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Final Arrest in Animal Cruelty Case Last Updated: 12:17 PM 05/16/08 - The last suspect in an animal cruelty case involving 165 animals has been arrested nearly two years later. (Full Story)

Group Criticizes McCain's Stop in W.V. Last Updated: 11:36 AM 05/16/08 - The West Virginia Democratic Party is criticizing presidential candidate John McCain for keeping his appearance in the Mountain State Friday a private affair. (Full Story)

Program for Arthritis Sufferers Last Updated: 11:32 AM 05/16/08 - West Virginia University and the state want to help people with arthritis have active lifestyles. (Full Story)

Lawsuit Alleges Retirement Program Fraud Last Updated: 6:07 PM 05/15/08 - A class-action lawsuit alleges that teachers and others covered by West Virginia's only state-run 401(k)-style retirement program are the victims of fraud. (Full Story)

Criminal Charges for Senior Prank Last Updated: 5:43 PM 05/15/08 - Fifteen Jefferson High School students are facing criminal charges over a senior prank. (Full Story)

Option to Pay Taxes Online Last Updated: 5:32 PM 05/15/08 - West Virginia businesses can now pay some of their state taxes online from a new secure Web site. (Full Story)

Union vs. Nonunion Pay Last Updated: 5:24 PM 05/15/08 - Pay for union workers in West Virginia is 11.1 percent higher, on average, than for nonunion workers. (Full Story)

Shale Quarry Opposition Last Updated: 11:52 AM 05/15/08 - A proposed shale quarry on North Mountain in the Eastern Panhandle is drawing fire from residents concerned about pollution and soil erosion. (Full Story)

WVU Respectability Blueprint Last Updated: 11:37 AM 05/15/08 - A group pushing for changes at West Virginia University says the faculty provided a blueprint to return the school to respectability in the wake of a master's degree scandal involving the governor's daughter. (Full Story)

Hospital Expansion Fundraiser Last Updated: 11:26 AM 05/15/08 - Thomas Memorial Hospital is launching a fundraising effort to help pay for a $70 million expansion. (Full Story)

West Virginians Oust Some Incumbents Last Updated: 11:54 AM 05/14/08 - West Virginia primary voters rejected a half-dozen incumbent legislators, all of them Democrats. (Full Story)

WVU and Rodriguez Update Last Updated: 11:19 AM 05/14/08 - Former West Virginia University football coach Rich Rodriguez says he considered a $4-million damages clause in his contract excessive and unfair. (Full Story)

Grant Helps State Museum Last Updated: 5:12 PM 05/13/08 - The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is getting $200,000 to add educational programs for all ages at the state museum. (Full Story)

Soldier Killed in Accident Identified Last Updated: 4:59 PM 05/13/08 - The Army says a 24-year-old soldier from West Virginia died in a motorcycle accident in Ozark. (Full Story)

Voting is Steady in W.V. Primary Last Updated: 4:44 PM 05/13/08 - It's primary day in West Virginia and voter turnout is steady as ballots are being cast in the Democratic party's presidential primary. (Full Story)

Vying to Challenge Capito Last Updated: 1:49 PM 05/13/08 - Most of the attention is on the presidential race, but West Virginia's primary election will also determine the fate of homegrown candidates for federal office. (Full Story)

Investigating Phone Service Last Updated: 11:39 AM 05/13/08 - The West Virginia Public Service Commission's staff and Consumer Advocate Division are asking the PSC to investigate Verizon's telephone service in the state. (Full Story)

W.V. Unemployment Drops Last Updated: 11:33 AM 05/13/08 - Job gains in construction and other sectors cut West Virginia's unemployment rate by one-tenth of a percentage point in April to 5.2 percent. (Full Story)

Redefining 'Luxury' Last Updated: 6:51 PM 05/12/08 - At The Wine Rack in Morgantown, West Virginia, where sales from the $10-and-under shelves are booming, Jocelyn Vorbach says aloud what most of her customers won't. (Full Story)

Many W.V. Races Uncontested Last Updated: 5:47 PM 05/12/08 - The general election isn't for nearly six months, but dozens of West Virginia legislative candidates can relax after Tuesday. (Full Story)

