Fireworks law leads to problems, WV cities looking to limit use
By Laura Haight Following the lead of South Charleston, other municipalities in the Kanawha Valley are considering ordinances to limit the use of fireworks. The South Charleston City Council voted...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Aug. 22, 2016
Care for the caregiverPutnam County Aging Program is hosting Care for the Caregiver workshops led by Carol Matheny of the Palliative Care Center. Classes will be held at the Hometown Senior Center on...
View ArticleWV permanently halts coal mine by Kanawha State Forest
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. -– West Virginia environmental regulators are ordering a company to stop mining permanently at a surface coal mine near Kanawha State Forest. Keystone...
View ArticleWV state employee day care looks for new operator
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia officials are looking for a vendor to run a day care center at the Capitol complex for children of public employees. The Department of...
View ArticleState of emergency for floods could end in WV
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A state of emergency for 12 West Virginia counties due to devastating floods in June could be over soon. The state of emergency declared by Gov. Earl...
View ArticlePutnam school dismissing early for lack of water
Eastbrook Elementary School in Winfield is dismissing students at 9:45 a.m. today because of a water outage in the area, according to Putnam County school officials.
View ArticleAround WV: Aug. 22, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: four WV counties lead the nation in prescription drug overdose deaths, WVU advanced practice nurses to serve uninsured West Virginians, and a Princeton teen...
View ArticleMore flood-damaged businesses getting checks for recovery
By Eric Eyre Flood-damaged small businesses in West Virginia already are receiving cash assistance through the state and a private donor, Commerce Secretary Keith Burdette told state lawmakers Monday....
View ArticleTexas federal judge temporarily blocks Obama's transgender guidance
By Erin Beck Ryan QuinnRyan Quinn A federal judge in Texas on Sunday granteed a nationwide preliminary injunction, sought by West Virginia's attorney general and officials from a dozen other states,...
View ArticleWV flood claims to FEMA climb
By Eric Eyre West Virginia floods destroyed about 2,050 homes and prompted 8,541 people to seek federal assistance, at last count, the leader of the West Virginia National Guard reported to the...
View ArticleKanawha Forest Coalition prevails in 2-year effort to halt strip mine
By Rick Steelhammer A two-year struggle by the Kanawha Forest Coalition to halt a strip mine operating adjacent to Kanawha State Forest has ended in a bittersweet victory for the citizens group, after...
View ArticleCharleston mother organizes awareness day for overdose victims
By Jake Jarvis Every time she sees a drug overdose making headlines, Cece Brown said her heart feels heavy. Most recently, it was when 27 people from Huntington overdosed. A friend of hers, another...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
n A boil-water advisory has been issued for the Lincoln Public Service District, with the exception of customers from Sumerco to Hamlin and Alkol. The advisory follows a water main break. n West...
View ArticleWhite House honors WV educator
By Laura Haight Teaching science was not in Maureen Miller's original plan, but after she lost her job as an exercise physiologist when the company closed, she decided to make a career change. To...
View ArticleVolunteers to restore photos for West Virginians affected by flood
By Erin Beck Volunteers are coming to two of the counties hardest-hit by the June 23 flood to help salvage photos damaged in the disaster. Operation Photo Rescue works to restore photos damaged by...
View ArticleJudge denies bail for 2 suspects in separate slayings
By Kate White A Kanawha County judge dimmed the lights in the courtroom Monday and looked up at a projection screen. "Is that a picture of the defendant?" Circuit Judge Charles King asked a...
View ArticleFEMA seeks to move construction away from flood zones
By Ken Ward Jr. Obama administration emergency managers are proposing to toughen the requirements for federally funded construction projects to try to make flood-prone communities more resilient to...
View ArticleWV lawmakers seek to cut state vehicle fleet
By Eric Eyre A second legislative committee is examining West Virginia government's fleet of state vehicles with an eye on cutting costs. Members of the Joint Standing Committee on Finance want to...
View ArticleWV DHHR slammed for changes to at-risk juvenile placement
By Kate White A commission created to oversee juvenile justice issues in West Virginia harshly criticized the state Department of Health and Human Resources in a report issued Monday and called on the...
View ArticleStudy shows Covenant House's economic impact, contributions
By Elaina Sauber Darryl Henry says the most valuable thing he's gotten from Covenant House was the help to help himself. As one of the nonprofit's Housing First participants, Henry told attendees at a...
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