Applicants sought for science and humanities symposium
State high school students with an interest in science, mathematics, computers, psychology or engineering can compete for scholarships at the West Virginia Junior Science and Humanities Symposium...
View ArticleState Police: 2 students hit after leaving bus in Wayne County
LAVALETTE, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia State Police say two students have been struck after they got off a school bus in Wayne County. State Police spokesman Lt. Michael Baylous said emergency...
View ArticleWV House applies brakes to highways bill
By Phil Kabler On Monday, House Finance Committee members delayed a vote on legislation to raise money to help maintain West Virginia's deteriorating roads - but they did recommend taking out the...
View ArticleKanawha school board approves gas line relocation, coach promotion
By Ryan Quinn The Kanawha County school board unanimously approved Monday a free easement to allow Mountaineer Gas to move a gas line that currently runs straight through a sewer line near Nitro High...
View ArticlePutnam school board discusses levy rates, school calendar
By Laura Haight WINFIELD - The Putnam County Board of Education approved moving forward with the proposed levy rates for the 2016-17 school year. Chris Campbell, Putnam County Schools treasurer, said...
View ArticleSt. Albans continues work on streetscape project
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail The streetscape project in St. Albans continues to move forward as city council members begin looking ahead to phase five. St. Albans council has agreed to...
View ArticleLegislation would allow partial filling of opioid prescriptions
By Lori Kersey Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is one of four federal lawmakers to introduce legislation aimed at reducing the number of unused painkillers that end up on the street by giving patients and...
View ArticleDoctor survives colon cancer, becomes advocate for screenings
By Lydia Nuzum Dr. David Patton has had patients who have told him they would never get a colonoscopy. For Patton, a Charleston OB-GYN and colon cancer survivor at 46, the push for screening and...
View ArticleDunbar council OKs police dog retirement with handler
By Caitlin Cook Dunbar City Council voted unanimously Monday night to officially retire police K9 officer, Kratos, and transfer his ownership to his handler, city police Lt. Michael Lester. "We were...
View ArticleCharleston to apply for $1M grant for bicycle master plan
By Elaina Sauber Charleston City Council's Finance Committee voted Monday to authorize a grant application for more than $1.1 million for the city to pursue its bicycle master plan. The Transportation...
View ArticleSenate Education passes bill with no science standards block
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia's Senate Education Committee voted Monday to pass to the full Senate a version of the education standards and testing bill that would no longer block upcoming science...
View ArticleBill could allow for 'innovation' in personnel laws
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia Legislature is close to passing a governor-backed bill that would allow schools to request freedom from state statutes, including personnel laws. The Innovation in...
View ArticlePutnam magistrate candidate should be removed from ballot, panel says
By Laura Haight A candidate for magistrate in Putnam County should be removed from the ballot because he has been convicted of several misdemeanors, some of which include "moral turpitude," the state...
View ArticleBulletin Board: March 8, 2016
Alpha Lambda Master chapter of Beta Sigma Phi International sorority will meet for dinner at 5:30 p.m. today at Panera Bread in Town Center Mall. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. and will be led...
View Article'Support isn't there' for WV highways bill, finance panel chairman says
By Phil Kabler Legislation to raise more than $300 million a year for highways funding appears dead in the West Virginia House Finance Committee, after Chairman Eric Nelson, R-Kanawha, announced...
View ArticleAgency investigates lawmaker who distributed raw milk to celebrate bill passage
By David Gutman Eric EyreEric Eyre A West Virginia lawmaker who passed out cups of raw milk to celebrate passage of a raw milk-related bill says the unpasteurized beverage had nothing to do with an...
View ArticleSenate approves coal bill 30-4
By Ken Ward Jr. A bill that's being promoted as a compromise between coal industry lobbyists and the United Mine Workers union - and an effort to help the state's ailing mining sector - easily passed...
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