Candidates meeting: Republican race for 2nd Congressional District
Gazette-Mail editors will be meeting with Marc Savitt, a Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District, about 12:30 p.m. April 27, 2016. Incumbent Alex Mooney declined an invitation to...
View ArticleMan charged with murder in heroin case pleads to lesser charges
By Kate White A Charleston man, who faced a murder charge for allegedly giving a woman the dose of heroin that killed her last year, pleaded guilty Wednesday to much lesser charges. Kanawha County...
View ArticleGazette-Mail interview: Sen. Bernie Sanders addresses issues facing WV
By David Gutman The world must move away not just from coal, but from fossil fuels, but we must also protect people working in the fossil fuel industry, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said Tuesday....
View Article'Jessie's Law,' named for local woman killed by opioids, introduced in Senate
By David Gutman West Virginia's two U.S. senators have introduced a bill that would try to prevent the misunderstanding that led to a Charleston woman's overdose on opioid pain pills earlier this...
View ArticleMeadow Bridge area boil-water advisory issued, two area advisories lifted
n The Department of Health and Human Resources has issued a boil-water advisory for customers in South Meadow Bridge only, following a water main break. Customers in this area should boil their water...
View ArticleKeystone Drive slide cleanup could be complete by summer
By Rick Steelhammer Keystone Drive, closed since Yeager Airport's safety-overrun area collapsed a year ago, could reopen sometime this summer, thanks in part to a preliminary settlement for emergency...
View ArticleTrump campaign picks WV delegate slate
By Daniel Desrochers Over the past week, Mike Stuart, co-chairman of the Donald Trump presidential campaign in West Virginia, made a lot of calls to Trump supporters running to be delegates to the...
View ArticleService of remembrance, Holocaust memorial to be held
The Charleston Jewish community will sponsor a service of remembrance at 6 p.m. May 4 at Temple Israel, 2312 Kanawha Blvd. E., in remembrance of those who were murdered and to educate the public about...
View ArticleFederal judge gives Beckley doctor 8 years for prescribing habits
By Kate White A federal judge on Wednesday went well beyond what advisory sentencing guidelines called for and handed down an eight-year prison sentence to a Beckley-based nephrologist, who admitted...
View ArticleTuition to rise at Marshall; how much still uncertain
By From staff reports Marshall University students can expect to pay between 5 percent and 11 percent more in tuition next year. Exactly how much will depend on how much the state budgets for the...
View ArticleGOP challenger slams Mooney for not representing district
By Phil Kabler In nearly seven months of campaigning for the 2nd Congressional District seat, Martinsburg mortgage broker Marc Savitt said he's crossed paths with Rep. Alex Mooney exactly once, at a...
View ArticleThird WVSU president finalist cites local connections in campus forum
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia State University's third presidential finalist - the only one who's a WVSU alum - stressed her local connections in a campus public forum Wednesday ahead of a planned...
View ArticleFirstEnergy CEO says Pleasants power plant sale may happen
By Andrew Brown The president and CEO of FirstEnergy suggested in an earnings call Wednesday that the company would seek to sell the Pleasants Power Station near St. Marys to its West Virginia...
View ArticleState carpet bill increases by $83K after Ariz. firm picked over WV dealer
By Eric Eyre A state agency is spending an extra $83,000 to have an out-of-state company install carpet at the state-owned Greenbrooke Building in Charleston, after disqualifying a West Virginia firm...
View ArticleFamily Dinner Project encourages creativity in mealtime togetherness
By Lydia Nuzum Time spent around the dinner table doesn't have to be perfect - it doesn't even have to be spent at a table or during dinnertime, and one national initiative is out to help West...
View ArticleCAMC Cancer Center strong on support, needs more physicians, board told
By Lydia Nuzum Nearly one year after its opening, Charleston Area Medical Center's Cancer Center is working to expand its support services for cancer patients, but the hospital will need to work in...
View ArticleCharleston falls, Huntington advances in community competition
By Elaina Sauber Charleston's chances of advancing to the final round of America's Best Communities competition came to a halt Wednesday, while Huntington advanced with seven other cities across the...
View ArticleGazette endorsement: Cory Simpson for Congress
Cory Simpson is a veteran of Afghanistan who thinks the country turns too quickly to war to solve problems. He felt obligated after Sept. 11 to serve his country, so he joined the Army. He became a...
View Article'The Mine Wars' film being shown at May Day event Sunday
MATEWAN, W.Va. - The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is offering a screening of a new documentary for public television about miners in southern West Virginia and their fight for civil liberties. The...
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