Appeals court won't stay Clean Power Plan
By Ken Ward Jr. A federal appeals court on Thursday declined to temporarily block the Obama administration's rule to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants while opponents of the rule have...
View ArticleResidents brace themselves against approaching winter storm
By Laura Haight Charleston shoppers were scrambling to find available shopping carts outside of Kroger on Charleston's West Side Thursday afternoon.The impending threat of Winter Storm Jonas had...
View ArticleAs man admits guilt in motel room slaying, mother asks for justice
By Kate White Natalie Casdorph held back tears Thursday as she spoke to the man who admitted to killing her son inside a room at the Motel 6 in Cross Lanes. Marcus Dominick Curtis, 26, of Dunbar,...
View ArticleJudge refuses lower bond for former CVS manager
A Kanawha circuit judge on Thursday refused to lower the bond of a former CVS pharmacy manager charged with robbery.Kellie Cook, 41, of Dunbar, who was a manager at the pharmacy on Oakwood Road in...
View ArticleWhen I Grow Up essay contest now open to students
Elementary school students from around the state have the chance to win up to $5,000 in higher education expenses through the ninth annual SMART529 When I Grow Up student and teacher essay contest.The...
View ArticleAuditor says state agencies may have unspent money at hand
By Phil Kabler State agencies have squirreled away a total of $288.8 million in unexpended appropriations, according to a report by state Auditor Glen Gainer.Senate Finance Chairman Mike Hall,...
View ArticleEx-Pratt mayor gets probation for selling drugs
By Kate White A federal judge on Thursday sentenced the former mayor of Pratt to spend three years on probation for selling prescription pills.Gary Allen Fields, 68, previously pleaded guilty in...
View ArticleAlternate PEIA plan approved, if Legislature approves tobacco tax
By Phil Kabler State and public school employees with health insurance through the Public Employees Insurance Agency could be trading $120 million in severe benefits cuts for about $14 million in...
View ArticlePhotos and video: WV International Auto Show kicks off with charity gala
The West Virginia International Auto Show kicked off Thursday night with a charity gala at the Civic Center in Charleston. The auto show, which features new models from 27 of the world's car...
View ArticleOff-duty cop stops stolen vehicle
By Staff reports An off-duty Charleston police officer arrested a suspected car thief Thursday afternoon in an impromptu stop. At about 1:15 p.m., Charleston Sgt. Anthony Colagrasso witnessed a man...
View ArticleWinter storm pummels area; state of emergency declared
By Rick Steelhammer A major winter storm delivered as forecast this morning, hammering much of West Virginia with several inches of snow that quickly covered roads and prompted Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin...
View ArticleWV delegate hands out sunscreen to ridicule global warming
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - As a snowstorm approaches, a West Virginia delegate handed out sunscreen to his colleagues in an attempt to ridicule global warming.Democratic Delegate Rupie Phillips passed...
View ArticleUniversities, facilities announce closures
All branches of the Putnam County Library will be closing today at noon. The library will remain closed on Saturday and Sunday. The Charleston Town Center mall is closed. Operational plans for the...
View ArticleAround WV: Jan. 22, 2016
By Kate White Around West Virginia today includes stories on a jury finding a former Summers County commissioner guilty of embezzlement, plans moving forward to revive downtown Clarksburg and a human...
View ArticleRepublican to replace Hall in Senate, court rules
By David Gutman Republicans will continue to control the West Virginia Senate, after the state Supreme Court ended nearly three weeks of uncertainty, ruling that a Republican should fill the Senate...
View ArticleCourt denies ousted state schools superintendent's request for rehearing
By Staff reports The West Virginia Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has refused ousted state schools superintendent Jorea Marple's request for a rehearing of her lawsuit against the state...
View ArticleBlizzard starts dumping snow in South, threatens eastern
By By BEN NUCKOLS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - A blizzard menacing the Eastern United States started dumping snow in Virginia, Tennessee and other parts of the South on Friday...
View ArticleRaleigh County area under boil-water advisory
Raleigh County Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for Coal City System customers on Castle Bar Street only, following a water main break.Beckley Water Company has issued a...
View ArticleFormer WV Senate clerk Holmes dies
By Phil Kabler Darrell Holmes, known for his humor and affable manner during a 24-year tenure as Senate clerk, died Friday. He was 81.Holmes was elected clerk in 1989 and served until his retirement...
View ArticleHighways officials monitor WV roads from 'Fishbowl' hub
By Eric Eyre Jim Lambert was helping to manage the West Virginia Division of Highways’ response to Friday’s winter storm from “The Fishbowl.” Inside a dark room fronted by a wall of glass at DOH...
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