This year's Book Festival to feature more authors
By Lydia Nuzum This year's West Virginia Book Festival has something for everyone - and then some. Toni Blessing, associate director of the Kanawha County Public Library, and Terry Wooten, the...
View ArticleWVU suing contractors over leaking roof at rec center
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University is suing over a leaky roof. The Dominion Post of Morgantown reports that WVU filed a lawsuit in Monongalia Circuit Court over problems with the...
View ArticleWV Healthy Kids and Families Coalition looking for new home
By Jennifer Gardner The West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition is seeking a permanent home for their anti-poverty efforts. Through the years, the coalition has grown and tried to promote a...
View ArticleDemocratic chair resigning after hacked emails suggested favoritism
By By Anne Flaherty and Julie Pace The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Debbie Wasserman Schultz is resigning under pressure as Democratic Party chairwoman, a stunning leadership shakeup as party...
View ArticleRoad work: July 25, 2016
West Virginia Paving will pave the following streets in Charleston between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday: Glencove Place - from South Park to endAlcoa Drive - from South Park to Gunnoe Road Gunnoe...
View ArticleBulletin Board: July 25, 2016
Birds of preyThe Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District and Three Rivers Avian Center will have the grand finale and last stop of The Junior Naturalist Parks Expedition titled "Wings of...
View ArticleEnergy Express to host open house Monday
The Energy Express site at Sharon Dawes Elementary in Cabin Creek is holding its annual school supply drive, auction, and open house dinner on Monday at 6p.m. Energy Express, an award-winning summer...
View ArticleStudents complete more credits due to text reminders, research shows
By Jake Jarvis Taylor Raby thinks of herself as a good student.She's a rising junior at Fairmont State University, studying psychology. She makes to-do lists to keep herself on track. She uses sticky...
View ArticleMLK Chorus marks 20 years in Charleston
By Laura Haight The Martin Luther King Jr. Male Chorus members celebrated their 20th anniversary on Sunday by doing what they do best - singing. The group of around 30, ranging from ages 20 to 90,...
View ArticleWife of flooding victim: His memory remains
By Erin Beck The day after the flood, Diana Sanders walked along Jordan Creek, picking up the pieces of her life. A teal piece of siding here. Some clothing there. Her Bible was untouched, but most...
View ArticleRising health care costs could affect state's Medicaid, exchange users
By Lydia Nuzum After two years of historically low growth, per-person health care spending is projected to rise sharply in the next year - a trend that could affect West Virginia's Medicaid population...
View ArticleKanawha schools considering school social media, other policies
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County's school board is considering three policies, including a "social media policy" in which the district claims wide latitude to monitor communications. Other policies would...
View ArticleACLU wants to review Weirton police shooting
By Kate White West Virginia's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union has requested information surrounding the death of a 23-year-old African-American man who was shot and killed by Weirton...
View ArticlePhotos: Downtown Streetfest
Downtown Streetfest was held Saturday afternoon along Capitol Street, and featured live music, food and drinks, children’s activities, pop-up shops and more. Click here to buy photos
View ArticleDNC starts in Philadelphia with huge protests, high temps
By By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MEGAN TRIMBLE The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Democratic National Convention gets underway Monday in Philadelphia with much bigger demonstrations than the...
View Article2 killed, at least 17 wounded in Florida nightclub shooting
By By TERRY SPENCER The Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) - A shooting at a Florida nightclub early Monday morning killed two people and wounded at least 17, police said. The attack apparently...
View ArticleWoman hit by train in Kanawha County
By Staff reports A woman was hit by a train Sunday night, according to police and a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher. Michelle Williams, 38, of South Charleston, is in critical condition, according...
View ArticleHeat wave expected to continue
The National Weather Service said the heat wave in Charleston and surrounding areas continued Monday. Mike Charnick, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Charleston, said the temperature...
View ArticleAround WV: July 25, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: A Ravenswood woman allegedly tried to kill a man with her car, a 9-month-old girl died after ingesting oxycodone, and a Native American tribe assists West...
View ArticleCharleston man killed in motorcycle wreck Saturday identified
By Staff reports Police have identified a Charleston man who died in a motorcycle wreck on Saturday afternoon. Peter Guy Bibeau, 54, struck a cement barrier on the south side of Interstate 77 north...
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