Ex-Putnam insurance agent sentenced to federal prison
By Kate White A former Winfield insurance agent who admitted to federal arson and witness tampering charges was sentenced Wednesday to spend nine years in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Irene...
View ArticleKanawha school system alerts parents of day care closure
By Lydia Nuzum Tiffany Williams spent most of Wednesday morning calling day cares in the region, hoping one might be able to take her 2-year-old on short notice. Two told her they "might" have an...
View ArticleWheeling firm backs out of deal to buy downtown Charleston building
By Elaina Sauber Citing a lagging demand for commercial space, an increase in inventory and falling lease rates, a Wheeling-based real estate firm has backed out of a purchase agreement with the...
View ArticleSupreme Court halts DHHR contract changes
By Lydia Nuzum The West Virginia Supreme Court has issued a stay that will keep the state's Department of Health and Human Resources from implementing new provider agreements for 19 residential...
View ArticleKanawha judge blocks WV right-to-work
By Phil Kabler A Kanawha circuit judge Wednesday evening issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of West Virginia's new right-to-work law. In issuing the injunction, Judge Jennifer Bailey...
View ArticleWV state school board satisfied with superintendent
By Ryan Quinn After spending about two and a half hours Wednesday in a closed session called for personnel issues, including the annual evaluation of state Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano,...
View ArticleCommissioners approve solution for Kanawha precinct problem
By Daniel Desrochers Kanawha County commissioners approved several new precincts at a special meeting Wednesday, moving 407 voters into new state delegate and Senate districts in the process. The...
View ArticleOne dead in Hernshaw crash
By From staff reports One person is dead after a multi-vehicle crash in eastern Kanawha County Wednesday evening. Kanawha Metro 911 dispatchers said the crash occurred around 5:45 p.m. in the 6400...
View ArticleFeds urge more doctors to get training for anti-opioid drug
By David Gutman The White House continues to take steps to try to expand access to buprenorphine-based drugs that are used to help treat opioid addiction. On Wednesday, Michael Botticelli, the...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Aug. 11, 2016
Clay County Floodfest 2016 will be held Saturday at Clay County High School. The all-day event is hosted by 10 Feet Tall. Proceeds will go to Faith, Hope and Love Charity and will be used for helping...
View ArticleSt. Albans High School dismissing students at 11:30 a.m. today
St. Albans High School will be dismissing students at 11:30 a.m. today because of a lack of air conditioning, according to a message from Kanawha County Schools.
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
n The Clay County Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for notified customers only on the Ivydale System. The advisory follows a water main break. n The Department of Health and...
View ArticleFallen tree causes power outage in Dunbar area
About 1,500 Appalachian Power customers are without electricity in Dunbar after a tree fell onto a power line. APCO spokesman Phil Moye said a tree fell onto the road where Big Tyler Road and...
View ArticleKanawha Schools to continue operating daycare until December
By Jake Jarvis A day after parents received notice that the Public Employees Day Care on Charleston's East End would shut down within a few weeks, Kanawha County Schools appears to have reversed its...
View ArticleTransCanada gas employees lend a hand in Clendenin
By Andrew Brown More than six weeks after massive flooding hit Clendenin, the people of the small Kanawha County town are still trying to clean up and rebuild. On Thursday, they got a few more hands...
View ArticleMarshall dean gets grant to study bowel disease
By Staff reports The vice dean for research and graduate education at Marshall University received a $2.39 million grant from the National Institute of Health to study the gastrointestinal absorption...
View ArticleMural to be centerpiece of new Nitro park
By Elaina Sauber As the City of Nitro looks forward to its centennial next year, it's tapping into younger talents to help complete a key feature at the city's upcoming Memorial Park. Nitro High...
View ArticleMonongalia County voters to decide Sunday hunting issue
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Voters in Monongalia County will decide this fall whether to allow hunting on Sundays on private land. The Dominion Post reports the Monongalia County Commission voted...
View ArticleDeadline to report stream blockages from June floods approaches
By From staff reports Residents have until Aug. 22 to report stream blockages caused by the June floods, according to a news release from the West Virginia Conservation Agency. The Conservation Agency...
View ArticleThings to do today: Aug. 12, 2016
CONNER MEIKLE AND DAVID LLOYD: 7 p.m. Free. Jazz. Bluegrass Kitchen, 1600 Washington St., E. Call 304-346-2871. COUNTRY FRIED with STEPHANIE SPINKS: 7 to 10 p.m. Cover $5. Elk River Community Center,...
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