The Senate Judiciary Committee wants county magistrates to decide whether a person charged with drunken driving should have their license revoked or suspended.

Amtrust Bank's five branches in Columbus, Ohio, have been acquired by Wesbanco Inc.

Wal-Mart says it is closing a central Ohio optical lab to reduce costs, eliminating 650 jobs.

Charleston, W.Va. (AP) -- Volunteer firefighters and ailing police and fire pension funds may still get help this legislative session.

Charleston, WV (AP) -- The state Senate has passed a bill that would start the school year two weeks before labor day in a bid to make sure students get 180 days a year in the classroom.

Washington (AP) -- Satellite TV provider Dish Network is being sued by the Ffderal government for alleged violations to the national D Not Call registry.

Columbus, Ohio (AP) -- The union representing about 35,000 state employees in Ohio is deciding whether to approve a labor contract that includes significant cutbacks.

Charleston, WV (AP) -- Foes of a bill that would tax the drug methadone turned out in force at the state capitol Tuesday to condemn the proposal as discriminatory against patients seeking treatment.

Columbus, Ohio (AP) -- The Humane Society of the United States has accused Petland Inc. of scheming to sell sick puppies to thousands of unsuspecting consumers.

Charleston, W.Va. (Ap) -- Cities and towns across West Virginia with underfunded police and fire pension programs could get some legislative help this year, along with volunteer firefighters seeking pension-like benefits.

Cincinnati (AP) -- An Ohio Grand Jury has indicted a registered sex offender on 12 counts involving the slayings of two girls and a woman in cases dating back to 2006.

Charleston , W.Va. (AP) -- High school students from three counties can see how the West Virginia Supreme Court works when the justices travel to Lewisburg to hear cases.

Columbus, Ohio (AP) -- Republican state senators want a louder voice for the minority party when Ohio's congressional boundaries are redrawn in 2012.

Charleston, WV (AP) -- A construction worker has died after a steel bar joist fell on his head at a shopping mall near West Virginia's capital city.

West Virginia lawmakers are unlikely to endorse a bill that would require vehicle interlocks for everyone convicted of drunken driving offenses.

A chemical manufacturer in West Virginia faces $44,000 in penalties for alleged workplace safety violations.

The West Virginia Supreme Court is considering whether a foster baby would be better off adopted by a husband and wife she hasn't met or the same-sex couple who have cared for her since birth.

Cleveland (AP) -- Authorities say a Cleveland man suspected of killing his newlywed wife, his sister-in-law and three young children has killed himself as police prepared to arrest him.

Cleveland (AP) -- Special police teams and a helicopter in Ohio are searching for an ex-convict suspected of killing his wife, his sister-in-law and her three young children.

WVU's Board of Governor's has selected the university's next president.

WV lawmaker proposes bill to ban sales of the Barbie doll and other dolls like her.

Wellsburg, W.Va. (AP) -- State officials say a judge has fined health care products maker Johnson & Johnson and a subsidiary nearly $4.5 million for sending misleading information to West Virginia physicians about a two prescription drugs.

Columbus, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio is retraining employees at a juvenile detention facility after a report questioned how well staff understood procedures for preventing assaults by youth.

Columbus, Ohio (AP) -- Gov. Ted Strickland says the Ohio National Guard will receive more than $8.5 million in federal stimulus money to upgrade aging facilities across the state.

Morgantown, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia University students who may have been exposed to bacterial meningitis are being treated with antibiotics as a precaution.