Appalachian Power Co. is seeing an increase in the number of customers who are struggling to pay their electric bills.

A county just east of Toledo leads the state in unemployment with joblessness at a stunning 18.9 percent.

Outbreaks of skin herpes have been reported at schools in several counties.

An Ohio company is recalling outdoor wood-burning fireplaces because of a potential hazard.

Ground beef products from Creekstone Farms Premium Beef are being recalled in 10 states, including Ohio, because of e.coli concerns.

A new, $11 billion spending plan for West Virginia state government is taking shape at the legislature.

A serial killer already serving multiple life prison terms has pleaded guilty to a third Ohio slaying.

Police north of Columbus, Ohio, are trying to figure out how thousands of dollars in cash ended up along a highway.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is coming out against budget proposals both from his fellow Democrat, President Barack Obama, and Congressional Republicans.

An Ohio mother says she's bothered that when she accidentally locked her infant daughter in her car, she called police but they never came.

The administration of Ohio's Governor is shelving plans for a network that would have linked thousands of cameras to monitor roads, schools and private businesses in an effort to provide more eyes in emergencies.

The House Finance Committee has amended a measure to borrow from emergency reserves if the state runs out of money for jobless benefits.

Enough West Virginia lawmakers support public pay raises, but the question has become who will get them.

The Huntington Symphony Orchestra is struggling to stay afloat amid rising costs and declining corporate and private support.

The bob Evans restaurant and food company is spending more than $3 million down on the farm where its founder raised his family and started the business.

Officials with the Higher Education Policy Commission are working to identify obstacles that prevent students in West Virginia from attending college.

Federal and local officials say 55 people have been arrested on drug, gun and other charges in the Huntington area.

Police in northern Ohio say a man who was asked during a traffic stop whether he'd been drinking took a swig from an open can of beer and told the officer, "yes."

The appeal of an Ohio science teacher fired after he was accused of burning students' arms with the image of a cross has been moved into federal court.

A major animal rights group is threatening to try again for an Ohio ballot issue against animal cruelty because of a new state rule on the treatment of veal calves.

Acting Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has ordered all United States and West Virginia flags at state facilities lowered to half-staff in honor of Frank Woodruff Buckles.

West Virginia University employees targeted in a federal lawsuit over an academic misconduct case want a federal judge to dismiss the complaint.

A 22-year-old Hepzibah man is accused of killing a 14-month-old boy who suffered 16 broken ribs and a brain injury.

A new report finds that in five years Ohio has made no major headway in the fight against childhood obesity.

Fire officials say an Ohio woman and her grandson were killed and their bodies thrown from their home in an explosion that was heard miles away.