Tomblin vetoes: Smarter Balanced exams stay; calendar bill vetoed
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia's governor vetoed bills Friday that would have banned existing statewide end-of-year tests for students, required another review of K-12 education standards and ended the...
View ArticleWV Libertarians announce candidates for statewide offices
By Staff reports The West Virginia Libertarian Party has a full slate of candidates running for statewide office, the group announced Friday. David Moran is running for governor, Karl Kolenich for...
View ArticleOfficials discuss WV's economic future
By Andrew Brown LOGAN - How do you turn around a society that is suffering from one of the highest unemployment rates in the country, the lowest educational attainment levels nationwide, widespread...
View ArticleMorgantown police name victim of fatal shooting
By Staff reports Morgantown police have identified the victim of a fatal shooting reported early Thursday morning at 1248 Montrose Avenue. Police responded to a report of shots fired around 4:20 a.m....
View ArticleFood substance leaks into water in Harrison County
By Staff reports ANMOORE -- A truck leaked some type of food substance into waters in Harrison County Friday, according to the state Department of Environmental Protection and a local emergency...
View ArticlePhotos: Mountain State spring
It's the first new season of the new year, and it can conjure a seemingly endless amount of energy. Fortunes have been spent to study the nature of the changing of the seasons and its effects on the...
View Article'Mom prom' in Putnam County hopes to raise money
By Laura Haight Mothers in Putnam County are dusting off old prom and formal dresses in preparation for the inaugural Mom Prom. The MOMS club of Teays Valley is hosting the MOM Prom at 8 p.m. April 15...
View ArticleRidge Runner train ready to take tours through the mountains
By By Blake Stowers The Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) - The Ridge Runner is moving full steam ahead on another season of taking area residents and tourists on scenic mountain rides....
View ArticleMonongah woman campaigns for multiple sclerosis research
By BY Kelsie Vanderwijst The Times West Virginian MONONGAH, W.Va. (AP) - Monongah resident and local author Lisa McCombs continues her personal campaign to support multiple sclerosis (MS) research....
View ArticleRecord number of bald eagle nests found in Southern WV
By Rick Steelhammer The spring of 2016 is proving to be a fertile season for bald eagles in Southern West Virginia, where a record eight nests containing eggs or newly hatched chicks have been...
View Article'Doctor shopping' for prescription pills drops in WV
By Eric Eyre When West Virginia pharmacy board administrator Mike Goff combed the state's prescription database in late 2014, he found a startling number of suspected "doctor shoppers" - people who...
View ArticleCollege students to pledge support for ending sexual assault on campuses
By Samuel Speciale College students from around the state on Tuesday will take a stand against sexual assault as part of a campaign to get people more involved in preventing rape and other acts of...
View ArticleMountaineer Gas seeks OK for natural gas line expansion
By The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Mountaineer Gas Co. has filed an application with West Virginia regulators for a major natural gas distribution line expansion in Berkeley, Jefferson and...
View ArticleProject seeks to tell stories of faith in WV
By Daniel Desrochers Nic Cochran, 27, couldn't help but notice the microphone in front of his face. It was there when he cleared his throat. It was there when he wanted to take a sip of coffee. But...
View ArticleGoodwin, Kessler to speak at gubernatorial event; Justice, Cole decline
By Staff reports Two of the four candidates vying to be the next governor of West Virginia will participate in a forum in Charleston Tuesday night on how to grow "21st century jobs" in West Virginia....
View ArticleSouh Charleston beautification project finally taking shape
By Daniel Desrochers Jason Testman had to think a second before he could remember what South Charleston's beautification project was going to look like. Testman, a landscape architect for Terra Care,...
View ArticleThings to do today: April 3, 2016
Music"LULLABY TO SHOSTAKOVICH": 3 p.m. Adults $12. Students $6. Montclaire String Quartet. Erma Byrd Gallery, University of Charleston. Call 304-546-1706. EtcKANAWHA TRAIL CLUB HIKE: 12:30 p.m.,...
View ArticleUnited Way says thank you on behalf of a grateful community
As we close our 2015-16 GENERATIONS UNITED TO GIVE CAMPAIGN, we want to thank our Capitol Club members and all of our donors for giving in a "United Way" and being "United" in their commitment to...
View ArticleRick Steelhammer: Like Pat Sajak, Washington Post buyer wants readers to buy...
By Rick Steelhammer It's refreshing to see someone with deep pockets pumping millions of dollars into a venture as quaint and risky as a newspaper - even if he has floated the idea of "disemvowling"...
View ArticleAs sentencing approaches, both sides looking backward in Blankenship case
By Ken Ward Jr. As prosecutors and defense lawyers prepare for this week's sentencing of Don Blankenship, both sides are looking backward: Blankenship's lawyers are re-arguing key parts of the case...
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