GW among eight schools chosen for STEM Network Schools program
By Lori Kersey George Washington High School in Charleston is one of eight schools across the state picked to be a part of West Virginia's first STEM Network Schools program. The program was developed...
View ArticlePhoto: Bringing down the (fire)house
Demolition began this week on South Charleston Fire Station No. 1, on Fourth Avenue, which was first occupied in 1960. City officials said the 55-year-old building was cramped and that the...
View ArticleThousands of volunteers expected at Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup
Thousands of volunteers to pick up roadside litterThousands of volunteers will be out along West Virginia's roadsides picking up litter Saturday during the annual Adopt-A-Highway Fall Statewide...
View ArticleClay Center announces ambitious museum renewal plans
By Douglas Imbrogno "Renewal" was the key word at Thursday's Clay Center Board of Directors meeting as the board voted to approve a new $14 million fund that will be used to upgrade, add and expand a...
View ArticleThree charged with felony murder in Vista View Apartments fall
By Erin Beck Charleston police have charged three men with felony murder and a woman as an accessory after a man died in a fall from a ninth-floor window at Charleston's Vista View Apartments during...
View ArticleDrug firms want W.Va. Supreme Court to halt 'pill mill' suit
By Eric Eyre MADISON - Eleven out-of-state drug companies plan to ask the state Supreme Court to put the breaks on a lawsuit that alleges the firms shipped an excessive number of pain pills to West...
View ArticleWith honor for service
Willie Lewis, chairman of the West Virginia Veterans Coalition, receives a Purple Heart medal from Woody Williams, Marine Corps veteran and Medal of Honor recipient, as his wife, Della Powell Lewis...
View ArticleMental health advocate with bipolar disorder shares his story
By Erin Beck In January of his senior year of high school, Ross Szabo woke up to find the shoelaces removed from his shoes, no drawstrings in his sweatshirt, no sheets on his bed, and someone assigned...
View ArticleKanawha commission OKs 911 fee increase, delays WVU Tech, Power Plus issues
By Ryan Quinn The Kanawha County Commission voted Thursday to raise the county 911 service fees and delayed deciding both whether to join proposed litigation opposing relocating the West Virginia...
View ArticleDisaster loans now available to Jackson County nonprofits
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Federal disaster loans have been expanded to a ninth West Virginia county to help nonprofit groups recover from severe storms in July.The U.S. Small Business Administration...
View ArticleBoil-water advisory
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for approximately 80 customers along Red Star Road and adjacent side streets in the town of Hilltop in the company's New River system. The...
View ArticleHealth advisory lifted in Huntington for blue-green algae
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Officials in Huntington have lifted a health advisory along the Ohio River for algae that had turned the waters a bluish green.The Cabell-Huntington Health Department said in...
View ArticleUS veterans chief continues West Virginia tour
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is on the final leg of his two-day swing through West Virginia.U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is hosting McDonald's visit....
View ArticleMountain State foliage bursting into color
By Rachel Molenda Leaf peepers who want to get an early start on taking in the state's fiery fall foliage should head to higher elevations this weekend to do so.The first fall foliage report, issued...
View ArticleMan shot in leg on Charleston's West Side
By Staff reports A man was shot in the leg early Friday morning on Charleston's West Side, Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers said. Dispatchers said the incident was reported about 3 a.m. outside a...
View ArticlePope Francis set to bring his message to world leaders at UN
By By NICOLE WINFIELD and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) - From the world stage of the United Nations to an inner-city school, Pope Francis is emphasizing themes that have shaped his...
View ArticleHouse Speaker John Boehner to resign
By By Erica Werner and Alan Fram The Associated Press WASHINGTON - With Congress in turmoil, U.S. House Speaker John Boehner suddenly informed fellow Republicans on Friday that he would resign at the...
View ArticleKanawha, Mingo businesses raided by feds
By Staff reports Related repair and maintenance companies in Kanawha and Mingo counties were raided by federal agents Friday, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin confirmed.Agents descended on Kanawha Electric...
View ArticleW.Va. House members mum on next speaker
By Staff reports West Virginia's House members were mum Friday on who should be the next speaker of the House, following the surprising resignation of House Speaker John Boehner."I thank Speaker John...
View ArticleFederal drug take-back day returns
By Erin Beck Saturday the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement are holding another National Prescription Drug Take-Back, after saying the take-back day in September 2014...
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