Building on Kanawha Boulevard demolished after catching fire again
By Erin Beck One person was pulled from an abandoned building on fire on Kanawha Boulevard East this morning. The fire was reported at 1420 Kanawha Blvd. East, at the old Capitol Paging building, at...
View ArticleRetired man uses leftover check funds to send kids to circus
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Several children will have an opportunity to attend the circus for free after a retired Charleston man used money left over from his Social Security check to pay for their tickets....
View ArticleBeckley Water issues boil-water advisory
Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water advisory effective immediately from Grand Home Furnishings on Industrial Drive to Erwin Supply on Ragland Road. The notice follows a water main break....
View ArticleAround WV: April 22, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: Hillary Clinton leads in fundraising in West Virginia, researchers explore bias against black people in the state, a Morgantown native secured a contract with...
View ArticleWV bond rating downgraded; leaders told to brace for 'worst-case scenario'
By Phil Kabler As the West Virginia budget impasse heads into its sixth week, the Tomblin administration is advising legislative leadership to prepare for a worsening economic outlook. Without giving...
View ArticleCandidates meeting: 38th and 40th district Republicans
Editors from the Gazette-Mail will be meeting with Republicans from the 38th and 40th about 12:30 p.m. April 22, 2016. Candidates who said they'd attend include Lewis Taylor, Ronald Shamblin and Tim...
View ArticleKanawha commission says spring cleanups were a success
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Commission has announced that more than 1.2 million pounds of garbage were taken to landfills during the annual Kanawha County spring cleanups. During three...
View ArticleWV leaders meet with Japanese business officials in NY
By Staff reports Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin, Sen. Joe Manchin and members of the West Virginia Department of Commerce met with Japanese business officials in New York Friday to discuss investment in the...
View ArticleMan shot in Dunbar
By Staff reports A man was shot in the chest in Dunbar Friday afternoon, dispatchers say. A call came in a little after 4 p.m. notifying emergency dispatchers of shooting on 18th Street in Dunbar,...
View ArticleWV State Police use opioid-reversal drug for 1st time
By Erin Beck Thursday night, the West Virginia State Police used naloxone, a drug that reverses the effects of an opiate overdose, to save a life for the first time. The incident came roughly a month...
View Article'Girls on the Run' find cheerleaders in Malden
By Lydia Nuzum The girls stood in a loose circle outside Malden Elementary School, near the "starting line," as their coach gave them a pre-race pep talk. "I want to tell you how grateful I am. Anyone...
View ArticleCraik-Patton house to celebrate life of Shakespeare 400 years after death
Charleston's Craik-Patton House will host an event Saturday commemorating the 400th anniversary of famous playwright William Shakespeare's death, featuring performances of two of his plays and...
View ArticleDecades after completing requirements, WV man becomes an Eagle Scout
By Laura Haight After 51 years, a Morgantown man is fulfilling his lifelong dream of becoming an Eagle Scout. Alan Waters, now 67, completed the work to acquire Eagle Scout ranking when he was just 16...
View ArticleAuthority blocks hospital's Parkersburg care facility bid
PARKERSBURG - The West Virginia Healthcare Authority has blocked an Ohio hospital's bid to establish an ambulatory care facility in Parkersburg. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports the authority...
View ArticleSettlement reached in case against WV regional jails, response team
By Kate White Just days before a trial was to begin, a settlement agreement was reached between the West Virginia Regional Jail Authority and a former Southern Regional Jail inmate who sued over a...
View ArticleWVSU reveals 1st presidential finalist
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia State University has revealed its first presidential finalist ahead of a planned meeting Monday with the candidate, alumni, business leaders and the broader public. Barbara...
View ArticleOne person wounded in Dunbar shooting
By Staff reports A Charleston man accidentally shot himself in the leg during a confrontation at a Dunbar parking lot Saturday morning, police say. The incident happened around 10:24 a.m. in the...
View ArticleFirst Energy says 15-year plan doesn't need public hearing
By Andrew Brown First Energy, the parent company of MonPower and Potomac Edison, has asked the Public Service Commission to reject calls for a public hearing on the company's integrated resource plan,...
View ArticleWSAZ-TV's Tony Cavalier honored for lifetime achievement
By The Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Tony Cavalier, chief meteorologist at WSAZ-TV, was honored Saturday as the recipient of the West Virginia Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is...
View ArticleBernie Sanders to host Huntington rally
By Staff reports Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders will host a rally in Huntington on April 26, his campaign announced Saturday in a press release. Sanders will be making the trip to West...
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