Charleston drug bill to be rewritten
By Rachel Molenda A City Council committee wants to rewrite a bill that regulates the sale of drug paraphernalia and makes allowances for a needle exchange program.The Ordinance and Rules Committee...
View ArticleAdoption fees waived after record number of animals impounded
By Staff reports The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association is waiving adoption fees after impounding a record 98 animals, mainly cats, on Wednesday, according to a news release."We're critically full,...
View ArticleWrangling at GOP debate exposes party rifts
By By Julie Pace and Steve Peoples The Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. - Along with the back-and-forth bickering over Donald Trump, the Republican presidential contest took a substantive and...
View ArticlePlan targets drug abuse in north-central West Virginia
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Prevention and increased access to treatment are components of a new plan targeting drug abuse in north-central West Virginia.U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II said...
View ArticleWVEDA expands leases for Wheeling food business
By Andrew Brown The West Virginia Economic Development Authority's board voted Thursday to approve the purchase and lease of an additional $2 million of property and equipment to Wheeling-based frozen...
View ArticleOfficials: New KRT routes will be simpler, more consistent
By Lori Kersey Officials from the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority say the new bus routes to start this fall will be simpler, more consistent and easier for bus riders to understand....
View ArticleChile earthquake forces 1 million to evacuate
By By Luis Andres Henao The Associated Press ILLAPEL, Chile - Thousands of residents of this small city in northern Chile slept outside Thursday after a powerful earthquake destroyed their homes,...
View ArticleSeveral flu vaccine options are available this year
By By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Give flu vaccine another chance: This year's version got a recipe change that should make it more effective after last winter's misery from a...
View Article61 new U.S. citizens sing 'Country Roads' (video)
By Joel Ebert Haitian-born Wadson Whistler Jn Louis was all smiles as he stood among 61 people who officially became American citizens on Thursday.The group, which consisted of applicants from...
View ArticleGazette-Mail readers cautioned about inquiries
Any readers approached by someone claiming to be "with the Charleston Gazette-Mail" with an email address from LocalLabs.com should be aware that the newspaper has no affiliation with that company....
View ArticleJudge: WVAG doesn't have to release emails about drug company lawsuit
By Eric Eyre West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey does not have to release emails and other documents that could shed light on Morrisey's role in his office's lawsuit against drug giant...
View ArticleCommission approves Ott Building demolition
By Rachel Molenda The Ott Building will soon be a thing of the past.The historic brick island that sits on Dunbar Street, near Quarrier Street and Leon Sullivan Way, will be demolished.The Charleston...
View ArticleAfter 16 years, Fayette man indicted in death
By By Susan Williams For the Gazette-Mail FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. - Sixteen years after the pieces of a man's badly burned body were recovered near Oak Hill, his alleged killer was arraigned Thursday in...
View ArticleEnvironmental director leaves Kanawha health department
By Lydia Nuzum Nasandra Wright, the director of environmental health services for the Kanawha- Charleston Health Department, has left her position with the agency to pursue a doctoral degree,...
View ArticleKanawha school board approves LGBT protections
By Ryan Quinn The Kanawha County school board voted unanimously Thursday to add specific protections regarding sexual orientation to its cultural diversity and human relations policy.The policy...
View ArticleSouth Charleston officials discuss a city sales tax
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail Leaders of South Charleston's city government are discussing a 1 percent sales tax.Mayor Frank Mullens said following Thursday's council meeting that the city...
View ArticleTempers flare at Stream Protection Rule hearing in Charleston
By Andrew Brown More than 100 people filled the Charleston Civic Center's Little Theater Thursday night to voice their opposition or support for the newly proposed Stream Protection Rule, created by...
View ArticleTomblin appoints former Bayer CEO to WVU board
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has appointed the former head of North American activities for Bayer to West Virginia University's Board of Governors, the university announced in a release Thursday evening....
View ArticleKanawha County Humane Association critically full
Kanawha animal shelter now critically fullThe Kanawha County Humane Association has recently impounded a record 98 animals and the shelter is critically full. Adoption fees will be waived now through...
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