Raleigh County boil-water advisories
The Raleigh County Public Service District has lifted the boil-water advisory issued for customers of the Coal City System. Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water advisory for customers on...
View ArticleDeputies believe Raleigh County shooting was accident
By Staff reports An 18-year-old man was shot in the chest in what police believe was an accident in Raleigh County Monday. Christopher Lee Kelley was shot in the chest while at a home on Bethel Road...
View ArticleCDC urges curbs to prescribing painkillers
By By Matthew Perrone The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Prescription painkillers should not be a first-choice for treating common ailments like back pain and arthritis, according to new federal...
View ArticleFacing more restitution requests, Blankenship seeks hearing delay
By Ken Ward Jr. Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship is facing dozens of additional requests for criminal restitution, but is refusing to provide government officials with financial data needed...
View Article12,000 West Virginians new to insurance marketplace
By Lydia Nuzum More than 12,000 West Virginians enrolled in individual health coverage for the first time this year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. Nationally,...
View ArticleLawmakers killed ethics bills on session's last day
By Eric Eyre West Virginia lawmakers nixed three ethics reform bills the last day of the legislative session, while passing a measure that makes it more difficult for private citizens to oust...
View ArticleKanawha magistrate candidates debate domestic violence program
By Kate White Some of the candidates running for Kanawha County magistrate sparred Tuesday over the way domestic violence cases in the county are handled. As part of a special domestic violence...
View ArticleWV State University marks 125 years
By Samuel Speciale West Virginia State University, which first opened its doors in 1891 as a school for blacks living in the Kanawha Valley, will celebrate its 125th academic year this week. Much has...
View ArticleTrump, Clinton triumph in Florida; Rubio drops out
By By Julie Pace and Thomas Beaumont The Associated PressCLEVELAND - Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton triumphed Tuesday in Florida's presidential primaries, capturing the biggest prize on a crucial...
View ArticleNitro police chief expresses concerns over new open carry law
By Caitlin Cook Nitro police Chief Steve Walker asked city attorney Johnnie Brown for some advice on a topic he is typically well versed in - guns. Walker said Tuesday during a City Council meeting...
View ArticleMcDowell remains least healthy county in WV, report says
By Lydia Nuzum McDowell County has the worst health outcomes of any West Virginia county for the seventh year running, according to a report released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on...
View ArticleManchin, Capito at odds on Obama's SCOTUS nominee
By David Gutman The nomination of Merrick Garland to the U.S. Supreme Court has not shifted the positions of West Virginia's two U.S. senators, who are constitutionally instructed to "advise and...
View ArticleTraveling music museum to visit area schools
The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame's Traveling Museum, a collaboration with the state Department of Education, will visit Boone County's Madison, Whitesville and Sherman elementary schools on Monday...
View ArticleStudents get to work on life-saving CPR technique
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - With assistance from a grant from the Highmark Foundation, CPR kits have been provided to every high school in Cabell, Wayne and Mason counties so that students can learn the...
View ArticleClinton letter to Manchin: I was mistaken in coal remarks
By By Jonathan Mattise Associated Press Hillary Clinton says in a letter to Sen. Joe Manchin that she was mistaken in her remarks on national television that she was going "to put a lot of coal miners...
View ArticleTomblin signs bill letting Uber offer rides
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Companies like Uber and Lyft can soon start offering rides in West Virginia under a new law approved by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin. The Democrat signed a bill Tuesday letting...
View ArticleSchool bus, house hit in eastern Kanawha crash
One person was injured after a vehicle crashed into a school bus in eastern Kanawha County on Wednesday afternoon, dispatchers said. The school bus, carrying 15 students, was struck by a vehicle at...
View ArticleState Police say fugitive assaulted trooper in Randolph County
By Staff reports A trooper was assaulted by a fugitive the officer was trying to arrest on Wednesday, State Police say. State Police sent out a news release Wednesday afternoon asking for the public's...
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