Martinsburg woman charged in fatal shooting of boyfriend
By The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va - Police have charged a Martinsburg woman in the fatal shooting of her boyfriend. The Berkeley County Sheriff's Office charged Jennifer Pendias, 31, with...
View ArticleParkersburg Art Center honors artists, Byrd with displays
By By Brett Dunlap The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -The work of artists from around the state as well as the life and times of one of West Virginia's most prominent politicians...
View Article2 schools in Barbour County under consideration for closing
By The Associated Press PHILIPPI, W.Va. (AP) - Two elementary schools in Barbour County are being targeted for closure next year due to declining enrollment. The Exponent Telegram reports the Board of...
View Article'Next Generation' or not, science standards coming to WV schools
By Ryan Quinn For all the controversy involving the West Virginia Board of Education and the Legislature over the state's adoption of Next Generation Science Standards, which will take effect...
View ArticleWVU student newspaper to stop printing daily
By Jake Jarvis Adell Crowe is on a mission.She spent most of Wednesday driving from West Virginia University to Wheeling to shake hands and network with newspaper editors there. This was just the...
View ArticleLocal organizations announce new officers
Several area organizations have elected officers for the upcoming term. They include: Legal Aid of West Virginia attorney board members are chosen by district and elected by fellow members of the West...
View ArticleLocal UMC leaders seek unity amidst church's 'deep divisions'
By Jennifer Gardner Lori KerseyLori Kersey Local Methodist leaders say a decision by the denomination's rule-making body to put off potential changes to rules concerning sexuality was a "positive"...
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 30, 2016
Mountaineer Food Bank, Facing Hunger Foodbank, CoventryCare of West Virginia (an Aetna product), along with Remember The Miners and Little General Stores Inc. have joined forces for a mobile pantry...
View ArticleAmid sex assault investigation, Charleston doctor pulls medical license
By Kate White A Charleston gastroenterologist who is being investigated over allegations he sexually assaulted patients stopped his medical practice last week. Last Thursday, the status of Steven...
View ArticleGay couple attacked? In West Virginia, it's not a hate crime
By By Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Last April, police say, a Marshall University football player saw two men kissing on a West Virginia street, hopped out of the...
View ArticleBuckskin Council provides first camping experience to hundreds of Scouts this...
By Rick Steelhammer Activities ranging from sailing and rock climbing to fishing and nature exploration await youths taking part in Boy Scout and Cub Scout camping programs this summer made available...
View ArticleFormer Boone sheriff, Democrat leader Protan dies at 95
By Laura Haight John Protan, a former Boone County sheriff and Democratic leader, died Friday at age 95. Protan, who had terms in 1965-69, 1972-76 and 1976-80, was the only person to have served 12...
View ArticleInnerviews: Korean war hero embraces Memorial Day meaning
By Sandy Wells Today in Ironton, Ohio, the Memorial Day parade is scheduled to include a restored 1943 Jeep from World War II. It belongs to 84-year-old Boyd Hiser from Belle. The man in the Jeep...
View ArticleKanawha cities could use home rule to bypass county vote on brunch bill
By Daniel Desrochers After Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill allowing counties to vote on whether restaurants could sell alcohol before 1 p.m. on Sundays, Kanawha County Commission President Kent...
View ArticleKanawha authority to stop taking recycling from businesses
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority will no longer accept recyclables from businesses in Kanawha County. The new policy comes as the Solid Waste Authority is looking for a...
View ArticleWater customers could pay $88.8M on top of approved $18.2M rate hike
By Andrew Brown West Virginia American Water has put forward a plan that could result in customers paying a surcharge for an estimated $88.8 million in spending over the next four years, something...
View ArticleVandals target abandoned Kanawha County schools
By Elaina Sauber Ryan QuinnRyan Quinn Nothing seemed out of place when Megan Pennington and her family moved into their home next to the shuttered Watts Elementary in the fall. Shortly after, she...
View ArticlePushkin introduces bill to legalize marijuana in WV
By Eric Eyre Delegate Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, and five other state lawmakers have a solution for West Virginia's budget crisis: Legalize marijuana. The House of Delegates members - Democrats as well...
View ArticleKayakers finish 2-week-long expedition down Elk River from headwaters
By Jake Jarvis The two men just wanted a tall, ice-cold glass of an Arnold Palmer - the perfect blend of iced tea and lemonade and the best way to end their Elkspedition. Matt Kearns and Adam Swisher...
View ArticleMan recalls being charged with murder, acquitted in Lincoln Co. shooting
By Kate White A dog barked and pressed its nose against the screen of a window to look out onto the porch at Andrew Staggs. "That's the dog that pretty much saved my life," Staggs said last Wednesday....
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