1 killed, at least a dozen hurt in I-81 wreck
SPRING MILLS, W.Va. (AP) - Police say one person was killed and at least a dozen were injured in a multiple-vehicle accident on Interstate 81 in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. Media outlets report...
View ArticleAfter 45 years, Danny Jones leaves Republican Party
By David Gutman Charleston Mayor Danny Jones, who has been a Republican for 45 years and has been elected mayor four times as a Republican, has left the party. Jones announced Friday that he has...
View ArticleGOP attorney general PAC spending $208k in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A political group backing Republican attorneys general has spent more than $208,000 supporting West Virginia incumbent Patrick Morrisey. Mountaineers are Always Free PAC...
View ArticleThings to do today: June 18, 2016
FESTIVALL MUSICWORKS: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Local singer/songwriters. Includes Andy Park, Brittany Franklin with Tony Leach, Chris Vincent, Dina Hornbaker, Jeff Ellis, Elaine Purkey, John Bird, Mike...
View ArticleHigh School juniors learn about government at Boys, Girls State
By Jake Jarvis Hundreds of pink, white and blue pieces of paper plastered the outside of the dining hall. Those slips of paper are campaign signs, all drawn in crayon. Citizens at the Mountaineer Boys...
View ArticleGov. Tomblin signs $4.19B WV budget
By Phil Kabler Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Friday afternoon signed the 2016-17 West Virginia budget bill (SB 1013) into law with seven line-item vetoes - just two weeks before the new budget year begins...
View ArticleThousands remain without power in WV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Thousands of customers remain without power in West Virginia a day after strong storms moved through the state. FirstEnergy Corp. said about 12,900 customers remained in the...
View ArticleWVU tuition, fees to rise nearly 5%
By Jake Jarvis Just as Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed next year's $4.187 billion state budget Friday afternoon, West Virginia University's Board of Governors unanimously approved a $1.04 billion budget...
View ArticleTime running out to apply for SBA disaster loans
Small businesses, agricultural cooperatives, aquaculture businesses and most private organizations in West Virginia have about a month left to apply for a working capital disaster loan through the...
View ArticleGovernor signs budget with adult prison ed funding
By Ryan Quinn Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a 2016-17 fiscal year state budget Friday that will provide funding for the adult inmate education programs that lawmakers had previously targeted for...
View ArticleChurch Activities: June 18, 2016
MiscellaneousThe Green Valley Church of God Youth is sponsoring a showing of the movie, "Courageous," in honor of Father's Day at 6 p.m. June 26 at the church located at 518 Green Valley Drive, St....
View ArticleKanawha parks committee talks tennis court repairs
By Elaina Sauber The heavily used Schoenbaum tennis courts are due for resurfacing, but the work can't be done without first addressing drainage issues that have worsened the courts' quality. City...
View Article'Windows On Charleston' unveiled along Kanawha riverbank
By Kate White Brett Preston always admires the view he passes on his way to work each morning as he drives down the hill on Bridge Road and into downtown Charleston. "I make that drive every day and,...
View ArticleWV residents to participate in Alzheimer's Association's The Longest Day
Local residents will join the Alzheimer's Association to honor those living with Alzheimer's and their caregivers on Monday, The Longest Day. People across the globe, including 40 teams in the state,...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Getting a budget was the easy part
By Phil Kabler Now comes the heavy lifting.Legislators brought the ridiculously overextended 17-day special session to an end Tuesday with a 2016-17 state budget that patches things together (barely)...
View ArticleButter it Up! serves healthy food to Beckley gym-goers
By By Michelle James The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - It's not the scent of sweat and dirty shoes greeting visitors of LA East Fitness Center. It's not even an air freshener designed to...
View ArticleRecord number take part in Tour de Coal
By Staff reports After canceling last year for rain, Saturday's Tour de Coal saw a record number of participants, organizers say. An estimated 859 boats and 1,000 people were on the river for the...
View ArticleConcert donations will benefit KSF trail
By Staff reports An outdoor concert at Kanawha State Forest on Sunday will help fund repairs to the forest's only wheel-chair accessible trail. The Spotted Salamander Trail opened in 1987 as a paved...
View ArticleGoodwin to serve on panel to decide Logan election contest
By Kate White The attorney who won the election last month for circuit judge in Logan County by 59 votes has appointed a former U.S. attorney to serve on the panel that will decide a petition seeking...
View ArticlePolice capture runaway inmate in Huntington
Police on Saturday captured an inmate who freed himself from handcuffs and escaped out of a transport van three days earlier, according to a news release from the Fayette County Sheriffs Office....
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