Judge wants answers on DuPont's C8 liability
By Ken Ward Jr. It's time to get to the bottom of how DuPont Co.'s spinoff of part of its holdings and its nearly completed merger with Dow Chemical Co. affect the liabilities related to water...
View ArticleShoney's offers free meal for law enforcement officers
Shoney's locations will serve a free meal - breakfast, lunch or dinner - for members of America's law enforcement community on Wednesday. Shoney's offer of a free meal to police officers and all...
View ArticleClinton's VP pick is VA Sen. Tim Kaine
By By Anne Gearan and John Wagner The Washington Post Washington - Hillary Clinton has chosen Sen. Timothy M. Kaine, D-Va., as her vice-presidential running mate, completing a Democratic ticket that...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Controversial bills a thing of the times
By Phil Kabler I still find it remarkable that some politicians believe one of the most critical issues facing the state is to pass legislation regulating who may use which restrooms - a "controversy"...
View ArticleSugar Grove Navy base auction crosses $6M mark in bidding
By Staff reports The online auction for the former Naval Information Operations Command base at Sugar Grove in Pendleton County has drawn six bidders who have made a total of 30 bids, boosting the...
View ArticleWVU is suing contractors over leaking roof at rec center
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University is suing over a leaky roof. The Dominion Post of Morgantown reports that the state's flagship public university has filed the lawsuit in Monongalia County...
View ArticleFayette County Schools 2016-17 calendar
Fayette County Schools 2016-17 calendarAug. 15 - First day for students Sept. 5 - Labor Day Oct. 17 - Faculty SenateNov. 8 - Election Day Nov. 11 - Veterans Day Nov. 21-23 - Out-of-calendar days Nov....
View ArticlePutnam County Schools 2016-2017 calendar
Putnam County Schools 2016-2017 calendarAug. 17 - First day for students Sept. 5 - Labor Day Oct. 20 - Faculty SenateNov. 8 - Election Day Nov. 11 - Veterans Day Nov. 21-23 - Out-of-calendar days Nov....
View ArticleKanawha County Schools 2016-2017 calendar
Kanawha County Schools 2016-2017 calendarAug. 8 - First day for students Aug. 19 - Early outSept. 5 - Labor Day Sept. 9 - Early out Oct. 10 - Parent/Teacher ConferenceOct. 14 - Early out Nov. 8 -...
View ArticleOne dead in motorcycle accident
One person is dead after a motorcycle accident on Interstate 77 in Charleston Saturday afternoon, a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher said. The wreck happened at mile marker 101. One lane of traffic...
View ArticleMan shot while sitting in car, police say
By Staff reports A Charleston man was shot as he sat in his car on Saturday afternoon, police say. Jordache Collins, 23, of Charleston, was sitting in his Lexus around 12:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of...
View ArticlePhillips family tries to heal as search for missing 14-year-old daughter ends
By Jake Jarvis Becky Phillips and her family went to Tennessee early Tuesday morning to visit family. They wanted to escape from the phone calls and all the attention their family had gotten following...
View ArticleMonroe Land purchasers say they're victims of developer's crime
By Kate White People who purchased land more than a decade ago on a Monroe County mountaintop aren't surprised, their lawyer says, that the man who was supposed to develop that land pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleLocal businesses see additional traffic with Pokemon game
By Jennifer Gardner Before his 10:30 a.m. shift Wednesday at Pies and Pints, Zach Atha sat across the street trying to catch Pokemon. In front of the restaurant, on her way into work, one of his...
View ArticleInnerviews: Developer building new vibrant identity for Elk City
By Sandy Wells Paddles, oars and rafting pictures decorate the walls of his office. Ah, an obvious outdoorsman. Big chunky rocks cover the tabletops. Gee. A geologist maybe? Brick walls, vintage plank...
View ArticleHelping Richwood recover from flood a deja vu experience for Baber
By Rick Steelhammer RICHWOOD - As an inmate work crew from Huttonsville Correctional Center cleaned up the concrete pad beneath the ruined hardwood floor of the basketball court in Richwood High...
View ArticleClendenin clinic reopens after building damaged in floods
By Lori Kersey A Clendenin clinic is reopened after flash flooding damaged its building, but it will use generator power for the next four weeks while repairs are made, officials said. The June 23...
View ArticleFrontier squandered $4.5M in federal funds by padding invoices, suit alleges
By Eric Eyre Frontier Communications' engineers figured it would cost $72,000 to bring fiber-optic internet service to Central Preston Middle School in Kingwood, one of nearly 200 schools selected six...
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