Youth Reporting Center starts gardening program
By Elaina Sauber Community service is a cornerstone of the Kanawha County Youth Reporting Center programs; but the stigmas at-risk teens face in the juvenile justice system are often exacerbated by...
View ArticleSt. Albans man accused of making cocaine expected to cooperate with feds
By Kate White Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to schedule a guilty plea hearing for a St. Albans man accused of manufacturing cocaine in a hidden room inside the basement of his home....
View ArticleSpecial shopping carts available in local stores
By Laura Haight Charleston-area shoppers might notice a new kind of shopping cart rolling through shop aisles this spring. Caroline's Cart, a cart with a seat designed for children or adults with...
View ArticleMarshall to offer undergraduate classes in South Charleston for first time
By Samuel Speciale Marshall University will begin offering undergraduate classes at its South Charleston campus starting this fall, a move that could potentially fill education needs created by the...
View ArticlePutnam groups consider opening co-working space
By Laura Haight The Putnam County Development Authority and the Putnam Chamber of Commerce are exploring the idea of moving to a new location and launching a new co-working space for the Putnam area....
View ArticleBoone principal resigning after sexual abuse charge dropped
By Erin Beck About 10 months after a sexual abuse charge against him was dropped, the suspended principal of Van High School in Boone County is resigning. The Boone County Board of Education accepted...
View ArticleOrganizers: WV's All Good Music Festival ending
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Organizers of the All Good Music Festival say they're ending the multiple-day concerts in Jefferson County. Organizers announced the festival's end at Summit Point on their...
View ArticleBuffalo begins work on football stadium
By Laura Haight Buffalo High School is beginning construction on a new football stadium, which will be completely finished in three years, school officials said. Athletic Director Pat Clark said the...
View ArticleVolunteer group helps WV residents by building bridges
By Daniel Desrochers In order to get to the man who was in a diabetic coma, emergency personnel had to park at his neighbor's house and hike to his property. It took them three hours, all because he...
View ArticleU.S. 35 construction work should finish during fall of 2018
By Laura Haight If all goes according to plan, U.S. 35 in Putnam and Mason counties will be completely finished in the fall of 2018. Currently, 14.6 miles remain as a two-lane road after the Buffalo...
View ArticleWork continues on UC gym renovations, innovation center
By Elaina Sauber Construction is under way to double the square footage at the University of Charleston's Eddie King Gym. By this fall, the new, 70,000 square-foot facility will be home to the Russell...
View ArticleRenovations may be solutions to Charleston vacancies
By Elaina Sauber As city officials look for solutions to the nearly 500 vacant buildings and lots scattered across Charleston, a handful of downtown projects are making progress. After six years of...
View ArticleCivic Center renovations give Charleston a fresh face
By Elaina Sauber When visitors come to Charleston for conventions, concerts and other events, they often don't have a chance to experience the city's charisma to the fullest extent, city officials...
View Article4 hurt in shooting at Ohio school; suspect in custody
MADISON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (AP) - A shooting Monday inside a southwestern Ohio school lunchroom injured four students - two of whom were shot and two others who were injured in another way - but none had...
View ArticleSmall sinkhole opens on Charleston's East End
By Staff reports A small sinkhole opened on Charleston's East End shortly after noon on Monday. The hole, which opened on Washington Street East near the East End dog park, shut the street down to one...
View ArticleWV Legislature passes 'dismemberment abortion' bill
By Eric Eyre West Virginia is poised to become the third state to ban the most common abortion procedure used in the second trimester of pregnancy. After nearly two hours of debate Monday, the House...
View ArticleRonald McDonald House nonprofit is on track for fall move-in
By Lydia Nuzum Construction is well underway for the new Ronald McDonald House in downtown Charleston, and the nonprofit is closing in on its fundraising goal for the project. Dewayne Dickens,...
View ArticleWV Senate kills bill allowing private property survey
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Senate has voted down a bill that would have let surveyors for natural gas pipelines enter people's private property without permission. Senators voted 23-11...
View ArticleCoal, natural gas to get tax break in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has approved tax breaks for West Virginia's coal and natural gas industries. The Democrat signed a bill Monday dropping additional severance taxes of 56...
View ArticlePipeline bill defeated as WV Senate takes on narrow-focus bills
By David Gutman Three times on Monday, the West Virginia Senate considered legislation that would change state law in response to a specific, local dispute. Three times, the legislation was defeated....
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