Charleston Elks elect first female ruler
By Lori Kersey For the first time in the club's 125-year history, a woman is serving as head of the Charleston Elks Lodge. Joan Stiltner, 77, was elected Lodge No. 202's exalted ruler and officially...
View ArticleTwo wounded in shooting on city's West Side
By Staff reports Two people were wounded in a shooting Sunday evening on Charleston's West Side, a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher said. Both victims were taken Charleston Area Medical Center...
View ArticleTeays senior builds trail for Eagle Scout project
By Laura Haight Like many high school seniors, R.J. Weiford goes to school, competes in track and field, goes to youth group and hangs out with friends. But in addition to all of these activities,...
View ArticleInnerviews: Colorful social worker out to lend homeless a hand
By Sandy Wells It's a perfect match. A Hollywood casting director couldn't script a better fit for the role George Lively plays in uplifting down-and-outers. Tattoos. Scraggly beard. Earring. That's...
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 16, 2016
Women who careThe American Red Cross West Virginia Region will host its annual Women Who Care Networking Reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the University of Charleston, Riggleman Hall Rotunda....
View ArticleClinton woos Kentucky voters the day before their primary
By By CATHERINE LUCEY Associated PressLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky voters pick their favored candidate for president on Tuesday, and Hillary Clinton is making a big, final push for their support....
View ArticleAround WV: May 16, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: the rise of the Libertarian party, longer than average wait times for disability hearings, the closure of a low-income clinic, and more. n Voter registration data...
View ArticleWV to dole out environmental awards
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia environmental officials will be honoring several organizations and groups for their work. The 2016 Environmental Awards will be presented Monday at the...
View ArticleWV creating trail of haunted sights to see
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia tourism officials are creating a trail that will highlight the state's haunted history. The state Division of Tourism is taking suggestions for places to include...
View ArticleWV lawmakers resume work on long-delayed budget
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia lawmakers have returned to negotiate a long-delayed 2017 budget hampered by the coal industry's downfall and low natural gas prices. The Republican-led...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
n A boil-water advisory has been issued for the entire Paige-Kincaid Public Service District following a pump outage, which caused the main tank to become empty. n The Eastern Wyoming Public Service...
View ArticleWV holding state government career fair
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia is holding a state government career fair this week. The state Division of Personnel and WorkForce West Virginia are sponsoring the event Wednesday at the...
View ArticleCoal miner dies in northern WV
By Staff, wire reports GRAFTON - State mining officials are investigating the death of a coal miner in northern West Virginia. Arch Coal's Leer Mine reported to the state Office of Miners' Health,...
View ArticleCancer patient receives first penis transplant in US
By By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press BOSTON - A cancer patient received the first penis transplant in the United States and is recovering well from the delicate surgery, doctors said Monday. Thomas...
View ArticleWVU, WVSU honor Katherine Johnson, NASA pioneer, with honorary degrees
By David Gutman Katherine Johnson, a pioneering mathematician who, working for the predecessor to NASA, charted the trajectory of the first American in space, was awarded honorary degrees by both West...
View ArticleThis year's Greenbrier Classic: Free golf, but no concerts
By David Gutman Golf fans rejoice, concert fans lament - there are big changes coming this year to The Greenbrier Classic. The PGA Tour event will, for the first time, be free and open to the public,...
View ArticleLongtime Putnam schools superintendent Hatfield to retire
By Laura Haight WINFIELD, W.Va. -- Harold "Chuck" Hatfield, longtime superintendent of Putnam County Schools, announced he will be retiring at Monday night's Board of Education meeting. Hatfield has...
View ArticlePolice charge two juveniles in Clay school threats
By Kate White Two teenagers were charged with several crimes Monday in connection to an alleged school shooting plot at Clay County Middle School that shut down the county's schools for days earlier...
View ArticleWV lawmakers return, but no closer to budget deal
By Phil Kabler On Monday, legislators opened a special session to pass West Virginia's 2016-17 budget seemingly no closer to agreement on a $4.2 billion spending plan than when they left town at the...
View ArticleAbout 300 votes not counted in unofficial Kanawha results
By Erin Beck About 300 votes from eight precincts in the Dunbar area were not included in Kanawha County's unofficial election results last week, county officials said Monday. Kanawha County Clerk...
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