Kanawha judge won't dismiss murder charge against suspect in 2013 slaying
By Kate White About two weeks before his trial is set to begin, a Kanawha County judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a murder charge against Miguel Quinones. Quinones is set to stand trial April 25...
View ArticleAFT-WV endorses Justice, McGraw for May primary
By Ryan Quinn The American Federation of Teachers' West Virginia branch has endorsed businessman Jim Justice for governor and former attorney general Darrell McGraw for state Supreme Court justice in...
View ArticleBulletin Board: April 8, 2016
Pop-up shopA "pop-up shop" featuring goods and services from Mountaineer Montessori School seventh- and eighth-grade students will be open for business from 2:45 to 5:30 p.m. each Friday in April...
View ArticleSouth Charleston clears way for natural gas pipeline
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston Council has approved a resolution giving Mayor Frank Mullens the authority to execute a right-of-way agreement allowing Reserve Oil and Gas...
View ArticleKanawha Democratic convention set for Saturday
By Daniel Desrochers For some local residents, the first step on the road to casting a vote for Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia starts at the...
View ArticleAround WV: April 8, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: The New York Times on Congress' failure to toughen mine safety penalties, millions of dollars in improvements planned for Wheeling, and more. n In an editorial...
View ArticleWest Virginia to be included in National Maple Survey
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia will be included in the National Maple Survey for the first time this spring. The survey is conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics Service. Producers...
View ArticleRanson, Charles Town officials put brakes on bike race
RANSON - Officials in Ranson and Charles Town have decided to table a Jefferson County bike race. The Journal reports the cities' councils postponed the Two Cities Criterium race indefinitely. The...
View ArticleWest Virginia University to offer gender-neutral housing
MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University has launched a housing program for students to room together on campus regardless of sex, gender, gender identity or sexual orientation. WVU's True Colors...
View ArticleShort on staff, Martinsburg VA to keep psychiatric wing open
MARTINSBURG - The Martinsburg VA Medical Center won't temporarily close its inpatient psychiatric wing amid a psychiatrist shortage. The facility announced the closure plans on Wednesday. On Friday,...
View ArticleThings to do today: April 9, 2016
MODOCK ROUNDERS: 7 p.m. Free. Bluegrass Kitchen, 1600 Washington St., E. Call 304-346-2871. THE OH HELLOS with THE COLLECTION: 7 p.m. Cover $12. Mainstage Morgantown, 444 Chestnut St., Morgantown....
View ArticlePolice searching for missing Mammoth man
By Staff reports Police are looking for a Kanawha County man believed to have been recently living in the Ashland, Kentucky, area. Relatives of 33-year-old Ryan Mitchell Strickland, 33 last saw him in...
View ArticlePope wants flexibility over doctrine for modern families
By By Nicole Winfield and Racchel Zoll The Associated Press VATICAN CITY - In a sweeping document on family life that opened a door to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics, Pope Francis insisted...
View ArticleJudge wants more information on deal with Freedom executives
By Ken Ward Jr. A federal judge said Friday that he wants more information before he will approve a class-action settlement between Kanawha Valley residents and businesses and two former top officials...
View ArticleKanawha prosecutors want off investigation into Charleston gastroenterologist
By Kate White Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Charles Miller asked Friday that a special prosecutor outside his office take over an investigation into allegations that a Charleston...
View ArticleNonprofit gives intent to sue WVBE, SBA over Fayette schools
By Ryan Quinn A nonprofit law firm has taken the next step toward suing the West Virginia Board of Education and the state School Building Authority over an alleged lack of adequate funding for the...
View ArticleWV native launches Blankenship letter-writing campaign
By Lydia Nuzum Ann Bybee-Finley hasn't met any of the family members of the miners who died in the Upper Big Branch Mine, but she still felt a deep sense of sadness when she heard the words of Tommy...
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