White settles lawsuit with Mingo County officials
By Kate White A Mingo County signmaker, whose illegal arrest was at the center of a federal investigation that landed several county officeholders in prison, settled a lawsuit over his arrest this...
View ArticleWind power facility sentenced to $30,000 fine for bird deaths
By Ken Ward Jr. The owner of a Barbour County wind energy facility has been sentenced to pay $30,000 in fines after pleading guilty to two federal charges related to the deaths in 2011 of hundreds of...
View ArticleDerakhshan says he rejected plea deal from feds
By Kate White About a week after documents were unsealed to reveal federal agents are investigating Dr. Iraj Derakhshan, the Charleston neurologist confirmed he has met with federal prosecutors and...
View ArticleSenate to weigh bill to 'decouple' greyhound racing from state casinos
By Phil Kabler A new proposal to “decouple” greyhound racing from two state racetrack casinos offers no buyouts to greyhound owners and breeders, but the prospect of freeing up more than $21 million...
View ArticlePiedmont Elementary students take top spots in Kanawha Math Field Day
By Ryan Quinn Students from Charleston's Piedmont Elementary took the top spots last week in the elementary division of Kanawha County's Math Field Day. Alfred Biju, 9, was the fourth-grade...
View ArticleReligious groups tackle West Virginia health problems
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginians from nine denominations will make a push next month to sign up hundreds of people in their campaign to improve people's health. The religious groups are...
View ArticlePSC gives water company 15 percent rate hike
By Andrew Brown West Virginia American Water customers can expect to pay more than $6 extra a month on their average bill in the near future. Late Wednesday, the Public Service Commission approved an...
View ArticleDebate another chance for Rubio, Cruz to try to slow Trump
By By STEVE PEOPLES Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) - With Donald Trump's grasp on the Republican presidential nomination tightening, the billionaire businessman's rivals get one more chance to...
View ArticleOne killed in Parkersburg fire
By Staff reports A person died in a fire this morning in Parkersburg, according to a 911 dispatcher. The fire was reported at about 5:45 a.m. in the 600 block of 29th Street. The dispatcher said at...
View ArticleAround WV: Feb. 25, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: an arrest may have saved a woman's life, a State Police trooper beats a Guinness world record, and the Huffington Post reports that President Obama was...
View ArticleRaleigh County boil-water advisory issued/one lifted
The Raleigh County Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for customers on Grande Road in Fairdale. Customers in this area should boil their water for at least one full minute prior...
View ArticleAbout 800 still without power in West Virginia
By Staff reports Nearly 800 customers in West Virginia were still without power by 6 p.m. Thursday after downed trees into power lines caused thousands of outages around the state. While hundreds of...
View ArticlePoll: WV prefers GOP for president, Democrat for governor
By David Gutman West Virginians are likely to support a Republican for president in the fall, but by a narrow margin favor a Democrat for governor, a new poll has found. The poll, by Orion Strategies,...
View ArticleMorrisey says IRS scams quickly spreading
By Staff reports In light of a recent spike in reports of an Internal Revenue Service scam, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is offering tips to consumers. A press release from...
View ArticleEnglish-only bill goes to governor
By Phil Kabler Legislation declaring English to be the official language of the state is headed to the governor, over objections from senators that the law is unnecessary and could hurt the state's...
View ArticleWV House votes for coal and gas tax cuts
By David Gutman The House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly Thursday to give major tax cuts to the coal and gas industries, approving a proposal from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin that helps balance this...
View ArticleEPA moves to tighten chemical plant safety rule
By Ken Ward Jr. The Obama administration on Thursday unveiled a long-awaited plan to reform the nation's chemical plant safety standards, with a proposal that would require companies to weigh...
View ArticleOhio board considers parole for man who was 55-year fugitive
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio board heard arguments Thursday on whether to grant parole to a man who disappeared from a prison camp in 1959 while serving time for manslaughter and was found last year...
View ArticleUndergraduate students share research findings at Capitol
By Samuel Speciale Research on campuses across the country traditionally has been something graduate students are recognized for, but as the 150 college juniors and seniors presenting projects at West...
View ArticleBill would allow gas surveyors on private land without permission
By David Gutman A state Senate committee moved forward Thursday on a proposal to allow gas industry surveyors onto private property without owners' permission. The bill, the latest in a series of...
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