Afghan leaders see Taliban leader's death as hopeful sign
By By Lynne O’Donnell and Mirwais Khan The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan - The killing of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour in a U.S. drone strike was greeted Sunday by...
View ArticleInnerviews: Elder-home owner calms dementia with 'basic respect'
By Sandy Wells Sweetie greets everyone at the door, a cute little white dog, curious and affectionate and energetic. The residents love her. She's their mascot. It's unusual to have a dog scurrying...
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 23, 2016
Tennis carnivalThe Roosevelt Neighborhood Center will be having a Tennis Carnival with help from the USTA/Midwestern Tennis Association and the Charleston Area Tennis Association, from 5 to 6 p.m....
View ArticleJury awards $500K to motorcyclist injured in lumber spill on Corridor G
By Kate White A jury last week awarded a little more than $500,000 to a South Charleston man injured in a motorcycle wreck. Larry Keeling Jr. was riding his motorcycle on Corridor G in August 2014,...
View ArticleJake Tapper of CNN to guest-draw Scott Adams' Dilbert
When Jake Tapper, chief Washington correspondent for CNN and host of The Lead, invited Dilbert creator Scott Adams to appear on his show, he expected to have an interesting discussion about Donald...
View ArticlePiece from 9/11 Pentagon attack to be displayed at airport
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The public will be able to see an artifact from the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon after it is unveiled this week at the Charleston airport. The Transportation Security...
View ArticleWV raw milk law is now in effect
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginians are now allowed to drink raw milk through animal-sharing agreements. The law that was passed by the Republican-led Legislature and signed by Democratic Gov....
View ArticleMorrisey to take applications for medication incinerators
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says law enforcement agencies can soon apply for incinerators for unwanted and expired prescription medication. Morrisey says...
View ArticleBlankenship lawyers get more time for appeal
By Ken Ward Jr. Lawyers for Don Blankenship will get three more weeks to prepare an appeal of the former Massey Energy CEO's conviction for conspiring to violate mine safety and health standards, a...
View ArticleFreedom Industries' Gary Southern gets travel approval
By Ken Ward Jr. A federal judge has given former Freedom Industries official Gary Southern permission to travel to England if there is a family emergency involving Southern's ailing father. U.S....
View ArticleChemours to pay for carbon filter installation in Vienna
VIENNA, W.Va. (AP) - A company has agreed to pay for the installation of carbon filters in Vienna's water treatment plant. Vienna Mayor Randy Rapp says the installation paid for by Wilmington,...
View ArticleNew memorial honors Native Americans who served in military
GRAFTON, W.Va. (AP) - A memorial honoring Native Americans who served in the United States Armed Forces has been installed at the West Virginia National Cemetery. WBOY-TV reports that the memorial has...
View ArticleNational Parks Service opens environmental education camp
HINTON, W.Va. (AP) - A camp for environmental education is now open to the public in Summers County. The Register-Herald reports that Camp Brookside celebrated its grand opening Saturday afternoon....
View ArticleW.Va. American Water lifts Oak Hill boil-water advisory
West Virginia American Water has lifted the boil-water advisory for approximately 45 customers on Greentown Road and Wilborne Road in the Greentown area of Oak Hill.
View ArticleCamp Fund: Camp Tomahawk offers children a place to express themselves
By Jennifer Gardner Some children have only dreamed of venturing out of the city streets of Charleston and into the winding hills of West Virginia. This is the case for Angela, a 9-year-old who has...
View ArticleSenate, House budgets would raid WV Rainy Day funds
By Phil Kabler The state Senate and House Finance committees on Monday unveiled budget bills that significantly raid West Virginia's Rainy Day emergency reserve funds to close a $270 million shortfall...
View ArticleBridgeValley Community and Technical College names new president
By Staff reports BridgeValley Community and Technical College's Board of Governors voted Monday to select Eunice Bellinger as the school's next president. BridgeValley spokesman Brian Bolyard said the...
View ArticlePutnam schools looks at Boone's Hudson for superintendent post
By Laura Haight Amid financial struggles and employment cuts in Boone County Schools, Superintendent John Hudson might be leaving the county to serve as superintendent in Putnam County. Hudson is the...
View ArticleFormer deputy sues Ritchie sheriff over GPS monitoring
By Kate White A former Ritchie County sheriff's deputy has sued the sheriff who fired him, claiming his civil rights were violated when the sheriff installed a GPS tracking device on his police...
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