Money-savvy residents can help city budgets, study finds
By Lori Kersey Saving even a little bit of money can help a family better handle a financial disruption like a job loss. Plus, saving has a benefit for the local governments where families live,...
View ArticleCity councilwoman Davis named Spirit of the Valley
By Elaina Sauber The YMCA of Kanawha Valley has selected Charleston City Councilwoman Mary Jean Davis as the recipient of the annual Spirit of the Valley Award. Davis will be honored as the award's...
View ArticleGOP delegate hopefuls try to woo voters
By Daniel Desrochers On Jan. 11, Jared Page walked into the Kanawha County Courthouse wearing khaki pants, a blue blazer and a white "Make America Great Again" cap. The 19-year old University of...
View ArticlePutnam parents question leadership program's effectiveness
By Laura Haight Be proactive. Begin with the end in mind. Put first things first. Think win-win. Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Synergize. Sharpen the saw. These are the seven habits...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Senate legal fees pile up
By Phil Kabler Despite having 10 full-time attorneys on staff, the Senate paid Flaherty, Senasbaugh & Bonasso $20,667.50 to draft a friend of the court brief for Senate President Bill Cole,...
View ArticleThings to do today: April 24, 2016
ANNUAL SPRING CONCERT: 3 p.m. Free, bur donations accepted. Concert will feature Dan Forrest's "Requiem for the Living," as well as selections by Eric Whitacre, Eleanor Daley, Sergei Rachmaninoff and...
View ArticleWorkshop teaches educators about Marine recruit life
By Lori Kersey PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Wearing a camouflage rain jacket and braided pigtails, Gabriela Sullen stands at a wall-mounted phone and makes a call. Her voice is all but drowned out by the man...
View ArticleParris Island makes Marines out of local recruits
By Lori Kersey PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. - Justin Bockway always wanted to be a Marine, just like his father who fought in Desert Storm. "I guess you could just say ... I'm just trying to keep the...
View ArticleI am not a Marine: A civilian visits Parris Island
By Lori Kersey A trip to Parris Island earlier this month taught me more about the Marines than I ever would have hoped to learn otherwise. It also reinforced something I guess I've always known about...
View ArticleMannington artist brings sights, sounds and smells to life
By By Emily Gallagher The Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Some artists create their work by looking directly at another item. Mannington native Ben Kolb uses all his senses while...
View ArticleDocumentary maker Michael Moore makes surprise visit to film festival
By Laura Haight When Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore's birthday trip to Rome was canceled, he decided to take a trip to the next best city - Charleston. Coincidentally, on Moore's 62nd...
View ArticleBulletin Board: April 25, 2016
Family Dinner ProjectThe University of Charleston School of Pharmacy invites families to come to the dinner table, as they co-sponsor The Family Dinner Project from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the...
View ArticleUnsealed documents reveal more about St. Albans cocaine maker
By Kate White Several weeks before federal agents executed a search warrant at Christopher Ayash's house in St. Albans, they flew over it in a helicopter looking for evidence of cocaine manufacturing,...
View ArticleGOP candidates for 38th, 40th disagree on prevailing wage, right-to-work
By Phil Kabler Republican candidates in the House of Delegates 38th and 40th Districts said Friday they want to bring common sense to the Legislature, even if that means defying leadership at times....
View ArticleDHHR says 1,566 will lose food stamp benefits next month
By Lori Kersey Under new requirements to either work or be in training, 1,566 West Virginians will lose their food stamp benefits beginning next month, according to the state Department of Health and...
View ArticleSouthridge Bojangles' to open this summer, group says
By Daniel Desrochers A new Bojangles' that caused traffic problems in Cabell County has left Kanawha County residents wondering when they'll get a chance to dig into the famous southern chicken and...
View ArticleA look at who's funding the next governor of West Virginia
By David Gutman Bill Cole is funded by business. Booth Goodwin is funded by lawyers. Jim Justice is funded by himself. And Jeff Kessler has struggled to find funding. Those are the broad takeaways...
View ArticleExperts' new prescription for health: Walk the malls
By By Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News Flora Yang is small, spry and not afraid to tell you her age: "90-something." She walks twice a week at the Mazza Gallerie mall in Northwest Washington and says...
View ArticleInnerviews: Therapist enjoying dual identity as romance writer
By Sandy Wells She leads a double life. By day, Lynn Eldridge works as a mental health therapist and director of clinical services at Process Strategies. At night, she writes historical romance novels...
View ArticleGazette endorsement: Mike Pushkin for House, 37th
Delegate Mike Pushkin is running for a second term in the House of Delegates, and we hope voters return him to the Legislature. Pushkin, a taxi driver and local musician, quips that he has done his...
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