West Virginia Wesleyan moves toward tobacco-free status
By The Associated Press BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (AP) - Signs and posters are being placed around the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College notifying students arriving for the fall term that tobacco...
View ArticleAround WV: Aug. 23, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: Jim Justice openly says he won't vote for Hillary Clinton, more on transgender students and bathrooms, warrants for a couple that allegedly overdosed with their...
View ArticleTickets on sale for WVU vs Alabama hockey
Tickets are on sale for the upcoming West Virginia University versus University of Alabama hockey game at the South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena. The club hockey matchup is at 8 p.m. Sept. 9 with a...
View ArticleTri River Transit driver dies in Wayne County wreck
By Staff reports A Tri River Transit Authority driver died in a single-vehicle wreck in Wayne County on Monday evening. Herbert Hooser had already dropped off all passengers from the vehicle when he...
View ArticleWV Lottery weathers Greenbrier casino revenue drop after flood
By Eric Eyre West Virginia Lottery revenue from The Greenbrier's casino fell 44 percent last month, after the June 23 flood forced the resort to close for two weeks. But total Lottery revenues were...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
n A boil-water advisory has been issued for the Huntington Veterans Administration Center following a water main break. n A boil-water advisory has been issued for the Grantsville Volunteer Fire...
View ArticleCommissioners vote to buy new voting machines for Putnam
By Laura Haight Putnam County will be purchasing new voting equipment, but not before the November election, county officials decided Tuesday. Putnam County Clerk Brian Wood said the county will be...
View ArticlePolice investigating Charleston woman's disappearance
By From staff reports Police still are investigating the disappearance of a 34-year-old woman who went missing more than five months ago. Starina Woods had recently moved to Lance Drive, off of...
View ArticleMarshall launches active shooter training program
By Staff reports Marshall University unveiled on Tuesday a new online training program meant to teach students, staff and faculty what to do if there is an active shooter on the school's campus,...
View ArticleDHHR responds to commission report, calls juvenile reforms necessary
By Lydia Nuzum The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources has responded to accusations by a special commission that proposed changes to its juvenile residential treatment model were...
View ArticleFEMA questions using portable classrooms at Bridge, Elkview schools
By Jake Jarvis Bridge Elementary and Elkview Middle schools, each with extra students enrolled from flood-destroyed Clendenin Elementary and Herbert Hoover High, might never see the portable...
View ArticleSenators question increased price of Mylan's EpiPen
By Andrew Brown A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is raising questions about the increased price of Mylan Pharmaceuticals' EpiPens and calling for investigations into the inflated cost of the...
View ArticleFormer WV senator claims constitutional right in Supreme Court appeal
By Kate White Former state senator Erik Wells, a Democrat, has a constitutional right to appear on November's general election ballot as an independent candidate for county clerk, according to his...
View ArticlePanel hears arguments in Logan judge election case
By Kate White LOGAN - Mary Craddock's voice got louder and louder the longer she explained her reasons for coming to the Logan County Courthouse on Tuesday. Craddock was there to watch arguments in an...
View ArticleLawmakers: Open school facilities to communities
By Ryan Quinn Several state lawmakers Tuesday urged schools to make their facilities more open to the public for physical recreation, in light of a law that reduces public school systems' legal...
View ArticlePHOTOS: School bus involved in rear-end style crash in Dunbar
Parents led students away following a school bus crash Tuesday afternoon on Roxalana Road in Dunbar.
View ArticleBulletin Board: Aug. 24, 2016
The YMCA of Kanawha Valley is trying to introduce pickleball to the area and will be hosting a Pickleball Meet and Greet at 5:50 p.m. on Thursday at its location, 100 YMCA Drive. Plans for the fall...
View Article"Suspicious" car explosion closes street, school in Charleston
By Erin Beck A car exploded in the early morning in Charleston, shutting down the street and closing a nearby school. Police said they don't believe the explosion was an accident and characterized it...
View ArticleWVU ceremony to remember 3 students who died
By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A bell-ringing ceremony is planned at West Virginia University in remembrance of three students who died. The ceremony is scheduled for about noon...
View ArticleAround WV: Aug. 24, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia: state troopers take care of a baby, a Marion County man claims $1 million in Powerball winnings, teacher turnover in West Virginia, and more. n After a baby was...
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