Study says Yeager ranks nationally in airline weather delays
By Rick Steelhammer According to a study of the U.S. Department of Transportation's most recent data on the most frequently delayed and diverted airline flights, Charleston's Yeager Airport ranked...
View ArticleWVSU event highlights black philanthropy
By Lydia Nuzum In honor of Black History Month, a local coalition dedicated to supporting philanthropy within West Virginia's black community will host an event to spotlight the "soul of philanthropy"...
View ArticleSenate committee advances bill to raise cigarette tax by $1
By Phil Kabler Senate Finance Committee members voted Wednesday to increase the governor's proposed state cigarette tax increase from 45 cents to $1 a pack — over concerns the higher amount will be...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Feb. 18, 2016
Thomas Health System will be hosting a Prime of Life Health Screening from 7:30 to 11 a.m. today at the Thomas Care Clinic on West Virginia State University Campus, James C. Wilson University Union....
View ArticlePhotos: Students have a song in their hearts
Students from the West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind made their annual visit to the Capitol to perform songs for the members of the House of Delegates. The children of all ages came to...
View ArticleAround WV: Feb. 18, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: a dog rescued, 30,000 pairs of shoes donated, thousands of dollars worth of synthetic marijuana seized, and more. n Firefighters saved a dog that fell...
View ArticleAnonymous $100K donation to help demolish blighted buildings
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - An anonymous donor has given $100,000 to the city of Huntington in order to assist with the demolition of blighted buildings. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams announced during...
View ArticleOfficials: Buy or bust for historic Fayetteville church
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Officials say a historic church in Fayetteville will be demolished unless a buyer steps forward with a plan to renovate it. The Register-Herald reports attorney Carl Harris...
View ArticleWV Senate OKs bill saying daily fantasy sports are legal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia senators have cleared a bill deeming daily fantasy sports legal. The bill addressing businesses like DraftKings and FanDuel passed the Senate on an 18-16 vote...
View ArticleWV chief justice publishes pattern jury instructions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Supreme Court Chief Justice Menis Ketchum has published pattern jury instructions for use in civil cases in the state's courts. The Herald-Dispatch reported that...
View ArticleWV agencies: Hypothetical budget cut could force layoffs, closures
By Phil Kabler Another round of state budget cuts would force West Virginia agencies to lay off hundreds of employees, and force closure of state parks and recreational areas, college branch campuses,...
View ArticleYeager officials respond to weather delay study
By Staff reports While commercial airline flights linking Charleston's Yeager Airport with Chicago's O'Hare International Airport and Hartsfield-Jackson International in Atlanta were ranked among the...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Feb. 19, 2016
The Magazine/Garrison Avenue Area Reunion Group will meet for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Shoney's, Kanawha Boulevard. Call Norma Levy at 304-342-1095 for questions. The Kanawha Valley Railroad...
View ArticleAuto dealers make gift to support great spellers
The Those who participated in the gift included (L to R): first row, Roberta Olejasz, Ruth Lemmon, association president, Charleston Newspapers NIE coordinator Rachel Carpenter and advertising sales...
View ArticleAgency says video of regional jail team incomplete
By Staff reports A spokesman for a state agency on Thursday issued a statement about video footage shown in court last year of an incident involving a Special Response Team inside the Southern...
View ArticleKanawha commission takes up bill aiming to allow guns in county parks
By Daniel Desrochers A bill that would force county parks commissions to allow guns in parks was a hot topic of discussion Thursday at the Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission meeting. The...
View ArticleThomas Health System plans to build post-acute care facility
By Lydia Nuzum Thomas Health System announced Thursday its plans to partner with local Stonerise Healthcare on a $17 million post-acute care facility in South Charleston that will allow the hospital...
View ArticleTreasurer slams bill to overturn Supreme Court ruling
By Phil Kabler State Treasurer John Perdue expressed outrage Thursday over legislation intended to reverse a 2015 state Supreme Court ruling that concluded life insurance companies have an obligation...
View ArticleSenate OKs creating state-owned broadband network
By Eric Eyre The West Virginia Senate approved legislation Thursday that would create a state-owned broadband Internet network, but Frontier Communications and cable companies already are lobbying...
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