Keystone Drive church seeks $8M in Yeager landslide damages
By Rick Steelhammer As Yeager Airport prepares to negotiate buyouts of the last four Keystone Drive properties located near the site of the March 12 safety-overrun slope failure, its insurance carrier...
View ArticlePope's remarks on climate won't change minds, W.Va. senators say
By David Gutman As Pope Francis prepares for a historic address to Congress, West Virginia's senators are excited to hear from him, hoping for a spiritual, uplifting message, but say his push for...
View ArticleClay Center plans museum makeover
By Rachel Molenda The Clay Center is planning to revamp its museum so it can better serve not only the city, but also the region, as an exploratory destination.Clay Center President and CEO Al Najjar...
View ArticleW.Va. Lottery Commission says revenue continues to slide
By Phil Kabler West Virginia Lottery revenues continued to slide in August, falling 2.5 percent from July and 9 percent from August 2014, figures presented to the Lottery Commission on Wednesday...
View Article"It's been an amazing experience": W.Va. residents attend White House...
By Lori Kersey A West Virginia state senator who attended a welcoming ceremony for Pope Francis at the White House said the atmosphere there was "electric" Wednesday morning during His Holiness's...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Armstead says Planned Parenthood has lost public confidence
By Phil Kabler House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, said Wednesday he has heard concerns from many legislators and many West Virginians about giving any state funding - even a small amount - to a...
View ArticleHurricane High senior competes in national ice skating competition
Caroline Leadmon, a senior at Hurricane High School, will compete in the U.S. Figure Skating National Solo Dance Championships today. She is the only person from West Virginia to qualify for the...
View ArticleD.C. crowds cheer pope; he calls for climate action
By By Julie Pace and Nicole Winfield The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Cheered by jubilant crowds across the nation's capital, Pope Francis forged common cause Wednesday with President Obama on...
View ArticleWVSILC statewide "Brown Bag" lunches
Council sponsoring 'brown bag' lunch talksThe West Virginia State Independent Living Council will sponsor several statewide "Brown Bag" lunch discussions in October. Participants can discuss needs of...
View ArticleAppeals court reinstates W.Va. attempted robbery conviction
Appeals court reinstates robbery convictionRICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A federal appeals court has reinstated the attempted robbery conviction of a West Virginia man who claims a prosecutor withheld crucial...
View ArticleRaleigh County prescription drug Take Back Day scheduled
Raleigh sets prescription drug take back eventThe Raleigh County Sheriff's Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration will sponsor a prescription drug Take Back Day on Saturday at the Glen Daniel...
View ArticleFayetteville man in critical condition after shooting
Fayetteville man critical following shootingA Fayetteville man is in critical condition after his next door neighbor shot him in the chest on Wednesday, according to police.Ira Hunter Shockey, 20, was...
View ArticleDeputies investigate contraband smuggling at prison in Welch
WELCH, W.Va. (AP) - McDowell County sheriff's deputies are investigating contraband smuggling at Stevens Correctional Facility.The sheriff's office tells media outlets that investigators found $12,000...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Sept. 25, 2015
The Barboursville Splash Park will be ending its inaugural season this Saturday. The park will operate under normal hours, closing at dusk that evening. The reopening date will be determined by early...
View ArticleViral pink eye clusters identified in Kanawha, Putnam counties
By Lydia Nuzum Clusters of viral pink eye cases have been reported in Kanawha and Putnam counties since late July, prompting public health officials to investigate the cause and spread of the...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for approximately 100 customers in the Harlem Heights area of Oak Hill in the company's New River system. The affected area includes Clay...
View ArticleHighland Hospital's fence request tabled
By Rachel Molenda Highland Hospital's plans to install a privacy fence along the perimeter of its Kanawha City facility were put on hold when the Charleston's Board of Zoning Appeals asked for a...
View ArticleSupreme Court sends Tough Mudder lawsuit to Berkeley County
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that a lawsuit filed over a man's death at an endurance event must be tried in the county where he died.The court on Thursday ordered...
View ArticleFormer Pratt mayor admits to selling pills
By Kate White The former mayor of Pratt, Gary Fields, admitted Thursday in federal court that he sold powerful prescription painkillers to a confidential informant. Fields, 68, pleaded guilty in...
View ArticlePhotos: Pucker up, Cheese Puff
The owners, administrators and residents of Eastbrook Center, a skilled-nursing facility in Kanawha City, took turns Thursday kissing a small, orange-faced pot-bellied pig for charity - specifically,...
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