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Heads up, SNAP recipients: Your monthly benefit allotment is about to change.

Today again keeps things sunny and dry as our area of high pressure moves to the east. Might see a few clouds down to our south, but there will be no rain showers to speak of. The only difference compared to Monday will be the temps - a southeast wind will build in, causing temps [...]

U.S. diplomatic facilities in four Gulf countries suffered around $184 million in estimated damages from Iranian military strikes, according to a new report from the Pentagon’s watchdog made public on Monday.

SUMMERSVILLE, WV (WVNS) -- Gauley Season is a well known time of year in the New River Gorge National Park And Preserve area, this season starts the first Friday after Labor Day and continues on for at least six consecutive weekends according to ACE adventures. The extra water for the season comes from the annual [...]

PRINCEWICK, WV (WVNS) - Emergency response crews have remained on the scene of a tunnel fire in the Raleigh County area. Members of the Department of Environmental Protection and the Environmental Protection Agency have monitored air quality in the wake of the fire, which occurred in the Princewick area. Responders with the Coal City Volunteer [...]

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) -- With just a little bit over a month until Bridge Day, organizers are doing their final preparations for the big event. Bridge Day brings people from all over to Fayetteville for the chance to walk across the famous New River Gorge Bridge. There will be vendors to check out and of [...]

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) - Volunteers have started planning for the return of the Beckley 5k and Half Marathon event. Members of Active Southern West Virginia have partnered with the Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce to present the race. Participants will start and finish at the Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine. Top place finishers could even walk [...]

MULLENS, WV (WVNS) - Legal counsel for AEP-owned Appalachian Power Company said negotiations with Black Diamond Power have hit a wall. They cited a lack of transparency and cooperation as having created major roadblocks for a potential sale. Representatives for Appalachian Power said attempts to obtain basic information about assets, billing practices, and finances from [...]

TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) - The Tazewell County Regional Drug and Violent Crimes Taskforce has finished a two-month long operation known as Phoenix Rising. The operation focused on stopping high level distribution of narcotics and removing dangerous drugs and weapons from local neighborhoods. Five people were arrested on multiple charges. The operation finished with the seizure [...]

GLEN DANIEL, WV (WVNS) - In our Week 3 Play of the Week, Liberty's Chase Shea showed off both power and finesse! The bruising running back displayed his power, as three Greenbrier West Cavaliers tried to tackle him, and all three were met with nasty stiff arms. Shea then showed off some serious coordination, staying [...]

What staff find while cleaning out hydrothermal areas at Yellowstone National Park can be surprising, and they shared all of it, from common to funny to just plain weird.

There's some interesting similarities with PikeView football and winter weather - could PikeView's football team tell us a little about the upcoming wintry season in West Virginia?

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) -- Governor Patrick Morrisey released a statement about the decision by the Trump Administration to repeal the Biden-era greenhouse gas regulations on coal and natural gas power plants. According to a press release, the statement about the decision was issued by Governor Morrisey on Monday, September 14, 2026.

HUNTINGTON, WV (WVNS) - A West Virginia man pleaded guilty to a crime involving fentanyl. According to a press release from the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), 22-year-old Nigel Jamille Coats, of Huntington, pleaded guilty on Monday, September 14, 2026, for the distribution of quantities of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made [...]

SOPHIA, WV (WVNS) – The Coal City Volunteer Fire and EMS page has conformed a tunnel fire in our area. The fire is at the old Sophia Train Tunnel per posts by the page. As of 11:30 A.M. on September 14, 2026 the fire was still burning. It does not pose an immediate danger to [...]