Dunbar man accused in shooting returned from California
By Kate White A Dunbar man accused in a shooting in December on Charleston's East End has been extradited from California to stand charges in Kanawha County on first-degree robbery and malicious...
View ArticleWV extends deadline for SNAP work requirement
By Lori Kersey Food-stamp recipients in nine West Virginia counties have another month to tell to state officials they're either working or in training before they lose those benefits. "Able-Bodied...
View ArticleWVU alumna donates $10 million for scholarships
By Staff reports A Parkersburg resident who made a fortune through the oil and gas industry has donated $10 million to West Virginia University to help future Wood County students pay for college. The...
View ArticleResidents want more testing of Fayetteville Elementary water
By Ryan Quinn Some Fayette County residents want more water testing at Fayetteville Elementary, where roughly 105 students in one building had been using bottled water and hand sanitizer from Jan. 26...
View ArticleBulletin Board: March 19, 2016
Rose societyThe Charleston Rose Society will have its first meeting of the year at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1600 Kanawha Blvd. E. Peter Harris will be talking about...
View ArticleYoga studio expands into Putnam County
By Laura Haight TEAYS VALLEY - Putnam County has a new way for residents to get healthy without stepping foot in a gym. Lifespring Yoga opened its second studio at 3657 Teays Valley Road, across from...
View ArticleSchool food pantries see students step up, benefit those in need
By Laura Haight Some West Virginia high schools have found a way to discreetly provide food and other supplies to students in need. Cabell Midland High School first opened an in-school food pantry in...
View ArticlePartnership seeks to match volunteers with homeowners needing repairs
By Rick Steelhammer Rebuilding Together Charleston and Christ Church United Methodist's C.R.O.S.S. (Christians Reaching Out Serving the Savior) Ministry are matching up an army of more than 300...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Tomblin gives Legislature excuse on budget
By Phil Kabler Considering how much grief the legislative leadership has given him this session, it was awfully generous of Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to give the Legislature an out on the budget bill...
View ArticleMountwest CTC to raise tuition by 5 percent next year
By The Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Not knowing how much money Huntington's Mountwest Community and Technical College is set to receive from the state for the next fiscal year, the...
View ArticleCabell Huntington Hospital moves a step closer to merger
By The Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Cabell Huntington Hospital is one step closer to acquiring St. Mary's Medical Center. The Herald-Dispatch reports the West Virginia Health Care...
View ArticleGreater Kanawha Valley Foundation announces first-quarter grants
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation's Board of Trustees approved nine grants totaling $315,700 at a meeting this week. The grants were to nine groups, including Faith in Action of the Greater...
View ArticleNames released in St. Albans shooting
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office has released the names of two St. Albans men involved in a shooting Friday. Deputies say Travis R. Wilson, 40, shot Seth Hardwick, 29, in the legs...
View ArticleRadio operators gather for Hamfest
By Daniel Desrochers K8KT, better known as Karl Thompson when he's not on the air, has been working the amateur radio since he was 5 years old in Wyoming County. He has a 120-foot antenna at his house...
View ArticleMason Co. emergency services unable to answer AT&T customers
The Mason County Office of Emergency Services is temporarily unable to receive 911 calls from AT&T customers. Those with AT&T phone service are encouraged to call the county's non-emergency...
View ArticleHealth officials: Myrtle Beach open, not under 'do not swim'
By Lydia Nuzum Despite reports online claiming a "do not swim" advisory at parts of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina health officials are stressing that water quality at affected beaches has not changed...
View ArticleHighmark changes ACA plan reimbursement to curb costs
By Lydia Nuzum Doctors treating patients covered by the state's largest insurance carrier's Affordable Care Act individual insurance plans will receive a lower reimbursement rate, after continued high...
View ArticleRick Steelhammer: Learning the warning signs of witzelsucht
By Rick Steelhammer I should have seen the warning sign back in January, when I felt compelled to squeeze 16 cheesy puns into a 15-inch column about the annual "Big block of Cheese Day" observance at...
View ArticleFormer Tent City residents return to outdoor living
By Erin Beck About two months after Tent City was dismantled, former residents John Wilson and Vallary Litton are back to sleeping in a tent. While thousands of dollars has been donated to help the...
View ArticleWV native victim of random stabbing in Philadelphia
By Bill Lynch Nathan Ackison and his wife, Rashonna, were driving home in Philadelphia early Tuesday afternoon when they heard the scraping sound of the car's tailpipe dragging on the street. A local...
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