CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Explicit text messages off one of the defendant’s cell phones are under review during the fourth day of the Sissonville couple’s trial who are charged with 20 counts of gross child neglect, child trafficking and forced labor.

The Democrat-turned-Republican, now heading to the U.S. Senate to take over the seat of former Independent U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, instead promoted tax cuts and economic development, approving policies such as the state’s 2022 abortion ban with little public fanfare.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Friday pre-trial hearing revealed new details in the case of Jeanne Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Lantz, 63, a Sissonville couple accused of locking two of their adoptive children in a shed. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers denied the motion to sever the trial of Whitefeather and Lantz.

This year's divisional round of the NFL playoffs isn't full of former West Virginia Mountaineers, but there are two who are still on the quest for a Super Bowl ring - cornerback Rasul Douglas and linebacker Tony Fields II.

West Virginia has several names on their transfer portal big board that they are pursuing, but not all of them make it to Morgantown. Louisiana running back transfer Dre'lyn Washington and Eastern Michigan linebacker transfer James Djonkam had visits scheduled to West Virginia but are headed elsewhere.

The first significant snowfall of the season broke records across the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia region on Monday. Here’s a look at snow totals near you from the National Weather Service.

A winter storm watch was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 7:13 p.m. valid from Sunday 7 p.m. until Monday 7 p.m. for Washington and Westmoreland counties.

The trial of a Sissonville couple accused of human trafficking reached a tipping point on day four. In The State of West Virginia vs Donald Lantz and Jeanne