Those walking by the south-facing entrance of the West Virginia State Capitol may notice a bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln ...

While a variety of behind-the-scenes preparations has been ongoing since late last fall to clear the launch for the 2025 event, the first meeting of the Bridge Day Commission (BDC) for 2025 will be ...

The WVDOH did note in the release that inclement weather or unforeseen circumstances may change the patching schedule.

Now that asphalt plants are open around the Mountain State, West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) road crews are embarking on an aggressive campaign to mill and ...

In Lewis County, a 911 official confirmed that the wall of an old building came down and stated that it was most likely the storm that caused it.

Five Black voters, along with the Fayette-Somerville Branch of the NAACP, are challenging what they allege is a racially discriminatory electoral map in the county, claiming it violates both the ...

The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed a federal lawsuit on Feb. 27, 2025 challenging Fayette County’s 2021 electoral map as racially discriminatory. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund filed a federal ...

The Lexington Fayette Urban County Council approved a zone change Tuesday that clears the way for a housing development in northeast Lexington. The development would be built on the former grounds of ...

The Hampshire County Sheriff’s Department was called ... Settle is in a Virginia jail awaiting extradition back to West Virginia to face the charges.

To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Feb. 23, 1867: Lincoln County was formed from Boone, Cabell, Kanawha and Putnam counties. The county was named ...