Kanawha County Commission to consider Sunday hunting
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A proposal to place Sunday hunting on the November ballot will come up at the next Kanawha County Commission meeting. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. Thursday.The County...
View ArticleNational Youth Science campers kick off with a pep talk
By Jennifer Gardner After arriving in town as late as 12:30 a.m. Thursday, young science students were welcomed to West Virginia by a lecture and tour at the University of Charleston, foreshadowing...
View Article37 WV foresters to keep jobs, for now
By Eric Eyre Thirty-seven West Virginia foresters will keep their jobs, for the time being. State Personnel Board members voted unanimously Thursday to postpone a plan to lay off the workers from the...
View ArticleOil and grocers group raises $75K for children in WV
The West Virginia Oil Marketers & Grocers Association (OMEGA), an organization representing convenience stores, independent grocers and petroleum marketers statewide, raised more than $75,000 in...
View ArticleProcter & Gamble gets EDA approval for bonds
By Andrew Brown Procter and Gamble, the consumer products giant, received approval from the West Virginia Economic Development Authority to issue $2 billion in bonds that will be used to construct the...
View ArticleHemphill gets fond farewell from West Virginia State University board
By Jake Jarvis By all accounts, Brian Hemphill is leaving West Virginia State University in pretty good shape. Private donations are up, enrollment numbers are up, revenue is up and Hemphill will be...
View ArticleSheriff: Tornado touches down in eastern WV
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) - Police say a tornado has touched down in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle with some damage but no immediate reports of injuries. Morgan County Sheriff Vince Shambaugh...
View ArticleNew map, analysis chart health risks from oil and gas pollution
By Rick Steelhammer Two national environmental groups have released a new analysis of Environmental Protection Agency data on oil and gas industry air pollution and an accompanying interactive map...
View ArticleMadison veteran among those to be honored this weekend
By Jared Casto In Michael Dunlap's final moments, his wife Jaqueline laid her head on her husband's chest and listened for his heart to stop. When the rhythmic beat came to an end, she knew that her...
View ArticleFive graduate from Kanawha drug court program
India Harper shows her drug court graduation certificate to her children, Ethan Payne, 7, and McKinley Payne, 5. Harper and four others - Tia Bennett, Allen Burgess, Jacob Mason and Christa Moore -...
View ArticleLawsuit: Student faced physical, sexual abuse at WV Christian school
By Ryan Quinn A lawsuit is ongoing against a now-closed Kanawha County Christian boys boarding school and its leaders over allegations that a student was starved and physically abused and - because of...
View ArticleLawsuit against CAMC, WVU alleges harassment, discrimination
By Kate White A doctor specializing in women's medicine alleges she was forced to shut down her medical practice at Charleston Area Medical Center last year because of harassment and discrimination...
View ArticleKanawha BOE joins state funding lawsuit
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County's school board voted Thursday to join several other counties in a lawsuit over the West Virginia school aid funding formula, with Kanawha seeking to recover the $5.3...
View ArticlePhotos: FestivALL kicks off 12th year in Charleston
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones speaks at Appalachian Power Park Thursday evening for the opening ceremonies for FestivALL 2016. Jones was joined at the podium by volunteers and FestivALL performers....
View ArticleAbortion rights slideshow to illuminate Capitol, Union Building in Charleston
By David Gutman Two Charleston buildings will be lit up Friday night with a pro-abortion rights slideshow, part of a multi-state tour aimed at protecting abortion access and spotlighting personal...
View ArticleKanawha clerk finds more voters cast ballots in wrong districts
By Daniel Desrochers An additional 513 registered voters may have voted the wrong delegate district in Kanawha County, and those voters may have been voting in the wrong district since 2012, said...
View ArticleSouth Charleston takes step toward allowing alcoholic beverage sales on...
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston has taken a step toward allowing the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday mornings. City Council on Thursday gave preliminary approval to an...
View ArticleBulletin Board: June 17, 2016
Free concertThe Kanawha Valley Band, under the direction of David Williams, will give a free concert in honor of West Virginia's Birthday at 3 p.m. Sunday in Kanawha State Forest, swimming pool area....
View ArticleAround WV: June 17, 2016
By Jennifer Gardner In Around West Virginia: A body was found under a bridge in Wheeling, severe thunderstorms cause fatal accident, 23 were arrested in a warrant sweep in Huntington, and more. n...
View ArticleEx-West Virginia, NBA star Jerry West to visit university
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Former West Virginia and NBA star Jerry West will be at West Virginia University next week as the school dedicates a collection of his personal memorabilia. West will be at a...
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