Montgomery Council votes not to sign WVU Tech move agreement
By Samuel Speciale MONTGOMERY - Montgomery City Council members on Tuesday voted not to sign an agreement that offers economic support from West Virginia University if the city promises not to sue...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Feb. 10, 2016
The Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission's Finance/Golf Committee will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Coonskin Administrative Office, Coonskin Park. The Kanawha County Commission will have a...
View ArticleTomblin: likely no state carbon plan until after court cases
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin doesn't expect West Virginia to submit compliance plans for carbon emissions standards from coal-fired power plants while the federal...
View ArticleConfederate group asks permission to parade in Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans is seeking permission to parade through downtown Martinsburg. Media outlets report that the group has requested...
View ArticleSame-sex couple gets license, condemnation in Gilmer County
By Erin Beck Samantha Brookover stood crying in Glenville's Gilmer County Courthouse last week, humiliated on what was meant to be a celebratory occasion. Brookover and her partner, Amanda Abramovich,...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Feb. 11, 2016
Unity of Kanawha Valley will be home to the monthly Open Stage and Coffee House with host Ron Sowell at 7:30 p.m. Friday at 804 Myrtle Road, corner of Bridge and Myrtle roads. Local musicians are...
View ArticlePollution crimes seldom prompt jail terms, data shows
By Ken Ward Jr. Corporate officials convicted of pollution crimes like those connected to the Freedom Industries chemical spill in January 2014 are seldom punished with prison terms. So far, four of...
View ArticleWV Senate moves forward with coal, gas tax rollbacks
By David Gutman West Virginia's $353 million revenue shortfall, and the resulting budget crisis, isn't severe enough so far to preclude a planned rollback on taxes for coal and gas companies....
View ArticleElections panel OKs public campaign financing for WV justice Benjamin
By Phil Kabler Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin's re-election campaign has been certified for a total of $525,000 of public campaign financing, pending a possible legal challenge by one of his...
View Article"Religious freedom" bill advances to vote on Thursday
By Erin Beck A controversial bill that proponents say will restore religious freedom but opponents say will weaken local nondiscrimination ordinances is up for a vote in the House of Delegates on...
View ArticleBelle to hold meeting on raising sewer rates
The Belle Town Council will meet Thursday to discuss a sewer rate increase to support a new sanitation plant. Residents would see their minimum monthly charge rise to $30.77 on April 1 if the plan...
View ArticlePickens appointed acting Administration secretary
By Staff reports A state insurance agency administrator has been appointed acting cabinet secretary for the Department of Administration, Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Wednesday. Mary Jane Pickens...
View ArticlePolice arrest man accused of South Hills break-ins
Charleston police on Wednesday arrested a man they say broke into John Adams Middle School last fall and is responsible for several South Hills break-ins. Police found Brandon Lee Lilly, 30, trying to...
View ArticleRiders back at Transit Mall after rough two weeks
By Daniel Desrochers On a blustery Wednesday afternoon, riders of the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority were able to shelter themselves from the snow. That's a luxury that riders...
View ArticleCost of college tuition increased over past decade, but still below national...
By Phil Kabler Over the past 10 years, tuition at state colleges and universities has increased significantly, from between 55 percent to 94 percent, but remains about $2,500 a year below national...
View ArticleCURA strikes deal with contractor over long-vacant building
By Elaina Sauber The demolition of a long-vacant building near the Charleston Civic Center will have a twofold benefit, the head of the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority said Wednesday. CURA bought...
View ArticleTreasurer's office returns unclaimed funds to Special Olympics, Girl Scouts
By Staff reports The West Virginia State Treasurer's Office has reunited the West Virginia Special Olympics and the Girls Scouts of Black Diamond with $17,000 worth of unclaimed property checks. In...
View ArticleWV House advances voter ID bill on party-line vote
By David Gutman West Virginians would be required to show photo ID at their polling places before they can vote, under a Republican bill advancing through the House of Delegates. The voter ID bill...
View ArticleCommon Core repeal bill may expand to include science standards
By Ryan Quinn A newly proposed version of the Common Core repeal bill that’s being sponsored by West Virginia House of Delegates leaders would also ditch the state’s upcoming new science standards....
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