Fights follow Trump rally in Southern Cal, about 20 arrested
By By GILLIAN FLACCUS and AMY TAXIN Associated PressCOSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) - Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump took to the streets in California leading to some 20 arrests as the...
View ArticleAround WV: April 29, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: a doctor accused of trading pain pills for sex, an armed robbery leaves two dead, a WVU rifle team member qualifies for the Olympics, and more. n A Fairmont...
View ArticleMarshall ceramics event raises $17K for food pantry
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University ceramics students have raised $17,000 for a food pantry. The university says the 2016 Empty Bowls event raised enough money to allow the Facing Hunger Foodbank...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
By Kathy Mobley n The Big Bend Public Service District has lifted the boil-water advisory issued for customers in the Pine Hill Subdivision. n The Raleigh County Public Service District has lifted the...
View ArticleWVU Coliseum closed due to potential asbestos
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia University Coliseum in Morgantown was closed Friday after workers renovating the structure found some material that may contain asbestos. In university news releases,...
View ArticleAfter Tomblin endorsement, Clintons coming to WV
By David Gutman Hillary Clinton is bringing her campaign for president to West Virginia next week, with events Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, her campaign said, an announcement that coincides with her...
View ArticleFirst Energy plan for Pleasants plant draws opposition
By Andrew Brown Opponents are lining up against First Energy's suspected plan of selling the Pleasants Power Station near St. Marys to MonPower and Potomac Edison, the company's West Virginia...
View ArticleFoam at the Dome ticket sales end tonight
By Staff reports Beer fans don't have much time left to purchase tickets for next weekend's Foam at the Dome. Tickets are available through tonight at 11:55 p.m. for the May 7 event, which will be...
View ArticleThings to do today: April 30, 2016
SEAN RICHARDSON with JORDAN ANDREW JEFFERSON: 7 p.m. Free. Bluegrass Kitchen, 1600 Washington St., E. Call 304-346-2871. DANIELLE AND STEVE: 7:30 p.m. Free. Bridge Road Bistro, 915 Bridge Road. Call...
View ArticleCapito announces May mobile office hours
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., has announced upcoming mobile office hours throughout the state during the month of May. Members of Capito's staff will be available to meet with constituents and...
View ArticleMoms hold 'nurse-in' to promote public breastfeeding
By Lydia Nuzum Sarah Ellison admits she sometimes chickens out when it comes to feeding her daughter in public. "Sometimes I do chicken out and hide - I'll feed her when I'm out to eat, but I'll get...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court dismisses petitions to block biweekly pay for court employees
By Phil Kabler Petitions by two associations of state court employees to block their transfer from twice monthly to biweekly pay have been refused by the state Supreme Court. The court dismissed the...
View ArticleWV-made long rifles on display at Prickett's Fort
By Rick Steelhammer FAIRMONT - During the late 1700s and early 1800s, settlers carving out farms in the hills and hollows of what is now West Virginia relied on the long rifle to feed and defend their...
View ArticleHurricane community garden first of its kind
By Laura Haight Putnam County residents now have a new place to plant this spring. The new Highmark Community Garden is accepting applications for raised-bed garden plots for the 2016 season. The...
View ArticleHindu temple to open in Morgantown
By Staff reports After nine years with no permanent place to call its own, Morgantown's Hindu community will open its new temple this weekend. The Hindu Religious and Cultural Center of Morgantown...
View ArticleDunbar library to host seed exchange
By Elaina Sauber Gardeners looking to add some variety to their spring planting can do so for free next week. The Dunbar branch of the Kanawha County Public Library system will hold its annual plant...
View ArticleEdmond family connects through low-power radio station
WQAZ 98.5 got its start in 2004, when Tom and Shari Syner first went to the airwaves with their family-run creation. They have operated the 100-watt community station out of one room of their Fayette...
View ArticlePolice investigating after gun goes off at UC swim class
By Ashley B. Craig Police are investigating after a handgun discharged during a children's swim lesson at the University of Charleston on Friday. It was a scary moment for some parents and their...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Leadership needed in budget battle
By Phil Kabler Well, here it is May, and still no state budget passed. Speculation in March was that legislators would drag budget talks out beyond May 10, so they couldn't be accountable in the...
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