Tomblin: No special session until there's a budget agreement
By Phil Kabler Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin said Wednesday he doesn't plan to call the West Virginia Legislature into special session to pass the 2016-17 state budget until there's agreement on how to close...
View ArticleSouth Charleston woman sentenced on meth charge
By Staff reports A South Charleston woman was sentenced Wednesday to three years in federal prison for a methamphetamine crime. Jonda Grandoni, 52, pleaded guilty in January to possession with intent...
View ArticleJudge delays Jimmie Gardner trial at request of defense
By Kate White A Kanawha County judge agreed Wednesday to push back the trial of Jimmie Gardner, whose 25-year-old conviction on sexual assault and robbery charges was overturned last month. Gardner,...
View ArticleWayne man charged with animal cruelty in suspected cockfighting ring
By Staff reports When the Wayne County Sheriff's Department arrested Dustin Lee Smith, 30, from Fort Gay, on felony drug charges and 10 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty, they found 131 live...
View ArticleGOP House candidates back religious freedom bill
By Eric Eyre Republican candidates running for House of Delegates in 13th and 22nd districts said they support bringing back a "religious freedom" bill in the West Virginia Legislature, even though...
View ArticleWV school board moves forward with A-F grading policy, OKs school closure
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia Board of Education put five policies out for comment Wednesday, including one that would move forward with giving A through F grades to entire schools and counties but...
View ArticleWest Virginia treasurer to be featured on '60 Minutes'
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia treasurer's program to locate owners of unclaimed property will be featured on a weekend national news program. Treasurer John D. Perdue's office said he...
View ArticleAround WV: April 14, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: a miner is injured, advocates promote a human trafficking bill, a national fraternity withdraws recognition of a WVU chapter, and more. n A coal miner working at...
View ArticleTrial of alleged killer moved back once again
By Staff reports A Kanawha judge on Wednesday reluctantly agreed to again postpone the trial of Miguel Quinones, but warned there would be no more delays. Quinones will now stand trial June 6 in the...
View ArticleCandidates meeting: WV House 32nd district
Candidates for the 32nd district race in the House of Delegates are meeting about 12:30 p.m. with Gazette-Mail editors. Most of the 32nd district is in Fayette County, along with parts of Kanawha,...
View ArticleGainer to leave WV Auditor's Office in May, ahead of schedule
By David Gutman Longtime West Virginia Auditor Glen Gainer will leave office May 14, about eight months before the end of his sixth term in office. Gainer, 56, had announced in December that he would...
View ArticleRaleigh County boil-water advisory issued/one advisory lifted
The Raleigh County Public Service District's Fitzpatrick System has issued a boil-water advisory for customers from the sewer plant to and including Pack Mountain. Customers in this area should boil...
View ArticleClay Center summer camp availability going fast
By Laura Haight Spots for the Clay Center's full-day summer camp are filling up fast. Kayte Kincaid, director of education, said there are six weeks of summer camp this year. This year, the Clay...
View ArticleDeputies investigating money missing from Kanawha magistrate court
By Kate White A detective has been assigned to investigate money missing from Kanawha County Magistrate Court. An official in magistrate court alerted deputies to the missing money Wednesday,...
View ArticleParties seek testing agreement on Yeager landslide
By Rick Steelhammer Parties involved in litigation over the collapse of Yeager Airport's safety overrun area are trying to reach agreements today on where to conduct core sampling at the base of the...
View ArticleFive cases of Zika confirmed in WV, so far
By Lydia Nuzum Four more cases of Zika virus, the mosquito-borne illness responsible for major birth defects in hundreds of South American babies, have been confirmed in West Virginians who have...
View ArticleBudget, taxes topic of discussion with Democratic candidates for House
By Phil Kabler Democrats running in the House of Delegates 32nd District offered proposals Thursday for balancing the budget, growing the economy and improving public schools - including some...
View ArticleWV Democrats to face off in governor race debate
By By Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press For the first - and likely only - time, all three Democratic candidates for West Virginia governor will take the same debate stage. With the May 10 primary...
View ArticleBridgeValley names 3 finalists for president
By Staff reports BridgeValley Community and Technical College's presidential search committee has chosen three finalists to replace retiring president Jo Harris, according to a news release from the...
View ArticleBird strike prompts emergency stop at Yeager for Nashville-bound Delta flight
Staff reportsA Delta Airlines flight traveling from New York's LaGuardia International Airport to Nashville made an emergency landing at Charleston's Yeager Airport at about 4:50 p.m. Friday after...
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