Report: State falls short on policies that lower cancer rates
By Lori Kersey Despite making progress by raising its cigarette tax, West Virginia is mostly falling short when it comes to enacting policies that lower cancer rates, according to a report released...
View ArticleArmstead: Build new Clendenin Elementary in town
By Jake Jarvis House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanwaha, is calling on Kanawha County Schools to build a new elementary school within the town of Clendenin. In a letter addressed to Kanawha Schools...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court likely to take up right-to-work
By Phil Kabler A preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking enforcement of the West Virginia's new right-to-work law drew exuberance or disappointment from those with differing views on the legislation...
View ArticleClinton knocks 'outlandish Trumpian ideas'
By By Catherine Lucey and Lisa Lerer The Associated Press WARREN, Mich. - Her political fortunes flourishing, Hillary Clinton attempted to undercut Donald Trump's claim to working-class voters...
View ArticlePrivate needle exchange program opens in Beckley
By Erin Beck BECKLEY - Dr. Ayne Amjad moved back to Beckley from Pittsburgh six years ago and watched rates of hepatitis B and C rise at her practice, until the majority of her patients had been...
View ArticleRoad Work
West Virginia Paving Inc. will be milling Chesterfield Avenue in Charleston, from Chappell Road to Lower Donnally, between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Friday.
View ArticleState Fair of West Virginia schedule for Friday: Aug. 12, 2016
Admission: Adult - Middle school and up, $11. Fifth grade and below, free. 11 a.m., 2:30, 5:30 p.m. - The Avalons, Sprint Center Stage 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. - CarnivalNoon, 2, 5 p.m. - Sea Lion Splash,...
View ArticleWV SBA staff reveal plan to close, consolidate, build Fayette schools
By Ryan Quinn OAK HILL - West Virginia School Building Authority staff Thursday evening revealed a proposal, which they said was composed with Fayette County residents' input, to fix Fayette school...
View ArticleHurricane hosting annual city yard sale
By Laura Haight The city of Hurricane's annual citywide yard sale will be returning Saturday. Vanessa Ervin, marketing and development manager for the city, said sales will start at 7 a.m. and last...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Aug. 12, 2016
United Way of Central West Virginia will host SunDae FunDae from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday on D Street at the Mound in South Charleston. Ice cream, carnival games, balloon animals, face painting, inflatables...
View ArticleLogan County man allegedly punched 6-year-old girl in Rand
By Staff reports Police say a Logan County man put a 6-year-old girl in a headlock, choked her and punched her. Seth Aaron Browning, 28, of Switzer, is charged with battery, according to a criminal...
View ArticleW.Va. American Water issues boil-water advisories; Beckley Water lifts one...
West Virginia American Water has issued the following boil-water advisories for customers following water main breaks: n 1st Street, between Altizer Avenue and Riverside Drive, in the Altizer area of...
View ArticleAround WV: Aug. 12, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: Martinsburg bans the discharge of fireworks and considers a ban on panhandling, while Buckhannon's city recorder resigns after a criminal investigation. n...
View ArticleInterstate 64/77 lanes reopen after tractor-trailer wreck
By From staff reports All southbound lanes of Interstate 77 reopened late Friday afternoon after being shut down for hours. A tractor-trailer wrecked while traveling south on Interstate 64/77 near the...
View ArticleEPA advisers say agency conclusions on drilling unsupported
By Ken Ward Jr. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials went too far in touting a much-anticipated study as proof that drinking water supplies were safe from the nation's boom in natural gas...
View ArticleYWCA's 2nd Seating store to close
By Elaina Sauber An East End staple for secondhand furniture is closing its doors due to financial struggles. The Charleston YWCA Board of Directors voted on Thursday to close 2nd Seating, a...
View ArticleCases made for, against Wells getting on Kanawha ballot
By Phil Kabler Erik Wells' eligibility to run for Kanawha County clerk this fall seemingly depends on which of two legal arguments prevails: n People affiliated with a political party can run for...
View ArticleCoonskin Park pool amends hours of operation
Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission announces that Coonskin Park Pool will be closed on weekdays, Monday through Friday, through the month of August. The pool will be open during the Labor...
View ArticleWV governor race: Justice, Cole to debate twice in October
By Eric Eyre The debate over debates in the West Virginia governor's race is over: Democratic candidate Jim Justice will face off against Republican opponent Bill Cole twice in October. Justice, owner...
View ArticlePHOTOS: West Virginia State University students move in
First-year students at West Virginia State University crowded the school's Institute campus on Friday, the official move-in day for those students. Returning students were to move back to campus on...
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