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Meanwhile, two candidates vying to represent the Southern Regional Jail’s district, 45th, were getting out front on their search for solutions on Thursday.

Leaked internal email from Southern Regional Jail shows nearly 40 cells without water in November

Speaker of the House of Delegates, Roger Hanshaw, is working on a legislative plan to put teachers’ aides in all of the West Virginia’s first and second grade classrooms.

A federal class action civil rights lawsuit has been filed on behalf of hundreds of current and former inmates at Southern Regional Jail (SRJ).

Beneath the Friday night lights, they are a group not always in the spotlight. But the work that goes into Park Middle School’s band is just as rigorous.

After giving the New River Humane Society 60 days to vacate the premises of Fayette County’s animal shelter, commissioners said Wednesday they are no closer to finding a replacement organization to operate the shelter.

The West Virginia State Police is leading an investigation into the death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail after a 19-day stay at the facility on Saturday.

After the death of an inmate after a 19-day stay at Southern Regional Jail on Saturday, candidates vying for seats in the House of Delegates are weighing in on the issue.

On Monday evening, House of Delegates candidate Christian Martine spoke at Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County following the death of Wyoming County inmate Alvis Shrewsbury.

A Wyoming County inmate is dead after a 19-day stay at Southern Regional Jail (SRJ).

A spokesperson for the W.Va. Dept. of Transportation has released the following statement regarding the acquisition of homes be eminent domain in Mullens for the Coalfields Expressway construction:

U.S. Mortgage rates climbed higher than six percent for the first time in 14 years on Thursday.

Residents in Mullens tell WVVA news more than a dozen homes are standing in the way of the next leg of the Coalfields Expressway construction to Welch.

The Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office released the results of the September, 2022 Grand Jury.

It is day two of the International Mines Rescue Competition at the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s location in Beaver.

The world’s best mine rescue teams are in Raleigh County this week for the International Mines Rescue Competition.

A young Beckley man is getting his first big break on American Idol.

According to the U.S. Dept. of Veterans’ Affairs, an average 22 veterans die by suicide every single day.

West Virginia’s Dept. of Highways is in talks with several different homeowners whose properties stand in the way of construction of the Coalfields Expressway to Welch.

The New River Humane Society has 60 days to vacate its current location on Shelter Road in Fayetteville.

The ‘AWAY Center,’ formerly known as the Women’s Resource Center, is taking a fresh approach to fundraising this year.

The new headquarters for the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office is nearly complete.

In honor of Labor Day, WVVA News is digging deeper into the state of West Virginia’s workforce.

An accident at a coal mining site floods a Fayette County community.

Two brothers and their sister were arrested after an 87-year-old woman was found beaten by State Police in Greenbrier County on Tuesday.

Goodwill opened a brand new location in Raleigh County on Thursday.

State health leaders predict a leveling off of COVID-19 cases in W.Va. over the next couple of weeks.

Tensions are at a breaking point over the future of a local animal shelter.

The 2022 Appalachian Festival kicked off on Friday at the Beckley-Raleigh County Convention Center.

A fundraiser to benefit Ronald McDonald House will be held Saturday in Beckley in honor of one of WVVA’s own.

Fayette County homeowners who lost everything in last week’s flood are still struggling to find help.

The former Sophia Vol. Fire Dept. Chief has backed out of a plea with prosecutors.

‘Leah’s Lemonade’ serves up support for kids with cancer

The New River Gorge Reg. Dev. Auth. has promoted a new person tasked with bringing in big businesses to the area while helping other local business expand.

Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies say more volunteers are needed to help residents rebuild after a flood tore through several Fayette County communities earlier in the week.

A federal indictment has been dropped against two West Virginia pharmacists and a drug company accused of fueling West Virginia’s drug epidemic.

Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday issued a State of Emergency to address critical staffing shortages at correctional facilities in West Virginia.

A Raleigh County delegate said there are problems being reported with the new prescription provider for state employees.

A building that for years sparked the interest of locals passing by is now on the market.

After a marathon session of voting in Washington, D.C., the Senate passed a sweeping climate, health, and tax reform bill on Sunday. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, (D) West Virginia, played a major role in the compromise being referred to as the “Inflation Reduction Act.’

A woman charged as an accomplice in the murder of a Fayette County teen has entered a guilty plea.

150 inmates and multiple Correctional Officers have signed on to be part of a federal lawsuit taking aim at the state over conditions at the jail.

The Greenbrier County Animal Shelter is in desperate need of adoptions.

WVVA News learned more on Tuesday about how that money may be spent in the Southern coalfields.

West Virginia is one of seven states across the country that has no statute of limitations for felony sex crimes.

A former St. Francis De Sales priest has been arrested in Pennsylvania for sexually assaulting a young males through the ages of 9-12.

A Fayette County man was sentenced to prison on Thursday for Second Degree Sexual Assault.

More rain wreaked havoc along the border of McDowell and Mingo counties.

Gov. Jim Justice, (R) West Virginia) announced the resignation of the state’s Corrections Commissioner Betsy Jividen on Tuesday.

It is the end of an era for the Macarthur Skating Rink in Raleigh County.