Bulletin Board: June 2, 2016
Perennial swapThe Putnam County Library will sponsor a Perennial Swap from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday at the Main Branch in Teays Valley. Iris, hostas, asparagus and all perennial bulbs and plants are...
View ArticleOfficial says Prince died of opioid overdose
By By Michael Tarm Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A law-enforcement official tells The Associated Press that tests show Prince died of an opioid overdose. The 57-year-old singer was found dead April...
View ArticleBaltimore man faces drug charges in 2nd WV overdose death
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Court records show a Baltimore man faces additional charges related to a second apparent drug overdose death in West Virginia. Media outlets report 23-year-old Kelvin Alpha...
View ArticleDEP rules approved, without wood stove language
By Ken Ward Jr. Two bills containing a collection of environmental rules passed the House and Senate on Thursday, after lawmakers removed language that would have allowed the state Department of...
View ArticlePineville area under boil-water advisory
The Pineville Municipal Water Works has issued a boil-water advisory for customers on Pinnacle Creek Road, County Route 12/3, S&T Welding to Pinnacle Creek Trails Market. The advisory follows a...
View ArticleSuicide prevention advocates say bridge incident can be a lesson
By Erin Beck As a man scaled the West 17th Street bridge in Huntington on Wednesday and police waited for him to climb down, a Huntington firefighter made light of the situation on Twitter. One of the...
View ArticleGlasgow pool to offer free lunch and snacks for teens, children
By From staff reports The Town of Glasgow Swimming Pool concession stand will offer free meals to children through the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. Lunch and an afternoon snack...
View ArticleCamp fund total approaches $19K
Donors to the Gazette-Mail Charities Send-a-Child-to-Camp Fund gave nearly $6,700 this week. That brings the fund's grand total so far to nearly $18,900. These gifts from our readers will send...
View ArticleDOD report: WV National Guard general retaliated against assault victim
By David Gutman A brigadier general in the West Virginia Army National Guard retaliated against a high-ranking female officer after she reported that she had been sexually assaulted by another...
View ArticleSupreme Court rejects St. Albans woman's appeal of life sentence
By Jennifer Gardner The West Virginia Supreme Court on Thursday denied a request by a St. Albans woman to reject her life sentence for her role in killing another woman. Jessica May Wilson's lawyers...
View ArticlePutnam prosecutor warns of new phone scam
The Putnam Prosecuting Attorney's Office is warning of a new scam apparently threatening Putnam County residents with arrest if they don't return a call. The scammer is apparently calling Putnam...
View ArticleWoman charged in roommate's death may get separate trial to decide mercy
By Kate White If a jury convicts a Charleston woman of first-degree murder in the 2014 stabbing death of her roommate, a separate trial will then be held to allow the jury to determine whether she...
View ArticleBoone school workers' pay may be delayed
By Eric Eyre Ryan QuinnRyan Quinn A bill that would give Boone County Schools an extra roughly $2.2 million doesn't look like it's headed anywhere soon, and Boone school officials say employees' final...
View ArticleLGBT advocates to celebrate Pride with renewed 'call to action'
By Erin Beck Twenty years ago, when Carl Nipps marched in his first Pride parade in Charleston, the participants just wanted to be seen as people. "The first one was scary," Nipps said. "We didn't...
View ArticleWV Legislature passes budget, takes $245 million in one-time funds
By Phil Kabler Unable to pass tax increases or make major cuts in government spending, the West Virginia Legislature amended and passed a budget bill Thursday evening that uses $245 million in Rainy...
View ArticleKanawha won't vote on brunch bill, commission says
By Daniel Desrochers Residents of Kanawha County will not have the opportunity to vote on whether or not they approve of alcohol sales at restaurants, private clubs and wineries before 1 p.m. on...
View ArticleSouth Charleston approves budget revisions
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston has approved $572,000 in revisions to its current $23.6 million budget, which runs through June 30. On the revenue side of the ledger, the...
View ArticleYana Goncharova: Russians, Americans have differences, but are largely the same
By Yana Goncharova In Russia, we are not familiar with ordinary American life. We have little or no idea about how average Americans live. All we know is what we see in movies and TV shows. Having had...
View ArticleOutdoor adventure camp kicks off this weekend at Cabela's
By From staff reports "Beyond The Backyard" will host its 4th annual Outdoor Adventure Camp at Cabela's in South Charleston from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Registration is free and will begin at 9...
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