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A Kentucky man faces charges of driving drunk and crashing his pickup truck head-on into another pickup, killing four people in West Virginia. via Lexington Herald-Leader

“The governor wants to study the problem, but he doesn't realize there is somebody here in Jackson County already doing it”

' A mapping survey of broadband access in West Virginia shows wide gaps in coverage, with high-speed Internet services concentrated in urban areas and along major highways and much of the Mid-Ohio Valley is ... via Parkersburg News & Parkersburg Sentinel

“We would prefer to stay (at our current location)”

Until further notice, Workforce WV will remain in the New Martinsville Plaza operating during its normal hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. via Tyler Star News

We salute the Dollywood Foundation for helping to make a big difference in McDowell County by promoting a love of reading among children. via Bluefield Daily Telegraph

“Anti-war demonstrators visit capital”

Two West Virginia University P.I. Reed School of Journalism students have won 2007 Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists for their published works. via WVU Today

“It's fair to say it's that type of funding”

The Budget Digest was supposed to have disappeared from the state budget last year, but that doesn't mean legislators have stopped directing state funds back to their home districts. via The State Journal

“I drive around and pull them up”

PRINCETON, W.Va. - Like buds on the flowers and the trees, campaign signs are sprouting up across the region. via Register-herald.com

Outstanding string musicians from high schools in West Virginia and surrounding states are taking part in West Virginia University's annual High School Honor Orchestra Feb. via WVU Today

The WV Division of Natural Resources announces that the spring Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Workshop at North Bend State Park will be April 18-20, 2008. via West Virginia Division of Natural Res...

“That's quite a lot of money going back to the counties”

Posted Monday, February 18, 2008 ; 05:34 PM Updated Monday, February 18, 2008 ; 05:51 PM Community programs available for low income and elderly citizens. via The State Journal

“Normal for February is 2.32 inches, and so far we've seen .99 inches. But with January's expected amount at 2.47 inches, and the amount we got at 1.39 inches, we're already into a deficit for 2008”

' Someone must have forgotten to tell Punxsutawney Phil that six more weeks of winter doesn't usually involve a nearly 70-degree day four days after Groundhog Day. via Martinsburg Journal

“I'm always preparing for (the) upcoming election.”

Mayoral, City Council seats will be decided in June election Fact Box WHAT: City Council and mayoral seats WHEN: The filing period to run for City Council and mayor in the upcoming June 10 election began Friday ... via Martinsburg Journal

The latest unemployment figures for Lincoln County showed a slight increase for December 2007. via Lincoln Journal

Born in Newton, WV, Parsons began his gospel career singing with The Calvary Men. via WSSL-FM Greenville

Dolores A. Poole, 72, of Parkersburg passed away Dec. 14, 2007, at Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. via Parkersburg News, The/Sentinel