Focus on Clinton comments obscures WV coalfield challenges
By Ken Ward Jr. While coalfield political leaders and industry officials spent much of the week attacking Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's remarks about the continuing decline in...
View Article'Bill of goods' doomed WV gaming bills, advocates say
By Phil Kabler Misinformation and misunderstanding doomed several bills dealing with West Virginia's gaming industry - including legislation to end state subsidies for greyhound racing at racetrack...
View ArticleSchool board candidates differ on communications director, calendar, excess levy
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County school board candidates disagreed Thursday over whether the school system should hire a communications director, among other differences related to spending. In a...
View ArticleKanawha health department receives 200 naloxone kits
By Lydia Nuzum The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department's harm reduction program has been steadily growing since its launch in December, and a recent donation of 200 naloxone auto-injectors will allow...
View ArticleGovernor signs bill cutting School Building Authority funding
By Ryan Quinn Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill this week that, according to state School Building Authority officials, will cut by $4 million the SBA's grants to counties for school construction...
View ArticleTransCanada to purchase Columbia Pipeline Group
By Staff, wire reports TransCanada, the company that proposed building the Keystone XL Pipeline, will purchase Columbia Pipeline Group for $13 billion. A news release issued late Thursday from...
View ArticleWVSU celebrates 125 years of service
By Samuel Speciale West Virginia State University officials, students and alumni celebrated the historically black college's founding on Thursday with a ceremony on campus honoring its 125 years of...
View ArticleUniversity of Charleston and Mountaineer Montessori off to a running start
By Samuel Speciale Thomas Bailey was off, his long blonde hair swept back by the wind rushing past his reddened face. Running as fast as his three-year-old legs could carry him, Thomas and his...
View ArticleSouth Charleston approves $25.3 million budget
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston council has approved a $25.3 million budget for the financial year that begins July 1. The budget is $3.6 million or 16.5 percent higher than...
View ArticleBrooklyn area: Where a pair of Mountaineers first flourished
By Mitch Vingle BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Teyvon Myers and Tarik Phillip have been to many schools in their journeys. Ditto Jaysean Paige. The trio has been around the proverbial block. And, these days, they...
View ArticleAround WV: March 18, 2016
By Staff reports In Around West Virginia: Huntington goes green for a different occasion, a fatal Mineral County fire, and more. n The city of Huntington is fond of green year-round, but on Thursday...
View ArticleFire rekindles at building where six apartments were damaged Wednesday
A fire that displaced 11 residents Wednesday night has rekindled, a Metro 911 dispatcher said. Smoke was reportedly coming from Vandalia Terrace Apartments at 1507 Dorchester Road in Charleston...
View ArticleCharleston councilman arrested again on DUI charge
By Kate White Charleston City Councilman Bernard Slater Jr. was arrested early Friday and charged with second-offense driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license. Charleston police...
View ArticleProsecutors want Blankenship financial information
By Ken Ward Jr. Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship to turn over details about his financial assets to court officials prior to Blankenship's...
View ArticleNortheast expecting wintry weather on 1st day of spring
BOSTON (AP) - After a mild winter, a weekend storm is bearing down on the Northeast just as residents are looking forward to the official start of spring. More than 6 inches of accumulation is...
View ArticleRaleigh County PSD lifts boil-water advisory
The Raleigh County Public Service District has lifted the boil-water advisory for customers of Glen White-Trap Hill System.
View ArticleMan shot in leg near St. Albans, deputies say
By Staff reports Detectives still are investigating a Friday afternoon incident where a St. Albans man was shot in the legs. At about 3:50 p.m. Friday, Kanawha Metro 911 dispatchers began receiving...
View ArticleGroup launches teen-led obesity prevention movement
By Lydia Nuzum When it comes to making healthy choices, teenagers don't always listen to the adults in their lives. That's why Dr. Jamie Jeffrey, a Charleston pediatrician and the director of KEYS 4...
View ArticleAmendment would allow Yeager to use other funds for slide repair
By Rick Steelhammer Under an amendment added by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin to the Federal Aviation Administration's latest budget bill, Yeager Airport officials would be able to use their annual FAA...
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