Beckley students perform in 'High School Musical'
By By Wendy Holdren The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - Bright and early on the morning of Feb. 4 inside Stephen Wilson's classroom at Woodrow Wilson High School, more than a dozen students of...
View ArticleTwo killed in Fayette fire
By Staff reports Two people were killed in a house fire in Fayette County early Saturday morning, according to a news release from the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. The fire was reported around...
View ArticleSecond suspect arrested in West Virginia shooting
By The Associated Press BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities say a second suspect is in custody following a recent shooting near a Beckley bar that killed one person. The Register-Herald reports that...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Scalia dead at 79
By By Robert Barnes The Washington Post Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, the intellectual cornerstone of the court's modern conservative wing, whose elegant and acidic opinions inspired a...
View ArticleLawsuit filed over State Police shooting death
By Kate White Donna Spry called her husband's doctor, crying.Curly Spry was refusing to go to his appointment. He was suicidal, off his medication and had a gun, his wife said. Call 911, the doctor's...
View ArticleLawmaker: being gay a "changeable characteristic"
By Lori Kersey A Fayette County lawmaker, speaking Friday against an amendment to a bill that would allow riding-sharing services like Uber in the state, called being gay a "changeable characteristic"...
View Article'Hardly a criminal': Why Freedom officials won't spend much time in jail
By Ken Ward Jr. Just short of a year after the January 2014 Elk River chemical spill, then-U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin stood behind a podium at the federal courthouse in Charleston and announced the...
View ArticleBipartisan nursing bill could help ease rural health care shortages
By David Gutman The West Virginia Citizens Action Group is a progressive organization that fights for things like environmental protection, consumer advocacy and reducing the influence of money in...
View ArticleParents say son at Tucker County program showed signs of crisis
By Erin Beck Years ago, Evan Harris asked his parents, "What would you do at my funeral?" As Kathy and Rick Harris talked to their son, they realized he was picturing himself at his own funeral. "It...
View ArticleRick Steelhammer: Boomers brace to best babies, while Bigfoot sighted in...
By Rick Steelhammer Baby Boomers may have a reputation for being self-absorbed, but as it turns out, we're going to need plenty of help in that department in the years to come. According to a report...
View ArticleWV College Foundation sets goal to increase FAFSA completion
By Samuel Speciale The College Foundation of West Virginia wants more high school seniors completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid before they graduate. For the past two years, only...
View ArticleCharleston native part of gravitational wave search
By Daniel Desrochers Before he became a physicist, Jonah Kanner was a student in Charleston public schools. In his childhood bedroom, he had a poster of Albert Einstein on the wall. "I've always been...
View ArticleA night on the town leads to a lifetime of love
By Laura Haight On Jan. 26, 1959, Glen and Charlene Phibbs met at the grand opening of the Charleston Civic Center. The couple found themselves back in Charleston 57 years later, reliving the day they...
View ArticleCharter schools could face hurdles in WV
By Ryan Quinn A bill seeking to allow charter schools in West Virginia is raising questions about whether they would bring educational improvements seen elsewhere to local public school systems that...
View ArticleHistoric house in Weston also home to public library
By By Cynthia McCloud The Exponent Telegram WESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The Jonathan M. Bennett House in Weston holds a lot of stories, but its own is not as obvious. The historic 17-room Victorian mansion...
View ArticleProfessional baseball player transitions to law career
By By Emily Gallagher The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - After working hard to further his baseball career to the minors of Major League Baseball, David DeMoss made a decision to switch...
View ArticleUp to 9 inches of snow forecast in parts of West Virginia
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Forecasters say parts of West Virginia could see up to 9 inches of snow. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for a mix of...
View ArticleWest Virginia historic preservation grants available
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Applications are available for historic preservation development grants through the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. The State Historic...
View ArticleBridgeport High wins contest on alcohol awareness
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Bridgeport High School has won the $5,000 first prize in a state-sponsored contest that discusses the dangers of drinking and driving and underage...
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