In WV, FDA chief hears of opioid epidemic
By David Gutman The leader of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, whose agency is responsible for what drugs hit the market, heard state leaders' frustrations Tuesday with the amount of addictive...
View ArticleWVU changes billing practices after June floods
By Jake Jarvis Students at West Virginia University who have not paid their tuition and fees by the start of the fall semester on Aug. 17 won't be automatically dropped from their classes, unlike in...
View ArticleDems: 'Dangerous' Trump words suggest 'violence' against Clinton
By By Josh Lederman and Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press WILMINGTON, N.C. - Donald Trump suggested Tuesday that, if Hillary Clinton is able to pick federal judges as president, nothing could be...
View ArticleKanawha health department to hold Hurricane naloxone training
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will hold its second Putnam County naloxone training on Monday at the Hurricane Church of Christ. The training, which centers on how to administer the drug...
View ArticleEntries sought for West Virginia Marching Band Invitational
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is now accepting entries into the 2016 West Virginia Marching Band Invitational. An application should be completed by band directors and no later...
View ArticleCole wants special session, mandatory minimums for drug dealers
By David Gutman West Virginia Senate President Bill Cole, the Republican nominee for governor, called Tuesday for a special legislative session to address the state's drug problem, including stiffer...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Aug. 10, 2016
West Virginia Landlords will meet from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Little Creek Country Club. All landlords are welcome. Call 304-342-4342 for information. The next Open Stage and Coffee House, with...
View ArticleRoad work: Aug. 10, 2016
West Virginia Paving will pave the following streets in Charleston between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. today: Victory Avenue: from 57th Street to endWatson Avenue: from Victory Avenue to 57th Street 57th...
View ArticleSheriff: Body found in Greenbrier County likely missing flood victim
By From staff reports A body believed to be the remaining missing flood victim in Greenbrier County was found Tuesday afternoon in Caldwell, deputies say. Greenbrier County Sheriff Jan Cahill said a...
View ArticleCitizens urge DEP to abandon water rule changes
By Ken Ward Jr. West Virginia citizens turned out Tuesday night to urge the state Department of Environmental Protection to abandon a proposed rule that could allow more cancer-causing chemicals to be...
View ArticleWVU's FallFest moved because of safety concerns at Mountainlair
By Jake Jarvis West Virginia University has moved next week's annual back-to-school concert amid questions about the safety of the plaza outside the Mountainlair student union. A recent engineering...
View ArticleKanawha prosecutor asks for ruling on county clerk candidate
By Kate White Kanawha County's prosecuting attorney asked a circuit judge today to determine if former state senator Erik Wells can run as an independent candidate for Kanawha County clerk in...
View ArticleBuilding supplies, household items needed as recovery efforts continue
By Lori Kersey As West Virginia continues to recover from the June 23 floods, survivors still need help, but that need is changing. So is the way that state officials are responding to that need. "We...
View ArticleWV scores rise on Smarter Balanced, which state will continue to use
By Ryan Quinn Statewide proficiency rates on the annual end-of-year standardized tests for West Virginia public elementary, middle and high school students increased from the 2014-15 school year to...
View ArticleBlankenship appeal argument set for Oct. 26
By Staff reports Oral arguments in former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship's appeal have been scheduled for late October, according to a court order released Wednesday afternoon. The 4th U.S. Circuit...
View ArticleRoad work
West Virginia Paving will pave the following streets in Charleston between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Thursday: Venable Avenue - from 50th Street to 51st StreetAlley off of 5000 block of Kanawha Avenue -...
View ArticleOfficials lift Vienna's 'do not drink' water advisory
VIENNA - Health officials have lifted a "do not drink" water advisory that had been in place for part of Wood County for nearly three months. The News and Sentinel reports that Wood County Health...
View ArticlePolice identify West Side body; charge expected
By Erin Beck Charleston police have identified a man whose body was found in a vacant West Side property earlier this year, and say someone will probably face a charge related to the man's death "in...
View ArticleGreenbrier body confirmed as missing flood victim
By Staff reports The West Virginia State Medical Examiner's office has confirmed that a body found in Greenbrier County on Tuesday is that of 14-year-old Mykala Phillips, the last missing victim of...
View ArticleFEMA disaster recovery centers shorten hours
By Staff reports As a the deadline nears for flood survivors to register with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, disaster recovery centers are cutting back their hours, officials say. Effective...
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