A planned water outage for the Warren community is scheduled for April 6th between the hours of 8:00am and 2:00pm. The scheduled outage is for the installation of a new valve and line repair to the system and a boil water advisory is in effect until further notice. Areas affected include the following:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Obama today signed into law the STOCK ACT which included an amendment by Senators Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and John McCain (R-AZ) prohibiting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives from receiving future multi-million dollar bonuses as long as the government-backed mortgage companies remain in federal conservatorship. It was reported that the Federal Housing Finance Agency last year approved $12.8 million in bonuses to ten top Fannie and Freddie executives.

WASHINGTON – Following a 2007 Supreme Court ruling, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed the first Clean Air Act standard for carbon pollution from new power plants.

West Virginia officials say voters who wish to cast ballots in May's primary election have until a few more weeks to register or make any changes to their registrations.

Marietta City School District has announced dates and times for 2012-2013 Kindergarten Storytime and Screening.

Wood Co,, WV - West Virginia Division of Highways announces that Wood County Route 46, Wadesville Road, will be closed at milepost 4:01 on Thursday, March 1, according to Cliff Essig, District Three Bridge Engineer.

CINCINNATI (AP) - A man who was threatened with jail time for posting comments about his estranged wife on his personal Facebook page unless he posted daily apologies for a month says the court ruling violates his freedom of speech.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - New efforts to crack down on drug trafficking in Ohio include legislation targeting hidden compartments in vehicles and changes in how drivers can use the Highway Patrol hotline.

MORGANTOWN, W.V. (AP) - Adding beer sales and requiring West Virginia University football fans to stay put throughout games is translating to stronger concession sales.

LOGAN, Ohio (AP) - A judge has ruled that the mother-in-law of a southeast Ohio woman found strangled in a septic tank was sane at the time of the alleged crime.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Services are set for a Monongalia County sheriff's deputy who died in the line of duty.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - A West Virginia lawmaker has introduced a bill that would give gay and lesbian couples the same legal protections as heterosexual married couples.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - The House Judiciary Committee wants West Virginia to require random drug testing of everyone at a coal mine and not just its miners.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio House has passed a bill providing a stiffer penalty for acts of animal cruelty by people affiliated with kennels.

MORGANTOWN, W.V. (AP) - The West Virginia University Board of Governors will hear about the first season of beer sales at Mountaineer Field.

LONDON, Ohio (AP) - The Ohio attorney general says a law requiring the collection of DNA genetic evidence from adults arrested on a felony charge has helped identify suspects in scores of cold cases.

SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) - The Highway Patrol says initial data show that fewer people died in fatal crashes on Ohio roadways in 2011 and that drug seizures increased, with the highest jump in cocaine.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The state panel that approves funding for large road and bridge projects is set to vote on a recommendation from Ohio transportation department staff that several projects be postponed, some by up to 19 years.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Price caps have put the brakes on tuition increases at Ohio's public colleges and universities.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - A state council is seeking the public's input on proposed rules for a grant program aimed at expanding high-speed Internet access in West Virginia.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - The Senate killed a bill that would require elected magistrates to have an associate's degree, likely ending efforts to increase education requirements.

CHARLESTON, W.Va.-The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is planning to open a new, permanent Regional Office location in Parkersburg by late summer 2012. The structure will be built on Division of Highways’ property adjacent to the Eagles building located at 627 Lubeck Avenue. The construction contract on the 9,000 square foot building should be awarded in March, 2012.

CHARLESTON – State Treasurer John Perdue’s office returned to Wood County the highest unclaimed property total amount and the largest average claim in the seven-county mid-Ohio Valley region.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - The number of fire-related deaths in Ohio dropped almost 18 percent last year to a 25-year low of 126 fatalities.

CLEVELAND (AP) - The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision that prevents prosecutors from pursuing another trial against a man who spent two decades on Ohio's death row.