WV House committee bans photography, video by public
By David Gutman In the middle of Wednesday morning's meeting of the House Judiciary Committee, Delegate John Shott, the chairman, made an announcement. The committee had just passed its first bill of...
View ArticleJury recommends life without mercy for Detroit man in Rand shooting
By Kate White It took jurors less than two hours Wednesday to find a Detroit man guilty of murder in the shooting of Gerald Maxwell two years ago inside a Rand apartment. Leonard Thomas, 45, of...
View ArticleRe-tooled 'religious freedom' bill passes through committee
By Erin Beck The same day a pro-business coalition was announced to oppose a bill that claims to "restore" religious freedom in West Virginia, the House Judiciary Committee approved the bill. The 16-9...
View ArticleParts of Eastern Panhandle under warning for minor flooding
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Parts of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle are under a flood warning amid a combination of snowmelt and rainfall. The National Weather Service says minor flooding is forecast...
View ArticleAround WV: Feb. 4, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: a homeless shelter loses funding, naloxone injectors distributed to Huntington residents, school staff learn mental health first aid, and more. n A McDowell...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for approximately 100 customers along a section of Pinoak Road in Lashmeet in Mercer County. The affected area includes Pinoak Road from...
View ArticleWV's prevailing wage repeal goes to Tomblin
By Phil Kabler A repeal of West Virginia's 81-year-old Prevailing Wage Act is headed to the governor, after passing the Senate Thursday on a party-line 18-16 vote. Passage of the repeal bill (HB 4005)...
View ArticleWV House passes right-to-work, sends bill back to Senate
By David Gutman West Virginia is ever-so-close to becoming the 26th state to pass a right-to-work law, allowing employees in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying union fees and potentially...
View ArticleWV House leaders sponsoring Common Core repeal bill
By Ryan Quinn State lawmakers who've previously pushed for repealing West Virginia's math and English language arts K-12 education standards have filed another bill to do so, this one with House...
View ArticlePutnam road closed after semi loses lumber
By Staff reports U.S. 35 in Putnam County is shut down after a tractor-trailer lost 40,000 pounds of lumber on the highway around 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Putnam County emergency dispatchers said the north...
View ArticleHarrison commissioner, former lawmaker dies
By Staff reports CLARKSBURG -- A former state legislator and current Harrison County commissioner died Wednesday, less than two weeks after suffering a heart attack while shoveling snow. Frank...
View ArticleFreedom's Burdette gets probation in spill case
By Ken Ward Jr. A third former official from Freedom Industries on Thursday escaped being sentenced to any jail time for his role in the January 2014 chemical spill that contaminated the drinking...
View ArticleWVU now among top research institutions
By Samuel Speciale West Virgina University is now a top-tier institution for doctoral research, according to a new classification that distinguishes colleges in America. WVU is one of 115 universities...
View ArticlePhotos: Animals get a spring in their step with warmer weather
After last week's snowstorm, the more temperate weather in recent days has brought animals - both wild and domestic - out into the open.
View ArticleEvent celebrates 'Bridge Builders,' community leaders
By Kate White Charleston attorney Kim Farha remembers well the day Robert Easley came to speak at DuPont High School. When Farha heard that Easley, a retired Charleston police officer turned youth...
View ArticleSouth Charleston sewer rate will nearly triple
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail The minimum monthly sewer bill for South Charleston residents will nearly triple under rate hikes approved by City Council Thursday evening. City officials...
View ArticleWV Dept. of Education and Arts officials dispute budget waste study
By Phil Kabler West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts representatives took umbrage Thursday over a recent report that declared state funding for the arts is wasteful. "It's not just arts....
View ArticleAnalysis: Clinton moves aggressively to hold off Sanders
By By JULIE PACE AP White House CorrespondentMANCHESTER, New Hampshire (AP) - Hillary Clinton has been here before, watching a political rival generate youthful enthusiasm with lofty proposals she...
View ArticleAround WV: Feb. 5, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: West Virginia Wesleyan's president is retiring, a principal returns to school after surgery for a brain tumor, and more. n West Virginia Wesleyan College's...
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