West Virginia counties to submit teacher certification plans
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - State education officials say 25 counties plan to submit proposals this month for certifying teachers who don't have a formal education background. Approved by lawmakers last...
View ArticleRight-to-work bill heads to Tomblin
By Staff reports A bill that would make West Virginia the 26th right-to-work state is headed to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin after the state Senate approved minor changes made by the House. The Senate passed...
View ArticleWV Senate OKs raw milk bill after veto last year
By Staff, wire reports After a veto last year, the push to let West Virginians drink raw milk through animal-sharing agreements is regaining steam. On Friday, the state Senate voted 22-12 on the raw...
View ArticleFreedom's Farrell argues for no prison time over spill crimes
By Ken Ward Jr. Former Freedom Industries President Dennis Farrell wants to join other officials from the company in avoiding jail time for pollution crimes that caused the January 2014 chemical spill...
View ArticleBeckley lawyer to receive public financing in Supreme Court race
By Phil Kabler State Election Commissioners Friday certified that Beckley lawyer and former legislator Bill Wooton has qualified for public campaign financing for the 2016 state Supreme Court race -...
View ArticleFayette County Schools will cut 18 staff positions
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Fayette County Schools will eliminate professional jobs and service personnel in an effort to match funding the state allows for such positions. Fayette Superintendent Terry...
View ArticleInclusiveness upgrades open up play opportunities in Hurricane
By Laura Haight Hurricane City Park will be more inclusive to everyone this spring. The city of Hurricane recently purchased new playground equipment, including a wheelchair-accessible swing and a...
View ArticleAmendments could alter WV concealed-carry bill
By Phil Kabler West Virginia House of Delegates members will take up at least five amendments Monday intended to temper a bill that would allow adults over 21 to carry concealed firearms without a...
View ArticleWV bill would allow sale of state-run hospitals
By Lydia Nuzum The union that represents workers at West Virginia's state-run hospitals called Friday for a public hearing on a bill introduced in the Legislature earlier this week that would...
View ArticleBoone schools superintendent is promised pay raises amid job cuts
By Ryan Quinn In what the board president called "crappy" timing, the Boone County school board unanimously voted earlier this week to assure their superintendent future pay raises, just as individual...
View Article'Mardi Bras' aims to collect personal care items for homeless women, children
By Lori Kersey A different type of Fat Tuesday event aims to collect things sometimes forgotten by those who donate to homeless shelters. Organizers of "Mardi Bras" are asking for donations of bras,...
View ArticleKanawha school counselor recognized at White House
By Ryan Quinn School counseling runs in Todd Roatsey's family. One sister, Tara Dawson, is a counselor. Michelle Mincer - his other sister and only other sibling - was a counselor, and still works in...
View ArticleWV crossing guard says 'beautiful things' happen on job
Every weekday, with the exception of holidays and during the summer, a woman boards a city bus on Charleston's West Side and heads across town, twice a day, to Kanawha City. Her name is Marsha Berry,...
View ArticleGroups say W.Va. a mixed bag on domestic violence gun laws
By By Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press West Virginia has been ahead of the curve in passing several protections to ban domestic abusers from having guns, but gun safety groups say the state...
View ArticlePeer recovery coaches help others fight addiction
By By Taylor Stuck The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - When 31-year-old St. Albans native Ashley Keiffer found herself in jail for the 16th time, her big plan when she got out was to land a job at...
View ArticleJournalist, author Sam Quinones to speak at Festival of Ideas
By Lori Kersey Before writing his latest book "Dreamland: The True Tale of America's Opiate Epidemic," Sam Quinones spent a lot of time writing about a place he later found out had a lot to do with...
View ArticleHunter becomes state's first woman brigadier general
By Daniel Desrochers Brigadier General Paige B. Hunter wasn't in her office when Major General James Hoyer was looking for her Friday. Instead, she was out practicing for the ceremony that would make...
View ArticleWV Senate advances planned tax cut for coal, gas
By David Gutman In the midst of a budget crisis, the West Virginia Senate is moving forward with a long-planned multi-million dollar tax cut for the state's coal and gas industries proposed by Gov....
View Article'Brunch bills' supporters hope to change Sunday alcohol sales time
By Dawn Nolan If members of the hospitality and tourism industry have their say, brunch in West Virginia is about to change. Right now, plenty of local restaurants offer a weekend menu that combines...
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