$2.8M Microsoft contract for WV schools sparks bid dispute
By Eric Eyre With state agencies in West Virginia facing severe budget cuts, a technology company is questioning the state Department of Education's recent decision to spend an extra $33,700 for...
View ArticleCenter for Pain Relief targets narcotic alternatives
By Lydia Nuzum Catherine Brunschwyler's pain was unbearable.The former nurse midwife first started experiencing bilateral foot pain several years ago on the job. She was initially diagnosed with...
View ArticleBulletin Board: May 31, 2016
The Charleston Ballet will sponsor a Family Funbash from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at the Hamrick family home, 401 Fort Hill Drive. Kids will enjoy activity stations like the green screen, tattoo tent,...
View ArticleAfter 98 years in business, Charleston funeral home closes doors today
By Elaina Sauber Back when funeral homes offered ambulance services and bodies were embalmed in folks' bedrooms, John Cox got his start in the industry. That was in the late 1940s. Cox has spent his...
View ArticleLocal woman starts foundation to help breast cancer survivors
By Jennifer Gardner The day Amy Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer, it felt like her life had been hijacked. But her diagnosis wasn't the hardest part of her journey to survivor-hood, nor the...
View ArticleExhibit on Sen. Byrd's career opening at Tamarack
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - A traveling exhibit on the career of the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd opens at Tamarack in June. The Register-Herald in Beckley said the exhibit shares Byrd's story as the...
View ArticleWV lawmakers return to budget talks after break
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia lawmakers are returning from a long weekend to resume budget negotiations. Lawmakers are slated to return Tuesday for an 11th day of work. The session costs...
View ArticleAround WV: May 31, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: the Air Force investigates whether it contributed to contaminated water, the bee population is declining, and more. n Bridge Brew Works, a Fayetteville brewery,...
View Article4th suit linking DuPont C8 dumping to illness goes to trial
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - One of more than 3,500 lawsuits alleging links between people's illnesses and DuPont discharging C8 into drinking water and the Ohio River is heading to trial in federal court...
View ArticleAmmunition factory coming to Eastern Kanawha County
By Andrew Brown Ranger Scientific LLC, an ammunition manufacturing startup, officially announced Tuesday that the company is planning to build a bullet production facility in Eastern Kanawha County....
View ArticleWater lab conspiracy trial postponed
By Staff reports BECKLEY -- Trial has been rescheduled for a water quality laboratory employee charged with taking part in a scheme to falsify water pollution testing at coal-mining operations across...
View ArticleDUI checkpoint scheduled near Institute
The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 7 p.m. to midnight Wednesday on W.Va. 25 near Institute.
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
n Beckley Water Company has a planned water outage from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday for Violet Lane and Tank Branch Road while water line improvements are made. A precautionary boil-water notice will be...
View Article'History of Charleston as Lived by Four Families' to be presented at State...
By From staff reports Four families who played major roles in converting Charleston from an isolated settlement into a regionally significant city will be the topic of a free public presentation on...
View ArticleGrant to help Kanawha students get help with financial aid
By Jake Jarvis Charleston is one of 22 metropolitan areas nationwide to receive a $55,000 grant geared toward getting more high school seniors to complete the paperwork to get financial aid. The...
View ArticleKanawha animal shelter opens in-house vet clinic to combat overpopulation
By Jared Casto Kitten season is right around the corner, but the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association is taking strides to curtail pet overpopulation with an in-house spay/neuter program. Kittens are...
View ArticleWayne County man faces prison for failing to register as sex offender
By From staff reports A man who moved from Charleston to Wayne County and never updated his sex offender registration faces up to 10 years in federal prison. James Roy Arthur, 45, pleaded guilty...
View ArticleLong-shot 1% WV sales tax hike mulled
By Phil Kabler With a state government shutdown looming a month away, West Virginia's Senate Finance Committee spent Tuesday on a long-shot attempt to resurrect a 1 percent increase in the consumer...
View ArticleFormer Texas Gov. Rick Perry talks energy, Trump in Charleston
By David Gutman Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry visited Charleston on Tuesday to raise money for Senate President Bill Cole's run for governor, boost Donald Trump's run for the presidency and to tout...
View ArticleLogan superintendent contract signed without illegal insurance benefit
By Ryan Quinn LOGAN - Amid confusion over voting procedures, Logan County's school board decided Tuesday to - according to the board attorney's interpretation - approve $2,500 annual raises for...
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