Updated: 4:50 PM The State Supreme Court has cleared the way for oil and gas drilling in a southern West Virginia state park.

Posted: 5:54 PM Ohio Gov. John Kasich has released figures showing 7 in 10 school districts statewide would see their state aid increased under a formula he's developed in an effort to put more dollars in classrooms. Schools say the end result would be a loss of billions of dollars.

Posted: 5:48 PM West Virginia's new state budget is more than $18 million lighter after some line-item vetoes by acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.

Posted: 5:46 PM The military says a soldier from southern Ohio and one from central Florida have been killed in an attack in Afghanistan.

Posted: 5:30 PM The state Senate has joined the House in approving more "snow days" for Ohio schools.

Posted: 5:47 PM West Virginia's sales tax on groceries is decreasing again.

Posted: 5:42 PM Authorities say a northern Ohio police officer killed over the weekend was shot five times after he stopped a man on bicycle.

Posted: 5:40 PM Officials say a body has been found in an Ohio house three days after firefighters responding to a fire there were told by a homeowner that no one was inside.

Posted: 5:35 PM A state House panel is considering a bill that would require Ohio voters to show a photo id before they can a ballot.

Posted: 6:01 PM The last American veteran of World War I has been laid to rest.

Posted: 5:58 PM West Virginia's unemployment rate remained unchanged in February at 10.3 percent.

Posted: 5:51 PM The Ohio House has approved new requirements before a minor can be allowed to have an abortion without her parents agreeing to it.

Posted: 5:49 PM The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles says its offices will be unable to issue driver licenses on an upcoming Saturday, so motorists need to plan ahead.

Posted: 5:48 PM A 13-year-old Ohio boy has launched his own line of scented candles meant for men, with fragrances that include bacon, new york-style pizza, sawdust and the smell of a fresh leather baseball mitt.

Updated: 5:42 PM Nitro authorities are investigating an unknown substance that sent two city workers to the hospital for decontamination after they were exposed to it while collecting garbage.

Posted: 5:43 PM A new poll puts Ohio Gov. John Kasich's approval rating at 40 percent heading into the introduction of his first state budget proposal.

Updated: 5:31 PM An Ohio House panel expects to hear from about 20 people as it resumes hearings on a hotly debated bill to restrict the collective bargaining rights of public workers.

Posted: 5:25 PM Graduate research at West Virginia University is getting a nearly $10 million boost.

Posted: 5:23 PM The West Virginia Division of Highways says the market street bridge between Steubenville, Ohio, and Weirton will be closed until the end of October.

Posted: 5:21 PM Ohio and its communities are fighting to keep up with potholes, which motorists blame for tens of thousands of dollars in vehicle damage.

Posted: 5:19 PM The Army says a 19-year-old soldier from Maidsville has died in Afghanistan.

Posted: 9:56 AM The West Virginia legislature has approved a proposal to honor former Rep. Alan Mollohan.

Posted: 6:10 PM Legislation that would require a prescription to buy medicines containing ingredients used to make methamphetamine has failed on a tie vote in the state Senate.

Posted: 6:08 PM More than 2,000 retired West Virginia teachers and state workers can expect a $1,200 bonus from the legislature.

Posted: 6:06 PM West Virginia voters will be asked in 2012 whether to end term limits for county sheriffs.