Trump economic plan eliminates taxes on child-care costs
By By Sean Sullivan and Jim Tankersley The Washington Post Donald Trump on Monday proposed collapsing the federal income tax rate from seven brackets to three and called for allowing child-care...
View ArticleBoard searches solutions as two Kanawha libraries remain unopened
By Elaina Sauber With two Kanawha County library branches still unusable after the June 23 floods, the library board is trying to accommodate residents in Clendenin and Elkview in the meantime. On...
View ArticleLou Holtz, former football coach, to highlight WV Chamber of Commerce event
By David Gutman Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz, a West Virginia native and Donald Trump devotee, will keynote the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce's annual convention at the end of the...
View ArticleChristmas singer B.E. Taylor dies at 65
B.E. Taylor, a musician whose annual Christmas concerts usually included a well-attended stop in Charleston, has died of complications from brain cancer. He was 65 years old. Taylor lived in Wheeling,...
View ArticleManager buys Charleston's iconic Quarrier Diner
By Andrew Brown The Quarrier Diner, an iconic art deco restaurant in downtown Charleston, has changed hands, and George West, the new owner of the restaurant, is hoping to bring in a new generation of...
View ArticleWells' Kanawha County clerk candidacy likely headed to court
By Phil Kabler The next stop in resolving a dispute over Erik Wells' eligibility to run as an independent candidate for Kanawha County clerk in the Nov. 8 general election is likely to be a hearing...
View ArticleSleep essential for college students' physical, mental health
By Lori Kersey This month, millions of teenagers across the country will make the transition from high school to college. And between living in a new environment and the new-found freedom to attend...
View ArticleElkview, Bridge staffers prep for students from flood-closed schools
By Daniel Desrochers The staff at Bridge Elementary School built a classroom on Friday. "We started with a blank slate of clean wax and built a classroom from scratch," said Vanessa Brown, Clendenin...
View ArticleArguments set in judge's attempt to overturn election
By Kate White Arguments have been set for later this month in an attempt by a Logan County Circuit judge to overturn election results and remain on the bench. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin set a hearing Aug....
View ArticlePhotos: Kanawha County students head back to school
Except for students at year-round schools (who started on July 11) and at schools affected by this summer's floods (who will start Wednesday), Kanawha County students returned to school on Monday.
View ArticleDelta cancels more flights, including at least one at Yeager
By Staff, wire reports Delta Air Lines canceled nearly 250 flights, including at least one at Charleston's Yeager Airport, on Tuesday morning. The cancellations Tuesday follow about 1,000 canceled...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
n The Raleigh County Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for customers on Independence Road in Coal City, following a water main break. n West Virginia American Water has issued a...
View ArticleWater company says calls to postpone surcharge case 'opportunistic'
By Andrew Brown West Virginia American Water officials believe groups calling for a postponement of the company's request for a multimillion-dollar surcharge are grandstanding and using the recent...
View ArticleAfter law, West Virginia reports 4 abortions after 20 weeks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - After lawmakers banned abortions 20 weeks or later after conception, West Virginia officials say four abortions in that timeframe last year occurred to save the mother or...
View ArticlePutnam County preparing for possible future budget cuts
By Laura Haight After some Putnam County departments received less in state funding this year, department directors reassured Putnam County Commissioners they are prepared if more cuts are made in the...
View ArticleOut-of-state fugitive arrested after high-speed chase through Charleston
An out-of-state man wanted on a felony charge fled Charleston police, speeding the wrong way down several roads, before sailing over railroad tracks and crashing on Elizabeth Street Tuesday, according...
View ArticleStudy: At least 6 million at risk from PFOA chemical family
By Ken Ward Jr. Drinking water systems serving at least six million Americans have shown levels of C8 and other similar chemicals higher than a health advisory issued earlier this year by the U.S....
View ArticleJudge orders Poca funeral home owners to pay $3M for fraud
By Kate White A judge has ordered the owners of a Poca-based funeral home to pay nearly $3 million to an Iowa-based insurance company for selling and cashing in on pre-need funeral arrangements for...
View ArticleChristian Science church to mark 100 years in Charleston
By Jared Casto Charleston residents will have a chance to learn about the Christian Science religion during the church's centennial event this weekend. The First Church of Christ, Scientist is...
View ArticleAnother man brings loaded gun to Yeager Airport
A Mingo County man was cited by police Tuesday after he told security workers at Charleston's Yeager Airport that he was carrying a loaded handgun when he was asked to pass through a metal detector....
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