State says new prevailing wage rates accurate
By Phil Kabler West Virginia's new prevailing wage rates accurately depict the true wages being paid to construction workers on major projects around the state, the research director of WorkForce West...
View ArticleBeckley man arrested in gas station robberies
By Staff reports BECKLEY, W.Va. - A Beckley man was arrested Wednesday and charged with the armed robbery of two Shell gas stations.Joshua McKinney, 26, allegedly robbed a station on Airport Road in...
View ArticleTomblin denies official's request to reverse vote against Fayette school...
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia Board of Education's president has called the state School Building Authority's recent vote to shoot down Fayette County's high school consolidation plan...
View ArticleAs jury selection starts, questions remain in Blankenship case
By Ken Ward Jr. With jury selection set to begin this morning in the criminal trial of former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship, there was a flurry of new motions Wednesday and significant...
View ArticleKanawha authorities crack down on bus passers -- including fellow officers
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County authorities say they will increase enforcement against drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses as a statewide focus on the problem continues. Cpl. Brian Jones,...
View ArticleBail bondsmen to return to Kanawha
By Kate White After nearly 20 years, professional bail bondsmen will be allowed back in Kanawha County.Chief Kanawha Circuit Judge James Stucky said Wednesday he is preparing an order that will allow...
View ArticleNBA's Pelicans land at Greenbrier
By Samuel Speciale WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS — The sound is unmistakable. There’s the rubber soles squeaking on polished hardwood floors, the erratic thump-thump-thump of a bouncing leather ball and the...
View ArticleW.Va. Makes Festival celebrates inventors, new ideas
By Elaina Sauber From smithing and glass blowing to 3D printing and drone technology, the second West Virginia Makes Festival celebrates innovation that spans centuries. Presented by the Robert C....
View ArticleFall forest fire season starts
West Virginia's fall forest fire season, which starts today, will run through Dec. 31. West Virginia Division of Forestry officials remind residents that during these three months, daytime burning is...
View ArticleAG to hold mobile office hours
Morrisey to conduct mobile office hoursA consumer representative for West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey will conduct mobile office hours during October. The representative will educate...
View ArticleInmate dies at South Central Regional Jail
By Staff reports An inmate at South Central Regional Jail died by suicide on Monday night, according to a regional jails spokesman.Jail staff and emergency medical technicians responded and provided...
View ArticleFlash flood watch issued in parts of eastern West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Parts of eastern West Virginia are under a flash flood watch as heavy rains move into the region.The National Weather Service issued the watch for Grant, Hardy and Pendleton...
View ArticleW.Va. biologists size up hunting season with mast survey
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - State wildlife officials are offering a mixed forecast for the hunting season, based their annual mast forecast.That's a survey of 18 species of trees and shrubs that...
View ArticleWest Virginia debuts online voter registration
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginians can now register to vote through the Secretary of State's website.Registering online will require a West Virginia driver's license or DMV identification...
View ArticleWest Virginia utility aid program taking applications
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Applications are being accepted for a program that helps low-income West Virginia households pay utility bills. The nonprofit Dollar Energy Fund partners with companies across...
View ArticleWVU to study energy pipeline safety with US funding
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - The University of West Virginia will research new ideas and technologies to improve the safety of pipelines used to transport energy resources.The research will be supported...
View ArticleHurricane Joaquin could add to rainy mess along East Coast
By By JONATHAN DREW Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Governors up and down the East Coast are warning residents to prepare for drenching storms as flooding killed one person Thursday in South...
View ArticleToday: Blankenship arrives in federal court
By Joel Ebert Ken Ward Jr.Ken Ward Jr. Dozens of potential jurors for the trial of Don Blankenship reported to federal court in Charleston on Thursday morning.The possible jurors began arriving early,...
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