Support group helps grieving parents cope after loss of a child
By Lori Kersey It's been 20 years since Jacquie Switzer lost her only daughter, Annemarie, but there are still moments when she experiences grief about it. Like when a wedding for a friend's child...
View ArticleWV women travel to Mexico hoping risky stem cell procedure treats MS
By Lori Kersey Shelley Swisher Randolph has a few things she wants to do when her health improves. Zip lining and whitewater rafting top the list. The 45-year-old mother of two has multiple sclerosis....
View ArticleTrees at Capitol coming down for leak repairs
By Phil Kabler Eight trees on the north and south sides of the Culture Center will be coming down to allow contractors to dig trenches around the building to replace below-ground waterproofing...
View ArticleClendenin Elementary damage equals 97 percent of value
By Ryan Quinn The late June flooding caused damages to Clendenin Elementary equaling about 97 percent of the circa-1930 school's $3.7 million assessed value. Kanawha County Commissioner Dave Hardy...
View ArticleCapito ties support for Trump to WV economy, 'pessimism'
By David Gutman Unlike Donald Trump, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., does not think we should ban all Muslims from entering the country. She does not agree with Trump's proposal to pull back...
View ArticleMcDowell landslide cleaned up after a week
By Jake Jarvis Cleanup finally started Monday morning on a landslide that trapped people in six homes for almost a week in Iaeger, a rural town in McDowell County where cell service is sparse. Iaeger...
View ArticleAttorneys debate whether Thaw's comments defamed Giles
By Ryan Quinn Attorneys for former Capital High principal Clinton Giles, Kanawha County's school board and board member Pete Thaw argued Monday over whether Thaw's comments about Giles in February...
View ArticleCharleston planners vote to reverse demolition bill
By Elaina Sauber After voting unanimously in April to increase the stay of demolition on historic buildings for up to nine months, City Council's Planning Committee approved another bill to do the...
View ArticleMother charged after 3-year-old drowns in Lincoln County
By Erin Beck Police arrested a Lincoln County mother Tuesday afternoon after her 3-year-old son drowned in the Little Coal River on Monday. Nicole Hall, 28, of Alum Creek, is charged with child...
View ArticleBuffalo High teacher honored for commitment to agriculture
By Laura Haight The Putnam County Commission honored Buffalo High School agriculture science teacher Danielle Grant for her dedication to agriculture in Putnam County at its meeting Tuesday. In...
View ArticleRaleigh County PSD lifts Slab Fork boil-water advisory
Raleigh County Public Service District has lifted the boil-water advisory issued for customers of the Slab Fork System.
View ArticleSanders supporters: Unmoved by plea to support Clinton
By By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MEGAN TRIMBLE The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Undeterred by Sen. Bernie Sanders' plea for party unity behind Hillary Clinton, Sanders supporters chanting "Bernie or...
View ArticleCURA officially looking for director's replacement
By Elaina Sauber The Charleston Urban Renewal Authority is officially hiring. The board voted Tuesday during a special meeting to accept Executive Director Jim Edwards' resignation. Edwards, who plans...
View ArticleKanawha magistrate's assistant admits taking money, prosecutor says
By Kate White A Kanawha County magistrate's assistant admitted earlier this month that she stole money from the office. Doris Aliff resigned her job as an assistant about two weeks ago after paying...
View ArticleBulletin Board: July 27, 2016
Kanawha Trail Club will sponsor a hike at 1:30 p.m. Sunday in Kanawha State Forest, from Ballard Trail to Castle Rock and return via Middle Ridge and Polecat trails. Carpool from the parking lot at...
View ArticleFlooded residents can apply for food help through Sunday
By Lydia Nuzum Residents in 12 West Virginia counties affected by last month's severe flooding can apply for disaster assistance to purchase food through Sunday, according to the West Virginia...
View Article2 children died over the weekend in hot cars, 682 since 1998
By By Travis M. Andrews The Washington Post Jan Null began tracking heatstroke deaths of children left in cars 15 years ago. Since then, 682 children have died in hot cars. Half of them were under 2...
View ArticleGrocery store owner among Kanawha indictments
By Jared Casto Local grocery store owner Don Tate was indicted last week on charges related to an alleged burglary last year, one of 116 people indicted by a Kanawha County grand jury. According to...
View ArticleElk Valley Express Library opens in Big Chimney
By Jennifer Gardner Within 10 minutes of its opening Tuesday, Ann Morris was the first person to check out a book at the Elk Valley Express Library. "I've missed you guys," she said with a big grin as...
View ArticleAudit eyes state-owned vehicles amid calls to slash WV fleet
By Eric Eyre Does West Virginia really need 7,700 government-owned vehicles? A legislative audit is underway to try to answer that question. West Virginia has more state vehicles per-capita than any...
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