As Marshall University prepares for its football opener tonight on the road at Ohio State, it does so with a new “Doc” in town.
Many folks will travel through Appalachia this holiday weekend on four-lane roads planned in the 1960’s that were meant to open the region to the world.
 | Chip Hitchcock |
WV PBS filmmaker Chip Hitchcock watched West Virginia National Guard soldiers helping to "advise and assist" in Iraq. In this story, he observes a crime scene investigation class for Iraqi police.
The BP Gulf Oil spill continues to hurt some businesses and tourism around the spill area. But the impact on seafood like shrimp and oysters is being felt nationally, including in West Virginia.
For the third year a row, West Virginia is offering a sales tax holiday on Energy Star products. This tax break is estimated to save West Virginians almost $4 million in the next three months.
By John Hingsbergen & Associated Press Some West Virginia county officials are questioning whether voters should be allowed to cast straight-ticket votes in November for both a special U.S. Senate election and the general election races.
A federal judge issued a ruling Tuesday against Patriot Coal for selenium violations. The company must install equipment to clean up pollution at two mines in southern West Virginia during the next 2 1/2 years.
Interstate 68 connects Morgantown to points east. This road was designed for economic development and it has improved transportation to and from the north central region of West Virginia.
A West Virginia University study that recruited new moms from the Morgantown area reveals new mothers sleep more than expected but their quality of sleep is poor.
 | Chip Hitchcock |
Since the launch of Operation New Dawn, all American troops that are not Special Forces or who are not protecting American civilians are now called “advise and assist” brigades. The 151 Military Police Battalion was such a brigade from Dunbar, W.Va.
By Ben Adducchio & Associated Press Morgantown police have issued citations to two West Virginia University basketball players on a disorderly conduct charge.
A Comair plane landed safely at Tri-State Airport near Huntington today. The flight was diverted for a power supply problem.
 | Chip Hitchcock |
In May and June of this year, I was embedded with troops in Iraq. I shadowed U.S. soldiers as they helped train Iraqi police officers and prepared for the combat troops to leave Iraq as the U.S. mission in country shifts.
Almost four years after Congress enacted sweeping mine legislation, a company is claiming to have a wireless communication system.
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