Race to benefit foster, adopted children
By Staff reports There's still time to register for the second annual SMART 5.29K run and walk, a race which will benefit adopted and foster children so that their families can afford the price of...
View ArticleCicadas beginning to emerge around Charleston
By Jared Casto This generation's brood of cicadas has emerged, beginning the final phase of its 17-year life cycle with a buzzing chorus and a surplus of discarded shells. The cicada population native...
View ArticleKanawha library system may cut St. Albans services
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County Public Library system board members could reduce services for the St. Albans branch, after library board members passed a budget that includes lower funding from the city...
View ArticleCongress candidates still questioning Democratic Party over flier
By Phil Kabler While officials with the state Democratic Executive Committee say they offered campaign assistance to all party candidates in the 2nd Congressional District primary, two candidates said...
View ArticleDHHR notifies more Raleigh Heart Clinic patients about hepatitis risk
By Elaina Sauber State health officials have notified more patients who may have been exposed to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV at the Raleigh Heart Clinic in Beckley. The West Virginia Department...
View ArticleMan indicted in fatal Morgantown hit-and-run
By Jake Jarvis Every day, as Carli Sears walked her way to class across the University of Mississippi campus, she called her mom, Julia. The two shared everything together - secrets, laughs, tears....
View ArticleCharleston man pleads guilty to meth charge
A Charleston man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal methamphetamine charge, according to a release from Acting U.S. Attorney Carol Casto's office. Terrus Carter, 36, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to...
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 10, 2016
The Charleston Area Alliance and City National Bank Business After Hours will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at City National Bank, 10 Hale St. The summer kickoff block party will include an indoor...
View ArticleWest Virginia heads to the primary election polls
  CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginians are casting ballots in a primary election with presidential contests, a Democratic showdown for governor and a winner-take-all state Supreme Court race....
View ArticleAround WV: May 10, 2016
By Lydia Nuzum In Around WV: A Fayette County deputy sheriff is mother to nine after gaining five children through foster-to-adopt, a man who narrowly escaped his destroyed home after an oil train...
View ArticleEarly morning fire kills Lincoln County man
By Staff reports A mobile home fire early Tuesday morning in Lincoln County killed one elderly man, according to firefighters. A Hamlin volunteer fire fighter said 911 dispatchers received a call...
View ArticleWest Virginia State University to introduce new president
By The Associated Press INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia State University Board of Governors is set to announce the school's next president. The new president is scheduled to be introduced...
View ArticleMan shot by West Virginia police was from Pittsburgh area
By The Associated Press WEIRTON, W.Va. - A man killed by police during a domestic dispute in West Virginia was from the Pittsburgh area and apparently was intent on getting shot by officers, a...
View ArticleSecretary of state gets reports of campaigning close to polls
By Staff reports The West Virginia Secretary of State's office has received several reports of campaigners promoting candidates within 300 feet of polling places - in violation of state law - in the...
View ArticleJenkins named next West Virginia State University president
By Jake Jarvis The son of a single mother and the first person in his family to go to college has a lot to smile about. West Virginia State University's Board of Governors named Anthony L. Jenkins as...
View ArticleJudge grants Alpha motion to drop union contract
By Ken Ward Jr. A federal judge has ruled that Alpha Natural Resources can break its contract with the United Mine Workers union and modify its retiree health care plan. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Kevin R....
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 11, 2016
The West Virginia Division of Energy and the Center for Business and Economic Research at Marshall University, have partnered to host the "Renewable Energy in West Virginia: Projects and Prospects in...
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