CLARKSBURG, W.V. (AP) - A civil liberties group says the Harrison County Commission's support of an annual Christian festival in Clarksburg is unconstitutional.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (AP) - Postal service employees and customers are fighting to save mail processing centers in Ohio.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's work to make sure more children have health coverage has earned the state $21 million in federal bonus funding.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) - Police around Ohio are preparing stepped-up patrols for this weekend after a jump in drunk-driving arrests over the last New Year's holiday.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - The West Virginia Turnpike saw an increase in Christmas holiday traffic. But the size of that increase depends on which year is used for comparison.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - West Virginia health officials have increased monitoring for a variant of the swine flu after two cases were confirmed in Mineral County.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - A group that wants to ban dog auctions in Ohio is waiting to learn whether it succeeded on its third attempt to collect petition signatures to get a new law.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - West Virginia motorists are paying a nickel more for gas this week compared to last week.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio taxpayers paid more than $438,000 to staff, maintain and repair the official governor's residence this year, although Gov. John Kasich doesn't live there, a newspaper reported Tuesday.

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Police officers in Ohio came to the rescue of a family after thieves broke into their home and took everything from under their tree either late Christmas Eve or early Christmas morning.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - Two more West Virginia circuit judges may seek to elevate their positions within the state's court system.

CHARLESTON, W.V. (AP) - A new Marcellus shale regulatory law gives the Department of Environmental Protection money to hire more natural gas well inspectors and support staff. But filling the 14 new positions will take some time.

Spend a day at the Campus Martius Museum learning about the exciting field of archaeology. You are invited to take part in our artifact identification clinic, lectures, and flint knapping demonstrations.

CHARLESTON, W.V. - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, today signed the Horizontal Well Act, relating to Marcellus Shale.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Nick J. Rahall (D-W.Va.) Wednesday issued the following statement in response to the EPA’s new power plant emission standards:

Washington, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) released the following statement today about new regulations issued by the Environmental Protection Agency that – by the agency’s own estimates – will cost billions to implement, causing significant job losses at a time when West Virginians and Americans can least afford them. The EPA issued its final Utility MACT rule today.

Charleston, W.Va. -Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today issued a proclamation ordering all State flags displayed at all State facilities be displayed at half-staff from dawn to dusk on Friday, December 23, 2011, the day of services for former Delegate Earl Brumfield Hager, of Logan, West Virginia.

Wal-Mart pulls powdered infant formula from stores nationwide after a newborn died. The store is recalling 12.5-ounce cans of Enfamil Newborn powder with the lot number ZP1J7G.

WHEELING, W.Va.—Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, announced today that Pope Benedict XVI has named three priests of the diocese each as Chaplain to His Holiness, entitling them to be addressed as monsignor. The new monsignors are:

The Newport and New Matamoras food pantries have something to celebrate this holiday season. 392 cans from Frontier High School were collected through a food drive organized by four ambitious sophomores.

COLUMBUS – In an ongoing effort to bring the highest level of customer service to the public, the Ohio State Highway Patrol has created a new salvage inspection scheduling service.

Heating elements potentially energize even when turned off; potential fire hazard when near flammable items.

Rainelle, West Virginia – On Monday, December 19, 2011, Troopers assigned to the Rainelle Detachment of the West Virginia State Police arrested Mr. David Clayton White (47 years of age, from Meadow Bridge, West Virginia), Mr. Joshua Emmanuel Redden (26 years of age, from Meadow Bridge, West Virginia), and Mr. Nicholas Michael White (22 years of age, from Danese, West Virginia) for their involvement in burning five vehicles at the Rainelle Detachment on December 15, 2011. Three of the vehicles were part of an ongoing investigation and two of the vehicles were property of the West Virginia State Police.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Senator Jay Rockefeller, former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence issued the following statement today in regards to the Iraq War.

On Thursday December 15, 2011 at approximately 11:00 AM the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office received a call that a theft was occurring on Wagoner Road in Marion Township and that a weapon had been discharged. While officers were responding, information was received that one person had been shot.