Justice, Goodwin, Kessler spar in only Dem governor forum
By David Gutman The three Democratic candidates to be the next governor of West Virginia debated for the first, and likely only time on Saturday with a mostly cordial discussion of the state budget,...
View ArticleMarshall med students get taste of aging's afflictions
By By Taylor Stuck The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - One thing that Dr. Lynne Goebel, Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine professor and geriatrics specialist, said she...
View ArticleIn new book, coal miners tell stories in their own words
By By Michelle James The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - For decades, coal communities bustling with miners and their families filled the landscape of southern West Virginia. As the years have...
View ArticleDunbar competition gives dogs their day
By Daniel Desrochers After working hard and training his whole life, Danny sat among the spectators and eyed his competition. Some were bigger than him, some smaller. "I don't think anyone's at an...
View ArticleState's Republican primary "a complicated system"
By Daniel Desrochers Donald Trump could overwhelmingly win the majority vote in the West Virginia Republican primary on May 10, and only walk away with three delegates pledged to vote for him at the...
View ArticleWitness contact probed in Blankenship case
By Ken Ward Jr. In the run-up to the trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship, a grand jury began investigating a defense consultant's contact with a former Massey safety official who was a...
View ArticleThings to do today: April 17, 2016
Music"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Advance tickets $23 to $35. Judy Collins with Ari Hest, The Brothers Comatose, Ben Solle and Michael Cerveris. WVU Creative Arts Center, Morgantown. Call 304-293-SHOW....
View ArticleRick Steelhammer: Getting PC with TP and other global issues
By Rick Steelhammer While West Virginia's Statehouse may not be on a roll when it comes to compromise and cooperation over the state budget, at least our lawmakers have risen above the party-line...
View ArticleCabell delegate Reynolds in long race for AG
By Phil Kabler As one who runs long-distance races in his spare time, Doug Reynolds is in his longest race of all, hoping to be elected state attorney general in November. Reynolds, 40, a five-term...
View ArticleWest Virginia now has 9 cities with LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances
By Erin Beck It worked in Houston. That's where social conservatives won their first battle using the bathroom predator myth, an argument that alleges allowing transgender people to use the restrooms...
View ArticleMan's body found in New River area
By Staff reports The body of a man who went missing in the New River was recovered Saturday, according to a statement on Facebook from the New River Gorge National River. The body of Joe Bennett, 51,...
View ArticleBridgeport children practice reading with therapy dogs
By By Mary Wade Burnside The Exponent Telegram BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) - One recent Saturday at the Bridgeport Public Library, Jacob Watts read a book about dogs called "See Me Dig" to a dog. Jacob,...
View ArticleAnonymous donor challenges soccer foundation to match gift
By Lori Kersey An anonymous $200,000 gift will push the Kanawha-Charleston Soccer Foundation closer to paying off the $1.2 million it owes in construction debt for the Trace Fork Soccer Complex and...
View Article'Black Lives Matter' a teachable moment, or too touchy for school?
By Erin Beck As part of a series of lessons on civil rights, a seventh-grade teacher at Dunbar Middle School recently taught her students about a national movement to promote equality. She probably...
View ArticleCapital High band hosts 5K fundraiser to replace 22-year-old uniforms
By Samuel Speciale The Pride of Capital High, perhaps the premier high school marching band in the Kanawha Valley, will sponsor a footrace later this month to raise money for the 100-member program....
View ArticleMooney's brother running for Congress in Florida
By David Gutman Come next year, there could be two Mooneys in Congress. Rep. Alex Mooney's brother, Pat, is running for an open House seat in Florida, while Alex seeks re-election in West Virginia's...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court reverses its decision on age discrimination
By Kate White West Virginia Supreme Court justices changed their minds about a ruling they made in an age discrimination case in July and issued a new decision last week, which reverses a lower court...
View ArticleAid begins to flow in after earthquake kills 246 in Ecuador
By By Dolores Ochoa and Allen Panchana The Associated Press PEDERNALES, Ecuador - Aid began to flow in Sunday to areas devastated by Ecuador's strongest earthquake in decades and the death toll...
View ArticleBulletin Board: April 18, 2016
Workforce Investment BoardThe Region III Workforce Investment Board of Kanawha County will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Charleston Area Alliance, 1116 Smith St. The agenda is available for review in...
View ArticlePutnam dentist sued for alleged sexual harassment
By Laura Haight A Putnam County dentist is being accused of sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment, according to a complaint filed in the Putnam County Circuit Court. Brenda Perry...
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