Family brutally beat brothers in church to make them confess, police say
By By JOHN KEKIS Associated PressNEW HARTFORD, N.Y. - Two teenage brothers were brutally beaten in church - one of them fatally - in an effort by their parents, sister and other members of the...
View ArticleUnemployment rate drops to 7.3 percent
By Staff reports West Virginia's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate fell from 7.6 percent in August to 7.3 percent in September, according to data from Workforce West Virginia. The 0.3 percent drop...
View ArticleMid-Ohio Valley director proposes regional health department system
By Lydia Nuzum The leader for West Virginia's only regional health department told members of the West Virginia Public Health Impact Task Force Wednesday that the state's local health departments...
View ArticleKanawha County Parks Board tackles holiday lights, Big Bend
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Parks Board was basking in the glory of last week’s Coonskin Park bridge opening as they met Wednesday. “People were chomping at the bits to cross that bridge,”...
View ArticleLottery urges Supreme Court to allow $7.6M renovation to proceed
By Eric Eyre State officials made mistakes when awarding a $7.6 million contract to renovate the West Virginia Lottery's headquarters building in Charleston, but the Lottery doesn't want to switch...
View ArticleBiweekly pay switch still ahead for WV state workers
By Phil Kabler Despite objections from legislative leaders and state Treasurer John Perdue, plans are moving forward to convert a second wave of state employees from semi-monthly to biweekly pay on...
View ArticleFayette school consolidation heats up state school board meeting
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia Board of Education President Mike Green and fellow board member Bill White continued their public disagreement Wednesday following a forceful showing from Fayette County...
View ArticleMooney announces Wounded Warrior positions open in congressional offices
By Staff reports U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney has announced the House of Representatives' Wounded Warrior Program will accept applications for open positions in congressional offices across the country,...
View ArticleProsecutors won key pre-trial motions in Blankenship case
By Ken Ward Jr. A federal judge ruled with government prosecutors on many of the pending evidentiary motions that were decided on the eve of trial in the Don Blankenship case, according to a...
View ArticleMarshall presidential hopeful eyes improved marketing campaign
By Samuel Speciale Marshall University would benefit from better recruiting practices and a marketing campaign that would elevate its profile in West Virginia and around the country, a Mississippi...
View ArticleWest Liberty names two presidential finalists ahead of Oct. 29 selection
By Samuel Speciale The West Liberty University Board of Governors on Wednesday announced it had narrowed its field of presidential candidates to two.Ron Dempsey, a vice president at Southern...
View ArticlePutnam commissioners consider adding office space
By Elaina Sauber WINFIELD - In an effort to consolidate Putnam County's agencies, commissioners there are considering the development of land near Valley Street for additional office space. County...
View ArticleObama coming to Charleston to talk opioid epidemic
By David Gutman President Obama will travel to Charleston next week to hold a community discussion on the prescription drug and heroin epidemics that have gripped West Virginia and the rest of the...
View ArticlePutnam man going to prison for filing false tax returns
By Staff reports A Putnam County man will spend the next year and a half in federal prison for filing false tax returns. Michael Jarrell, 40, of Hurricane, was sentenced to 19 months in federal prison...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Oct. 16, 2015
Bluegrass concertCross Lanes Community Concert will feature Blue Maggie, Americana/folk/bluegrass, at 7 p.m. Sunday at Cross Lanes United Methodist Church, 5320 Cross Lanes Drive, Cross Lanes. The...
View ArticleSmooth transition reported for Kanawha bus system improvements
By Dan DesRochers The Kanawha Valley Regional Transport Authority is breathing a sigh of relief.On Sunday, the authority unveiled its newest attempt to improve the county's busing system, updating...
View ArticleLawyers discuss surcharge for American Water
By Andrew Brown Lawyers representing industrial and residential water customers have weighed in on a proposal to let West Virginia American Water assess a surcharge to customers for water main...
View ArticleU.S. HHS Secretary to visit Charleston
Sylvia Burwell, the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, will visit Charleston on Oct. 23 as the keynote speaker for West Virginians for Affordable Healthcare's upcoming fundraiser.Burwell, a...
View ArticlePEIA proposes $120M in benefit cuts for employees, retirees
By Phil Kabler With no likelihood of additional funding from the West Virginia government, and with its Reserve Fund already spent down to the minimum balance, the Public Employees Insurance Agency...
View ArticleSouth Charleston Chamber of Commerce to host Boo Bash
The South Charleston Chamber of Commerce will host the 5th Annual Boo Bash at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Charleston West, 400 2nd Ave., South Charleston. The event features food...
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