St. Albans names vice mayor, swears in two new police officers
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans Council elected Ward 7 Councilman Desper Lemon vice mayor on Monday evening, and Mayor Dick Callaway swore in two new police officers. As vice...
View ArticleWV sees nation's biggest decline in uninsured rate
By David Gutman In 2013, the year that full provisions of the Affordable Care Act began to go into effect, about 29 percent of West Virginia adults did not have health insurance. Last year, about 9...
View ArticleHuntington kicks off project to redevelop brownfields sites
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A neighborhood redevelopment project in Huntington is moving forward. Residents were invited to a public meeting Tuesday night at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena to kick off a...
View ArticleSeveral areas lift boil-water advisories
Several areas have lifted their boil-water advisories. They include: n The boil-water advisory has been lifted for the Ravencliff-McGraws-Saulsville Public Service District. n The McDowell County...
View ArticleSouth Charleston Sanitary Board truck reportedly stolen
By Staff reports Police are searching for a blue Ford F-150 truck with City of South Charleston plates and no other markings that was reported stolen Tuesday from the city's Sanitary Board. South...
View ArticleMarshall names new VP of student affairs
By Jake Jarvis Marshall University is trying to emphasize the importance of its students' engagement by replacing the dean of students with a new position in the president's cabinet: vice president of...
View ArticleWV attorney general aims to lower prescription drug abuse
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey plans to purchase incinerators for the disposal of unwanted and expired prescription medication in a state that leads the...
View ArticleComedian Eddie Izzard to perform in Charleston in July
By Bill Lynch Eddie Izzard is coming to the Clay Center July 20.The British-born comedian, actor and author has appeared in more than a dozen films, including "Mystery Men," "Oceans 12" and "Cars 2."...
View ArticleWV Senate panel approves 45-cent cigarette tax hike
By Phil Kabler Senate Finance Committee members unanimously approved a 45-cent increase in cigarette taxes Tuesday - after rejecting a $1-a-pack hike on a party line 9-8 vote. Proponents of sticking...
View ArticleManchin's office to launch 'Commonsense Connections' week
By Staff reports U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office will launch its eighth "Commonsense Connections" Week beginning Monday. Representatives from Sen. Manchin's office will make more than 80 stops across...
View ArticleAfter nearly a century, Charleston funeral home to close
By Elaina Sauber John Cox can tell you almost anything about Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home. He's worked there for nearly 70 years. The former owner of the funeral home will finally retire on May...
View ArticleLincoln man gets nearly 12 years for pill mill operation
By Kate White A Lincoln County man was sentenced Tuesday to spend nearly 12 years in federal prison for his role in a prescription pill trafficking ring that ran from Florida to West Virginia. William...
View ArticleDespite construction, Civic Center set for commencements
By Elaina Sauber With more than half a dozen high school graduation ceremonies scheduled this week, residents can expect increased traffic around the Charleston Civic Center. Ceremonies at the Civic...
View ArticleFormer Kanawha, Harrison schools superintendent dies
By Staff reports A former superintendent of the public school systems of Kanawha, Randolph and Harrison counties died Monday at 81. Robert Earl Kittle died at a Bridgeport nursing home after a long...
View ArticleKanawha foundation CEO 'energized' about community effort
By Jared Casto Michelle Foster, president and CEO of the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, gave her first address to the community during the foundation's 15th annual report Tuesday evening in the...
View ArticleJudge tosses Hampshire man's conviction in stepdaughter's death, orders new...
By Kate White Jeremiah David Mongold could have gotten out of jail a year ago, one of his lawyers said Tuesday. "He became eligible for parole last year and actually forwent a parole hearing because...
View ArticleBehavioral health providers say budget cuts may worsen services
By Lydia Nuzum West Virginia's behavioral health care providers may suffer "a domino effect" of losses and closures if the state doesn't resolve its budget shortfall in time to fund them, and...
View ArticleEmergency funds approved to fix Cedar Grove sewage pump
By Jennifer Gardner Cedar Grove will receive $31,000 in emergency funding from the Kanawha County Commission to repair and rebuild a pump station spewing raw sewage in the Kellys Creek area. County...
View ArticleChild porn allegedly found on Putnam man's phone
By Staff reports Deputies have charged a Putnam County man after he allegedly turned in his cellphone for repairs and employees at the nTelos Wireless store found that it contained sexually explicit...
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