Alpha Natural Resources emerges from bankruptcy
By Ken Ward Jr. Alpha Natural Resources said Tuesday that it has emerged from bankruptcy as a smaller, privately held company that hopes is better positioned to survive a drastically downsized coal...
View ArticleInterior drops appeal in Blair Mountain case
Obama administration lawyers on Tuesday dropped their appeal of a federal court ruling that said the Interior Department was wrong to remove the site of the Blair Mountain labor battle from the...
View ArticleSugar Grove Navy base in Pendleton County sells for $11.2M
By Rick Steelhammer The online auction for the former Navy Information Operations Command installation in Pendleton County ended Monday night, after a bid of $11.2 million went unchallenged for a...
View ArticleClinton wins historic nomination, says glass ceiling cracked
By By Julie Pace and Catherine Lucey The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Taking on the role of devoted political spouse, former President Bill Clinton declared his wife Hillary Clinton an...
View ArticleFlood-battered Richwood nursing home to rebuild, reopen, executive says
By Rick Steelhammer The Nicholas County Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Richwood, from which 97 patients were evacuated by members of its staff as floodwaters from the Cherry River swept...
View ArticleBrunch Bill passes committee, now on to Charleston council
Charleston is on track to legalize Sunday morning alcohol sales by the beginning of next week. City Council's Committee on Rules and Ordinances was the final step before its "brunch bill" goes to the...
View ArticleProgram seeking to find, support, spread family-school partnerships
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia organizations are teaming up and searching across the state for effective school-family partnership programs, such as fatherhood engagement initiatives, with the hope to...
View ArticleStudents of flooded Nicholas schools to use portables
By Ryan Quinn A Nicholas County school board member said Tuesday night that students who were set to attend three flood-damaged public schools will start the upcoming school year on Aug. 19 with full...
View ArticleBill Clinton tells a love story to make his case for Hillary
By By LISA LERER The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) - There have been millions of words, decades of video and reams of commentary devoted to their story. It's been dissected, defended and decried...
View ArticleReport: Shooting deaths of law enforcement spike in 2016
By By REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Shooting deaths of law enforcement officers spiked 78 percent in the first half of 2016 compared to last year, including an alarming...
View ArticleWest Virginia projecting savings with disability fraud unit
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia is projecting state and federal savings of $1.2 million over the next few years from the first six months operation of a new disability...
View ArticleYeager board addresses Uber service, slide removal, insurance settlement
By Rick Steelhammer Uber drivers could begin dropping off and picking up passengers at Charleston's Yeager Airport by mid-August, after the airport's governing board on Wednesday heard a finance...
View ArticleAround WV: July 27, 2016
By Lori Kersey In Around West Virginia, a man is sentenced to life for murder, Beckley's new mayor says the city is doing great, Fairmont drivers will be able to pay to park with their smart phones...
View ArticleKanawha deputies look for missing boys
By From staff reports The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office is looking for two boys believed to have been abducted by their mother. The sheriff's office says Hunter Ross Smith, 13, and Ryder Lee Smith,...
View ArticleCouncil approves 7 percent tuition increase at BridgeValley
By Jake Jarvis After denying the same request two weeks ago, the council that oversees the community colleges in West Virginia approved a 7 percent tuition increase at BridgeValley Community and...
View ArticlePutnam convenience stores accused of selling alcohol to minors
By Laura Haight Four out of 33 convenience stores in Putnam County sold to underage persons during compliance checks throughout July. The four salesclerks were cited for selling alcohol to underage...
View ArticleBulletin Board: July 28, 2016
Bingo fundraiserThe Poca High School Color Guard will hold a bingo fundraiser at 6 p.m. Friday at the Nitro Moose Lodge. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds will go toward new uniforms and equipment. Hot...
View ArticleRaleigh residents warned of jury duty scam
The Raleigh County Sheriff's Office is investigating complaints of a phone scam regarding jury duty, according to a news release from the office. The perpetrators are contacting victims and telling...
View ArticleKorean War veterans gather to remember "The Forgotten War"
By Jared Casto Boyd Hiser remembers the night the Korean War ended. Under a clear sky adorned by a moon on the verge of fullness, Hiser spoke quietly with his Army comrades. Though the gunfire had...
View ArticleWV delegation at DNC votes for Clinton over Sanders by 1
By Daniel Desrochers Sen. Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary in the state of West Virginia handily. But when it came time for West Virginia to cast its 37 electoral votes at the Democratic...
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