Group considers bringing refugees to Charleston
By Erin Beck As Charleston's population continues to decline, a refugee resettlement service is considering opening an agency in the city that would assist hundreds of refugees in moving to the area....
View ArticleVeterans stop in Charleston on their Run for the Wall
By Jared Casto When the "Run for the Wall" motorcyclists pulled onto the state Capitol grounds Thursday, they were met with flag-waving, patriotic support from West Virginians. Run for the Wall is an...
View ArticleArmstead urges WV House to 'stop game-playing' on budget
By Phil Kabler Efforts to put together a 2016-17 state budget took a dramatic turn Thursday evening, as Delegate Ron Walters, R-Kanawha, offered symbolic amendments to strip funding out of various...
View ArticleJudge gives stiff sentences in fatal Vista View fall
By Kate White Several people in the courtroom Thursday gasped when a judge sentenced Lisa Ferrebee. Prosecutors had called her the least culpable out of the four who pleaded guilty earlier this month...
View ArticleCamp fund: Readers are dedicated to fund
Dedications are a way to add even more meaning to a donation to the Gazette-Mail Charities Send-a-Child-to-Camp Fund. Not only are you helping to send a child to summer camp, but you're also...
View ArticleWVU Board of Governors recommends 5-year contract renewal for Gee
By Jake Jarvis West Virginia University's Board of Governors unanimously recommended on Thursday that the Higher Education Policy Commission renew E. Gordon Gee's contract to stay on as the school's...
View ArticleAround WV: May 27, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: lawmakers support the decriminalization of marijuana, Cabell County to vote on the brunch bill, Berkeley County sheriff's deputies to carry naloxone, and more. n...
View ArticleWV museums to let military members in for free
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Several West Virginia attractions are participating in the National Endowment for the Arts initiative to offer free admission to active-duty military members and their...
View ArticleMore volunteers sought for Greenbrier Classic
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) - The Greenbrier Classic's free ticket giveaway has prompted officials to look for more volunteers to help this year's golf tournament run smoothly. Greenbrier owner...
View ArticleWater lab official pleads not guilty
By Ken Ward Jr. An employee of a Raleigh County laboratory has pleaded not guilty to charges that he took part in a scheme to falsify water pollution testing at coal-mining operations across Southern...
View ArticleBeckley Water lifts boil-water advisory
Beckley Water Company has lifted a boil-water advisory for customers on South Sandbranch Road and all side streets.
View Article'Cicada Safari' explores insect's 17-year life cycle as emergence nears peak
By Rick Steelhammer WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. - For entomologist Dave McShaffrey, the emergence of millions of periodical cicadas across half of West Virginia, much of Ohio and parts of four other Eastern...
View ArticleWeekend arrangements set for slain WV coal CEO
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Slain coal executive Bennett Hatfield will be buried this weekend in southern West Virginia. His obituary in the Gazette-Mail says friends can visit the family at River Ridge...
View ArticleLandline fees raised in Cabell County to fund 911 center
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Cabell County residents and businesses with landline phones can expect to see an increase on their phone bills. The Herald-Dispatch reports that the Cabell County Commission...
View ArticleWV House passes $4B budget; likely veto looms
By Phil Kabler Under the cloud of a likely gubernatorial veto, the West Virginia House of Delegates passed its version of the state's $4 billion 2016-17 budget plan (HB 101) on a 61-37 vote Friday,...
View ArticleSissonville Health Center breaks ground on new home
By Lydia Nuzum As Dr. Jami Green stood on the grassy patch of land along Sissonville Drive and thought about its future - as the new permanent home of the community's only health center - her voice...
View ArticleGroup finds no roadblocks for refugees after meeting with Charleston employers
By Erin Beck Resettlement workers found no roadblocks to bringing refugees to Charleston during a day of meetings with various community stakeholders on Friday. The West Virginia Interfaith Refugee...
View ArticleWV high court: Child-neglect law does not apply to injured fetuses
By Kate White In a split decision, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that a woman can't be charged under the state's law prohibiting child neglect resulting in death for harm she caused her...
View ArticleButcher remains winner of Logan judge race
Numbers didn't change Thursday after a recount and Logan County commissioners declared Josh Butcher the winner of the county's open circuit judge seat. Butcher defeated Logan County Circuit Judge...
View ArticleStolen Ruffner Elementary technology recovered
Charleston police have recovered the nine tablet computers and three laptops stolen from Ruffner Elementary Sunday, Kanawha County Schools' security director said Friday. Keith Vititoe said someone...
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