Private prisons not a problem in West Virginia, officials say
By Kate White West Virginia doesn't have ties to private for-profit prisons and that's not likely to change, a spokesman for the state's Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety said. "The...
View ArticleDHHR, Morrisey OK $650K contract with firm accused of pill dumping
By Eric Eyre West Virginia's state health agency and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey have approved a $657,000-a-year contract with a drug company that both offices are suing for allegedly fueling...
View ArticleList: WV school superintendents' stances on transgender restroom issue
The Gazette-Mail sought to ask superintendents of all 55 school systems what their employees would do if a transgender student asked to use bathrooms, locker rooms or overnight accommodations that...
View ArticleFew WV school districts take stance on transgender restroom issue
By Erin Beck Ryan QuinnRyan Quinn Three West Virginia county school superintendents - in Calhoun, Clay and Doddridge counties - say their districts don't plan to follow the Obama administration's...
View ArticleOne injured in West Side shooting
One person was shot on Charleston's West Side Saturday night, according to 911 dispatchers. The incident happened around 8 p.m. on Tennessee Avenue on Charleston's West Side. Dispatchers could not...
View ArticleMissing for more than 200 years, Blennerhassett's telescope returns home
By Rick Steelhammer PARKERSBURG - One of the most prized possessions of Harman Blennerhassett, the colorful Anglo-Irish Renaissance man and political adventurer who created a short-lived Eden on an...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Top secret - Board of Medicine uses firm for HR services
By Phil Kabler Over the years, I've requested probably thousands of invoices for state agency purchases and contracts, and never had one come back as confidential - until now. I was curious why the...
View ArticleRick Steelhammer: The secret to extending your life? It's a real page-turner!
By Rick Steelhammer After spending most of a lifetime battling habits that are either illegal, immoral or fattening, it turns out I have retained one avocation that is likely to extend my life while...
View ArticleW.Va. robotics teams compete on International Space Station
By By John Mark Shaver The Exponent TelegramFAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - Many people could only imagine their work someday being important enough to make it onto the International Space Station. However,...
View ArticleHuntington's Tri-State Airport gets federal funding
By The Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - The Tri-State Airport near Huntington will receive $1.3 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for improvements. U.S. Sen. Shelley...
View ArticleBernie Sanders' Our Revolution to host WV events Wednesday
By Staff reports Our Revolution, an organization founded by U.S. Senator and former Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, will host events across the country Wednesday including 14 in West...
View ArticleWorkshop to focus on universal design in Charleston
By Elaina Sauber As city planners and community organizers search for ways to make Charleston a haven for both its aging residents and younger visitors, a set of concepts will drive that conversation...
View ArticleCharleston police: recent shooting incidents throughout city were impulsive
By Laura Haight Charleston Police officials are calling a recent series of shootings throughout the city impulsive and reckless. Lt. Steve Cooper, chief of detectives for Charleston Police Department,...
View ArticleLabor Day bell ringing for 'Rosies the Riveters' set
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia group dedicated to honoring the working women of World War II is sponsoring bell ringings on Labor Day in at least seven communities in...
View ArticleFire kills child in Point Pleasant
By The Associated Press POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities say a child has died in a fire that destroyed a house in Mason County. Firefighters responded to a home in Point Pleasant shortly...
View ArticleAuthor of WV flood protection plan disappointed its recommendations weren't...
By Phil Kabler One of the authors of a comprehensive state flood protection plan released in 2004 told legislators Sunday it is disappointing most of the recommendations have never been enacted. "Sad...
View ArticleLegislative employees were paid for days they didn't work, audit finds
By Phil Kabler An ongoing audit has uncovered payroll and leave time discrepancies in the Court of Claims, a legislative agency, that resulted in at least four employees getting paid for days not...
View ArticleWells' case similar to one Supreme Court declined to hear in 2012
By Phil Kabler As Erik Wells prepares to take his fight to appear on the general election ballot as an independent candidate for Kanawha County Clerk to the state Supreme Court, the court in 2012...
View ArticleInnerviews: Caregiver's career honors nurturing grandparents
By Sandy Wells She describes her work as a calling. It's also a tribute. As a small child with divorced parents, Deborah Ingram asked to go live with her grandparents. For 12 years, they nurtured her....
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