Record Early Voting is Over Last Updated: 5:46 PM 05/12/08 - A record 76,519 West Virginians have already cast their primary ballots, most of them through the "no excuse" early voting that ended Saturday. (Full Story)

Man in Critical After Shootout Last Updated: 11:18 AM 05/12/08 - A shootout with Marshall University police left a 19-year-old Huntington man with a gunshot wound to the head. (Full Story)

W.V. Power Outages Last Updated: 4:43 PM 05/12/08 - Thousands of West Virginians are without power following weekend thunderstorms, and many students got an extra day off from school. (Full Story)

Legislative Race Money Last Updated: 10:57 AM 05/12/08 - West Virginia has hundreds of legislative candidates this year, and they amassed more than $3.2 million heading into Tuesday's primary. (Full Story)

Dream Come True Last Updated: 10:49 AM 05/12/08 - As a seven-year-old in Wheeling, West Virginia, Craig Ackerman opened a magazine to marvel at a photograph at Crater Lake National Park headquarters in Oregon. (Full Story)

Role of W.V. Agriculture Last Updated: 6:46 PM 05/09/08 - By many national measures, West Virginia barely registers as an agriculture state. (Full Story)

Raising Awareness of Drug Abuse Last Updated: 11:35 AM 05/09/08 - Organizers of this year's Rural Ministry Conference hope to raise awareness of drug abuse in West Virginia and to find ways to combat the problem. (Full Story)

Union Carbide Layoffs Begin Last Updated: 11:09 AM 05/09/08 - Dow Chemical's previously announced layoffs at its South Charleston Union Carbide division have begun. (Full Story)

Pushing for Eco-Friendly Businesses Last Updated: 11:00 AM 05/09/08 - The nonprofit Center for Economic Options is teaming up with college students across the state to push West Virginia as a hub for environmentally sustainable businesses. (Full Story)

W.V. AG Bogus Letter Warning Last Updated: 6:02 PM 05/08/08 - Attorney General Darrell McGraw is warning businesses about bogus letters falsely claiming his office is investigating them. (Full Story)

Seeking Order to Force Rehire Last Updated: 11:30 AM 05/08/08 - The National Labor Relations Board is seeking a federal injunction to require coal operator Massey Energy to rehire 85 union members at a West Virginia mine. (Full Story)

WVU Graduation Protest Last Updated: 11:05 AM 05/08/08 - A newly formed group of faculty, students and alumni says it will protest during graduation ceremonies West Virginia University President Mike Garrison's refusal to resign. (Full Story)

Century-Old Store Closing Last Updated: 10:52 AM 05/08/08 - Clothing store Schwabe-May is closing its doors after 130 years of operation in West Virginia's capital. (Full Story)

Massey Cited for Worker's Death Last Updated: 5:54 PM 05/07/08 - Massey Energy has been cited for safety violations that federal investigators say contributed to the death of a West Virginia coal miner. (Full Story)

Auto Part Jobs in W.V. Last Updated: 5:38 PM 05/07/08 - Italian auto parts maker Allevard Sogefi is planning to add 65 jobs to its West Virginia manufacturing plant. (Full Story)

Rural Hospital Closing Last Updated: 5:32 PM 05/07/08 - The Richwood Area Community Hospital is closing, putting more than 100 employees out of work and forcing some patients to drive 25 miles farther for treatment. (Full Story)

Cracking Down for Boating Safety Last Updated: 4:49 PM 05/07/08 - The W.V. Division of Natural Resources is getting ready to crack down on boaters who haven't compiled with West Virginia's boater safety laws. (Full Story)

Teacher Charged with Sexual Abuse Last Updated: 11:51 AM 05/07/08 - A Montcalm High School teacher accused of having a relationship with a student faces sexual abuse and abduction charges. (Full Story)

Student Charged in Bus Vandalism Last Updated: 11:41 AM 05/07/08 - A Hedgesville High School student faces five misdemeanor charges stemming from the vandalism of 85 buses that shut down Berkeley County's school system for a day. (Full Story)

Coalition to Study Storing Greenhouse Gases Last Updated: 11:27 AM 05/07/08 - The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $61.1 million to a multistate environmental partnership to develop new ways of capturing and storing greenhouse gases. (Full Story)