Oozing Glady Fork gas well gets permanent fix 23 years later
By Rick Steelhammer ALPENA - A gas well drilled in 1959 about 120 feet from the shore of Glady Fork, a popular trout stream in the Monongahela National Forest, ended up inside the stream channel after...
View ArticleMother relieved as last defendant admits role in Cross Lanes murder
By Kate White Terrick Hogan let out a sigh before the courtroom door closed behind him Tuesday. Meanwhile, Natalie Casdorph breathed a sigh of relief. Hogan, 26, of Charleston, pleaded guilty Tuesday...
View ArticleAround WV: Aug. 16, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: a Tucker County man injures himself with a firework, an Exponent Telegram editor wants to see more police diversity, West Virginia's rank among states in solar...
View ArticlePSC sets hearing in WV American Water surcharge case
By Andrew Brown After outside groups called for West Virginia American Water's request for a multimillion-dollar surcharge to be postponed, the Public Service Commission has set hearing dates for the...
View ArticleMethanol production facility planned for WV would bring 60 full-time jobs
By Andrew Brown US Methanol, a chemical manufacturing startup, wants to build a methanol production facility in Kanawha County next year, bringing with it an estimated 60 full-time jobs and 300...
View ArticleDeadline to apply for FEMA aid extended to Sept. 7
By Jake Jarvis The deadline for victims of the late-June floods to apply for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and to apply for a disaster loan through the U.S. Small Business...
View ArticlePart of tree falls on Poca fire chief while responding to call
The chief of the Poca Volunteer Fire Department was seriously injured Monday night when a section of a tree fell onto him while he was responding to a call. Chief Shawn West was on his way to a fire...
View ArticleSeveral area boil-water advisories are lifted
n West Virginia American Water has lifted a boil-water advisory for customer in the Elkview area. The advisory affected Elkview, Walgrove, Blue Creek, Youngs Bottom, Jordan Creek, Walker Road, Frame...
View ArticlePolice ID man injured in Morgantown fireworks accident
By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Police have released the identity of a man who was critically injured in a fireworks accident in Morgantown. Police Chief Ed Preston told The Dominion Post...
View Article3 pharmacies settle West Virginia generic sales dispute
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia officials have reached a nearly $3 million settlement with Kroger, CVS and Walgreens in a dispute involving cost savings from generic...
View ArticleRough year for WV Investment Management Board
By Phil Kabler Fiscal 2015-16 was a rough year for the state Investment Management Board, which saw its assets fall by roughly 0.3 percent, or about $470 million, during the year. "In the short term,...
View ArticleFood-stamp rolls drop as states end aid to those who can work
By By Alan Bjerga Bloomberg Food-stamp enrollment in the United States is declining from record levels, in part because some states are ending benefits earlier than they have to. Seven states, all led...
View ArticleOne dead in fiery wreck on I-64 in Putnam County
By From staff reports At least one person was killed Tuesday afternoon in a fiery, multi-vehicle wreck on Interstate 64. On Tuesday night, all lanes of eastbound traffic were shut down on I-64 near...
View ArticleSummersville Dam set for re-dedication 50 years after LBJ's historic visit
By Rick Steelhammer Calling the newly completed Summersville Dam "a key part of our flood control plan for the entire Ohio and Mississippi River basins" and predicting that the lake it formed would...
View ArticleCharleston doesn't see effects of Huntington overdoses
By Erin Beck After more than two dozen drug overdoses were reported in about four hours in Huntington, police said they hadn't seen any signs of an especially dangerous batch of heroin making its way...
View ArticlePhoto: Boys take dip in Coonskin creek
These boys had the right idea Tuesday afternoon when temperatures reached 91 degrees in Charleston. Aiden Wiseman and Elijah Starks took a dip in a creek at Coonskin Park after a long hike. The...
View ArticleJeb Bush stumps for GOP governor hopeful in pro-Trump WV
By By Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press MORGANTOWN - Jeb Bush hit the campaign trail Tuesday for West Virginia Republican gubernatorial nominee Bill Cole, a Donald Trump supporter in heavily...
View ArticleRoad work
West Virginia Paving will pave Chesterfield Avenue in Charleston, from Chappell Road to Lower Donnally Street, between 6:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
View ArticlePhotos: Neighbors gather at Power Park for flood relief
The Neighborhoods Helping Neighbors Flood Relief Fundraiser event Tuesday night at Appalachian Power Park included live music and food from restaurants across the city. Proceeds from the event will be...
View ArticleCharleston police investigating man shot in Kanawha City
By From staff reports Charleston police are investigating after one person was shot in Kanawha City late Tuesday. Kanawha Metro 911 dispatchers said it happened at about 9:30 p.m. in the 800 block of...
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