West Virginia American Water to automate meters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia American Water is converting its meters statewide to an automated system.The company announced the $17 million project Thursday as part of an effort to quickly...
View ArticleFormer Charleston resident wants to bring Syrian family to US
By Lori Kersey A Syrian-American and former West Virginia resident is at the center of a political debate about refugees after talking to Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush about her family...
View ArticleSaudi hajj disaster toll rises higher with Iran's 465 dead
By By Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran - The death toll in the Saudi hajj disaster rose sharply Thursday as Iran announced 465 of its pilgrims died in last week's...
View ArticleJoint surgeon Health Right's 'volunteer of the year'
By Staff reports West Virginia Health Right, the state's largest free and charitable health clinic, will honor Dr. Clark Adkins as its volunteer of the year during its annual fundraising dinner...
View ArticleHealthy churches network to launch Saturday
By Lydia Nuzum Churches from across the state, in partnership with Try This! West Virginia, are preparing to launch a "Healthy Bodies, Healthy Spirits" Network to connect churches with the resources...
View ArticleMan who died at South Central remembered as friend, prosecutor
By Kate White Richard Riffe was remembered by friends Thursday as a good lawyer, who fought a long battle with alcoholism. The 57-year-old Riffe died Monday night while incarcerated at South Central...
View ArticleTraffic slows to a crawl in Charleston
By Rachel Molenda The big event on Kanawha Boulevard might be a "Rod Run," but it's causing local traffic to move at a snail's pace.The annual classic car show that shuts down Kanawha Boulevard...
View ArticleDon "Big Daddy" Garlits regales fans with his life in the fastest lane
By Rick Steelhammer He may have driven to Charleston in a Winnebago, but at age 83, Don "Big Daddy" Garlits, the first drag racer to pass the 170, 180, 200, 240, 250 and 270 mph marks in quarter-mile...
View ArticlePutnam commission picks Pittsburgh firm to lead Hurricane park project
By Elaina Sauber WINFIELD - Improvements to Hurricane's Valley Park are a step closer to becoming a reality.After hearing proposals from five architectural and engineering firms vying to make Valley...
View ArticleKanawha Magistrate Yeager touts domestic violence program to colleagues
By Kate White What if a woman decides she doesn't want to press charges against her attacker, a magistrate asked Kanawha officials in charge of the county's domestic violence pilot program. "Do you...
View ArticlePhoto: Hospital hosts "Courage Walk" to honor breast cancer survivors
Saint Francis Hospital in Charleston hosted a "Courage Walk" at noon on Thursday in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
View ArticleWater company plans meter upgrade, advocates disapprove
By Andrew Brown Rachel MolendaRachel Molenda West Virginia American Water plans to undertake a $17 million project to replace older water meters with new automated technology over the next five years....
View ArticleObama says response to shootings has become too routine
By By Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON - A visibly frustrated President Barack Obama said Thursday that thoughts and prayers are no longer enough as Americans respond to another deadly...
View ArticleSouth Charleston works on financing for new fire station
By By GEORGE HOHMANN For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston Council has given preliminary approval to a bond issue of up to $600,000 to finish financing a new fire station on Fourth Avenue.The project...
View ArticleHearings set on proposed rule on machine mine sensors
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Public hearings are set this month on a proposed federal rule to require coal mine operators to equip coal hauling machines and scoops with sensors intended to curb fatalities...
View ArticleW.Va. says screening of long-term care job prospects working
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources says a program to screen prospective workers at long-term care centers is working.Started in August, the department...
View ArticleHuntington syringe exchange given grant to expand services
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's first syringe exchange program has received a $75,000 grant to expand.The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington reports that the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation...
View ArticleFRIDAY UPDATE: What Blankenship jurors were asked
By Joel Ebert Ken Ward Jr.Ken Ward Jr. Potential jurors in the Don Blankenship criminal trial were quizzed this week about what they know about the former Massey Energy CEO, business dealings with one...
View Article'We began to run': Students describe horror of Oregon shooting
By By JEFF BARNARD and GOSIA WOZNIACKA Associated Press ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Armed with multiple guns, a 26-year-old man walked into a morning writing class at a community college in this rural...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
The Nettie Leivasy Public Service District has lifted a boil-water advisory for customers from 2017 Leivasy Road to 3102 Leivasy Road, including Talbert Road, Dove Lane, Odelltown Road, Orndorff Road,...
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