79 are reopened following a single vehicle accident near the Quiet Dell exit late Sunday evening. Harrison County Sheriff's Department is investigating.

Heated words continue over higher education funding

Armstead says universities aren't forthcoming about full reasons for tuition increases.

Portz aims to reward investors who bought stock in his career

2009 PGA champion Y.E. Yang among qualifiers for Greenbrier Classic

Tournament week underway at the Greenbrier

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice started off tournament week at the Greenbrier Resort by teeing off in Monday’s pro-am just after noon.  Justice said he only got in eleven holes of practice, which may have contributed to his long, left hooking drive off the first tee of the Old White TPC. Justice joked

Florida man stops in West Virginia to spread awareness about diabetes

Neville Lee travels for the 2 Wheels, 1 Cause organization.

Justice says WV might not be able to fund Tourism — but it’s funded

Governor had wanted $5 million more for Tourism advertising, which the Legislature declined.

Trail at Seneca Rocks remains closed due to forest fire

The U.S. Forest Service was handling the investigation into the fire that started with illegal fireworks, according to initial reports.

Weather will cooperate for 4th of July activities in W.Va.

Picnics, parades, outdoor concerts, and fireworks should all be a go for Independence Day in West Virginia.

Arrest warrants issued in Kanawha County beating case

Argument over a woman escalates and turns into a melee after a night of drinking.

Troopers probe Wirt County fatal shooting

Death occurred Saturday evening.

Greenbrier County wreck claims life

Crash happened on U.S. Route 219.

Woman dies in connection with June 12 Logan County crash

Collision happened on U.S. Route 119.

WV struggled to pass budget, but other states miss fiscal deadline

Ten states miss July 1 deadline to have budgets in place for new fiscal year.

Columbia University neuroscientist explains studying the brain

Dr. Carl Schoonover gave a lecture Thursday in Charleston to explain how humans have studied the brain dating back to second century Rome.

Clerks, Secretary of State clean up voter rolls.

West Virginia has a sordid history of election fraud.   State Supreme Court Chief Justice Allen Loughry filled 532 pages in his book “Don’t Buy Another Vote. I Won’t Pay For A Landslide” with the many tales of political scofflaws. State elections have come a long way from the days when cash and liquor fueled the “dollar-and-a-swallow”