Coal exec Hatfield found dead in Mingo cemetery
By From staff reports Bennett K. "Ben" Hatfield, an engineer and longtime coal company executive who worked for Massey Energy and Arch Coal, was found dead from a gunshot wound in a Mingo County...
View ArticleLetter advises Logan board to not rescind contract
By Ryan Quinn The Logan County school board's attorney advised board members in a letter dated earlier this month that they can't, without their superintendent's agreement, rescind the four-year...
View ArticleDrug firms fueled 'pill mills' in rural WV
By Eric Eyre Over five years, the nation's largest drug wholesalers flooded notorious "pill mill" pharmacies in West Virginia's smallest towns and poorest counties with hundreds of thousands of...
View ArticleArrowsmith program moves to St. Agnes
By Jake Jarvis It's been less than a year since Arrowsmith, a program which posits cognitive deficiencies can be overcome with a series of paper- and computer-based exercises, came to Charleston....
View ArticleCommittee approves CAMC's utility bridge over Brooks Street
By Elaina Sauber Charleston City Council's Planning Committee voted unanimously on Monday to allow a bridge over Brooks Street that will connect to Charleston Area Medical Center General Hospital. The...
View ArticleLegislators scrambling to find sources of revenue
By Phil Kabler Legislators essentially were treading water Wednesday, as leaders spent day eight of the special session scrambling to find any viable source of new tax revenue that could have any...
View ArticleNorman Jordan camp opens world of arts to kids
One attendee of last year's Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy camp signed up for the visual-art discipline. The camp also offers instruction in vocal music, instrumental...
View ArticleWayne couple indicted on federal employment tax violations
By From staff reports A husband and wife from Wayne County, who are the owners of a gravel and concrete businesses, were charged Wednesday with federal employment tax violations. Michael and Jeanette...
View ArticlePutnam school board votes to hire Boone's Hudson
By Laura Haight WINFIELD - The Putnam County Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to appoint John Hudson as the new superintendent at Wednesday night's special meeting. John Hudson is the...
View ArticleAll five WV spellers fall in spelling bee preliminaries
By Anna Patrick WASHINGTON — A gray couch sat on the side. Pulled back from the lights, it wasn't meant to be flashy. Placed on the left side of the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage, it was a stark...
View ArticleAround WV: May 26, 2016
By Daniel Desrochers In Around West Virginia today: The Blenko Glass company has started making its 2016 West Virginia Day piece, Mountaineer coaches visit Beckley, and more. n The Blenko Glass...
View ArticleHuntington officials: Needle exchange program succeeding
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - The city of Huntington says a program that allows drug users to trade in dirty syringes for clean ones is showing signs of success. The program was established in September at...
View ArticleHatfield's alleged killer arraigned; police say motive was money
By Erin Beck Two young men saw Ben Hatfield's luxury SUV Sunday morning and saw dollar signs, according to police. They could now face life in prison. Chief Deputy Joe Smith, of the Mingo County...
View ArticleOur Children, Our Future campaign unveils agenda
By David Gutman A group committed to ending child poverty in West Virginia unveiled a list of 18 policy proposals that it will fight for over the next several years and said it will work to inform...
View ArticleWater advisories
Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water advisory for customers on South Sandbranch Road and all side streets. The notice follows a water main break. The Raleigh County Public Service District...
View ArticleWater company could have closed intake, court filing argues
By Ken Ward Jr. West Virginia American Water Co. could have avoided the depletion of its treated water reserves during a cold spell in January 2014, a move that would have allowed the company to close...
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 27, 2016
Dunbar Housing AuthorityThe Dunbar Housing Authority will hold a regular Board of Commissioners meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday in their offices at 900 Dutch Hollow Road, Dunbar. Kanawha humane...
View ArticleDeputies: Boy Scout leader sent, requested explicit photos to troop members
By Jared Casto An assistant Boy Scout troop leader accused of using social media to solicit explicit material from three members of his Kanawha County troop was arrested Thursday. Kevin Michael...
View ArticleLayoff notices sent to prison educators over budget impasse
By David Gutman Dozens of employees at adult education programs in West Virginia's state prisons and regional jails are slated to be laid off, and those programs are to be eliminated, as a result of...
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