Program awards grants to 8 healthy living projects
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A state program has awarded grants totaling $100,000 to eight projects that promote healthy living in communities.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced the...
View ArticleFirst state-specific victimization survey planned
By Erin Beck Federal funding for the state's first victimization survey will help victim advocates find out just how underreported sexual assault, domestic violence and other crimes are in West...
View ArticleScott Walker drops from presidential race with harsh words for Trump
By By Scott Bauer and Julie Bykowicz The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. - Warning the GOP's presidential race has become too nasty, Scott Walker suspended his 2016 campaign on Monday and called on...
View ArticleGood weather expected for 69th Majorette Festival
By Samuel Speciale The Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival's decade long streak of good weather should continue tonight as the district's eight high schools come together at the...
View ArticleW.Va. officials want to avoid government shutdown
By David Gutman While every member of West Virginia's congressional delegation has voted to defund Planned Parenthood, they would generally back down from that fight to avert a government shutdown...
View ArticleSurvey says W.Va. ranks 13th in tax fairness
By Phil Kabler West Virginia ranks 13th in the U.S. in fairness of its state and local taxes, a WalletHub survey released Monday shows.Ranking states based on how progressive their state and local tax...
View ArticleCharleston Council makes way for needle exchange
By Rachel Molenda Charleston City Council voted unanimously to decriminalize possession of hypodermic syringes and needles, making way for a needle exchange program.About 45 minutes before the Council...
View ArticleDunbar council OKs purchase of 6 Tasers for police protection
By By Ashley Carnell For the Gazette-Mail As attacks on police officers maintain a national presence in the media, the city of Dunbar is taking steps to protect their patrolmen with the purchase of...
View ArticleSt. Albans to re-bid paving contract
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans Council has decided to re-bid its paving contract.Ward 8 Councilman Kevin Pennington, who is Finance Committee chairman, said the city only...
View ArticlePope presses change in Cuba
By By Nicole Winfield and Andrea Rodriguez Associated PressSANTIAGO, Cuba - Pope Francis marked the anniversary Monday of the day he decided as a teenager to become a priest by pressing a subtle...
View ArticleConstruction to start on new Ronald McDonald House
By Lydia Nuzum After decades serving the families of young patients at Charleston Area Medical Center's Women and Children's Hospital from Kanawha City, the Ronald McDonald House of Charleston will...
View ArticleSuspect in teacher's slaying dies; investigation continues
MOOREFIELD, W.Va. (AP) - Moorefield police are continuing to investigate the slaying of a teacher following the death of the suspect.Police Chief Steven Reckart tells multiple media outlets that...
View ArticlePilgrim's Pride cited for safety violations at W.Va. plant
MOOREFIELD, W.Va. (AP) - Federal regulators have cited Pilgrim's Pride for safety violations at the company's poultry processing plant in Moorefield.The U.S. Department of Labor said Tuesday that the...
View ArticleW.Va. online voter registration to start soon
By David Gutman By the end of the month, you should be able to register to vote in West Virginia without leaving your home.Secretary of State Natalie Tennant's office is doing "final testing" this...
View ArticleCoal operator sues union, alleges breach of contract
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Two Murray Energy subsidiaries have filed a lawsuit against the United Mine Workers of America alleging breach of contract.The lawsuit says union workers have refused to...
View ArticlePSC sets public hearings on American Water rate case
By Staff reports The public hearings on West Virginia American Water's request for a 28 percent water rate increase begin next week. The Public Service Commission announced the schedule of meetings,...
View ArticleBankrupt Patriot Coal proceeds with sale to Blackhawk Mining
SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. (AP) - Bankrupt Patriot Coal says it is proceeding with a partial sale to Blackhawk Mining LLC after an auction.In a news release Tuesday, Patriot says Lexington, Kentucky-based...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Sept. 23, 2015
The St. Albans Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Monday in the basement of the St. Albans Municipal Water Company Building, 1499 MacCorkle Ave. For more information, call 304-727-4062. The South...
View ArticleUS Attorney Booth Goodwin joins officials to tout drug abuse efforts
By Kate White Surrounded by law enforcement and health officials on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin held a naloxone nasal spray bottle up to his face. "Basically what you do is you put half of...
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