Dunbar residents to face liens for delinquent city fees
By Caitlin Cook Dunbar City Council took the final step in its efforts to place liens on properties with delinquent municipal fees during its Monday night meeting. Council approved changes to two...
View ArticleCharleston council approves bill allowing demolition delays
By Elaina Sauber A divided City Council ultimately approved a bill's committee substitute Monday night that could force purchasers of historic buildings to wait up to nine months to demolish them. The...
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 3, 2016
The Kanawha Valley WVU Fan Club will meet 7 p.m. Thursday at Harding's Restaurant beside exit 1 of Interstate 79, at Mink Shoals. An organizational meeting for the "friends" the new Forks of Coal...
View ArticleMarshall to open new department of dentistry
By Lydia Nuzum The Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine has created a department of dentistry, oral and maxillofacial surgery that will eventually oversee three dental residents and...
View ArticleVolunteers aware of risks, take precautions in Zika-affected areas
By Lori Kersey While Zika continues to spread in parts of South America, Central America and the Caribbean Islands, that isn't stopping some West Virginians from traveling there. The Center for...
View ArticleEvent to honor fallen law enforcement officers in WV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Fallen law enforcement officers will be honored at the state Capitol Complex. A ceremony is scheduled Tuesday in the Culture Center in Charleston. A procession will include...
View ArticleAround WV: May 3, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: a resurgence of crack cocaine, free college courses for women in poverty, hundreds of auto claims after a hail storm, and more. n Police in Harrison County say...
View ArticleAddiction recovery center planned for Parkersburg
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia organization is planning to open an addiction recovery center in Parkersburg. News outlets report that Recovery Point of West Virginia will open a...
View ArticleHillary Clinton blasts Blankenship for his appearance at WV protest
By Ken Ward Jr. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign on Tuesday harshly and repeatedly criticized Don Blankenship after the former Massey Energy Co. CEO showed up a day earlier...
View ArticleFormer Greenbrier employee admits faking cancer to defraud resort
By Kate White A former employee at The Greenbrier resort admitted Tuesday in federal court that he lied about having cancer to defraud the resort out of nearly $50,000. Carmelo "Carmine" Carrozza, 57,...
View ArticlePoll shows Trump, Sanders, Justice with leads
By Phil Kabler Donald Trump holds an overwhelming lead in West Virginia's Republican presidential primary, while Bernie Sanders has a smaller lead in the state's Democratic primary, according to a new...
View ArticleTrump to visit Charleston, Sanders returns to WV
By Ashley B. Craig David GutmanDavid Gutman Thursday will be a big day for politics in the Kanawha Valley. Democratic candidate for president Bernie Sanders will speak Thursday afternoon in South...
View ArticleMan arrested after allegedly beating dog for getting into trash
Parkersburg police arrested a man on Monday after he allegedly beat his pet dog for getting into trash. Officers responded late Monday to 1215 23rd St. in Parkersburg after receiving an animal abuse...
View ArticleDeputies plan extra patrols in Kanawha
By Staff reports The Governor's Highway Safety Program has provided local law enforcement agencies with funding for high-visibility patrols in areas where most crashes occur on the interstate...
View ArticleTrump coming to Charleston Thursday
By David Gutman Donald Trump is coming to Charleston.After months of hinting at a visit, the businessman and frontrunner for the Republican nomination for president will speak at the Charleston Civic...
View ArticleTed Cruz ends his bid for Republican presidential nomination
By By Scott Bauer and Steve People Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz ended his presidential campaign Tuesday, eliminating the biggest impediment to Donald Trump's march to the...
View ArticleReunions: May 4, 2016
National Jarrett Reunion: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4, at the James Jarrett House (Fairhill) near Alderson. A catered lunch will be served at noon. Tours of the James Jarrett House will be available....
View ArticleMarshall student diagnosed with bacterial meningitis
A Marshall University student who became ill over the weekend has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, the school announced Tuesday night. University health officials are working under Centers...
View ArticleNitro council approves new computer software, condemns property
By Caitlin Cook Nitro citizens will soon have more access to the city government with the help of new computer software. Council members approved purchasing a new computer software package that would...
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