Poca funeral home owners asked to pay $3 million
By Kate White A life insurance company is asking a federal judge to order the owners of a Poca-based funeral home to pay about $3 million for cashing in on funeral contracts for people who weren't...
View ArticleSouth Hills subdivision approved after mayor calls residents 'entitled'
By Elaina Sauber Charleston Mayor Danny Jones called out roughly 40 South Hills residents who attended the city's Municipal Planning Commission meeting Wednesday for having "an enormous sense of...
View ArticleClendenin Elementary closed, new school to be built
By Jake Jarvis A crowd of more than 200 parents and community members showed up early at the Clendenin Volunteer Fire Department and sat waiting. Wednesday night's humidity made the wait...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Aug. 4, 2016
The Kanawha Valley WVU Fan Club will meet at 7 p.m. today at Harding's Restaurant, located off Interstate 79, Exit 1. The St. Albans Historical Society Building Museum will be open from 10 a.m. to 2...
View ArticleArrested sheriff's candidate says campaign will go on
By By Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press A candidate for sheriff in West Virginia who has been charged with heroin possession said Wednesday he plans to continue his campaign and fight the charges....
View ArticleWest Virginia senator sets up fraud reporting hotline
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A West Virginia state senator has set up a hotline for reporting government fraud, waste or abuse. Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley, County announced the Report...
View ArticleAfter floods, 42-home village planned in White Sulphur Springs
By The Associated Press WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - A group dedicated to rebuilding communities plans to kick off a home construction project in White Sulphur Springs following devastating floods. A...
View ArticleAround WV: Aug. 4, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: Cabell County elected officials file suit against the commission, a sheriff's candidate says he took opiates for flu symptoms, a potential smoking ban in Fayette...
View ArticleCity, county say floods should delay WV American Water surcharge case
By Andrew Brown Lawyers for Charleston and Kanawha County are calling for West Virginia American Water's request for an infrastructure surcharge to be postponed, because of the severe flooding that...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
n West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for customers along Meadow Lane and Riverview Drive in Ona following a water main break. Customers in these areas should boil their...
View ArticleHuntington man tried to carry loaded gun onto plane at Yeager
A Huntington man tried to carry a loaded gun onto a plane at Yeager Airport Wednesday, according to police. Thomas Marcum, 31, was cited for violation of airport regulations, a misdemeanor, according...
View ArticleFayette County puts smoking ban amendment on hold
By The Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. - The Fayette County Board of Health has decided not to vote on proposed amendments to the county's Clean Indoor Air Regulation. The Register-Herald reports...
View ArticleOfficials: Debris in creek causing Follansbee flooding
By The Associated Press WELLSBURG, W.Va. - Brooke County officials say debris in a creek is blocking the flow of water, causing it to back up and flow into the streets of Follansbee. Local news...
View ArticleEthics panel OKs delegate's re-election card
By Phil Kabler A state delegate's re-election campaign can buy cards that replicate the delegate's official legislative business card on one side, the state Ethics Commission ruled Thursday, despite...
View ArticleFloods, budget impasse affect WV consumer spending
By Phil Kabler An ongoing budget impasse that threatened to shut down West Virginia's government on July 1 had a chilling effect on consumer spending in June, which took a further hit later in the...
View ArticleLogan BOE buys out retired superintendent's contract
By Jared Casto Logan County school board members bought out the contract of the county's superintendent this week, six months after she signed it. School board members unanimously voted Wednesday...
View ArticleHoover team expects success, despite flood that destroyed school
By Jennifer Gardner Although the school itself might have lost almost everything, the Herbert Hoover High School football team wants the Clendenin community to know it is ready for a strong season....
View ArticleBulletin Board: Aug. 5, 2016
Marshall Petty and the Groove will perform from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Olive Tree, 333 2nd Ave., South Charleston. Kanawha Trail Club will sponsor a hike at 9 a.m. Saturday at Watoga State Park...
View ArticleReport: WV colleges added $2.7 billion to local economies
By Jake Jarvis A new report from West Virginia University says West Virginia's public colleges added $2.7 billion to their local economies in 2014 and supported about 24,000 jobs. Higher education...
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