WV delays increasing tests' role in teacher evaluations again
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia Board of Education has again delayed increasing the role of standardized tests in teacher evaluations.Fifteen percent of annual evaluations for math and...
View ArticleSt. Albans man charged with making cocaine sent to grand jury
By Staff reports A St. Albans man charged with manufacturing cocaine waived his preliminary hearing in federal court on Thursday.Christopher Ayash, 47, was jailed on Friday. Earlier that week, federal...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court affirms Legal Aid access to psych patient records
By Lydia Nuzum In an opinion issued Thursday, the West Virginia Supreme Court found that the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources must follow a Kanawha County circuit judge's order...
View ArticleMarshall presidential finalist targets financial resources, retention
By Samuel Speciale Coming from a state that spends less on its colleges than 47 states, Christopher Maples is all too familiar with budget cuts and disinvestment in higher education.Faced with...
View ArticleMoody's downgrades WV economic outlook
By Staff reports Citing rapidly declining coal and natural gas prices and layoffs across the state for key energy sector employers, Moody's Investor Services Thursday downgraded West Virginia's...
View ArticleVast majority of online comments support WV's Common Core standards
By Ryan Quinn The vast majority of the roughly 251,400 online comments submitted by more than 4,100 individuals as part of West Virginia's review of its Common Core-based standards agreed with the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Pumpkins fall from the sky to kids' delight
By Staff reports More than 1,200 students from 39 schools combined learning and seasonal fun Thursday at Appalachian Power Park at the 17th annual Capital City Pumpkin Drop. The event was sponsored by...
View ArticleWV substance abuse numbers paint alarming picture
By Eric Eyre Over the past five years, nearly 2,900 West Virginians have died after overdosing on prescription painkillers or heroin, according to new data released by the state Health Statistics...
View ArticleSouth Charleston takes first steps toward imposing a 1% city sales tax
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston has taken the first steps toward imposing a 1 percent city sales tax.The tax would raise an estimated $4.3 million annually. It would be...
View ArticleThings to do today: Oct. 16, 2015
MusicCOUNTRY SWINGERS WITH BECKY AND KENNY: 7 to 10 p.m. Cover $5. Elk River Community Center, 1047 Main St., Elkview. Call 304-965-3722.STEVE HIMES: 7:30 p.m. Free. Taylor Books, 226 Capitol St. Call...
View ArticleWith letter, Biden aide urges Dems not to count him out yet
By By JOSH LEDERMAN The Associated Press  wASHINGTON (AP) – Just as Democrats were starting to count him out, Joe Biden sent a clear signal through his political team that not only might he enter the...
View ArticleRed Carpet 'mascot,' Cali the cat, reported missing
By Staff reports The Red Carpet's beloved mascot, Cali the cat, is missing.Cali, the well-known feline who lives at the Red Carpet Lounge on the East End of Charleston, was last seen leaving the Red...
View ArticlePutnam school bus involved in minor wreck
By Staff reports A school bus and another vehicle were involved in a crash on W.Va. 34 in Teays Valley on Friday morning, said a Putnam County dispatcher.The wreck resulted in minor damage and minor...
View ArticleMarshall medical, pharmacy students plan coat drive
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University medical and pharmacy students are conducting a coat drive to benefit the region's homeless population.The drive is part of the Marshall Medical Outreach, a...
View ArticleFairmont State plans schoolhouse rededication ceremony
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - Fairmont State University is planning rededication ceremony for a campus landmark.The event for the One-Room Schoolhouse is set for Tuesday as part of the university's...
View ArticleThrillseekers to participate in West Virginia's Bridge Day
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - Thrillseekers from across the globe are converging on Fayetteville for the annual Bridge Day festival. Saturday's event is the one day a year that it's legal to jump off the...
View ArticleLecture to feature Pulitzer Prize-winning author/historian Eric Foner
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Eric Foner presents "Civil War to Civil Rights: The Politics of History" for the 2015 McCreight Lecture in the Humanities at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Geary...
View ArticleWoman accused of striking 6 parked cars while drunk
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Clarksburg police say a woman who initially identified herself to an officer as "Hell on Wheels" is accused of striking six vehicles while driving drunk.The Exponent Telegram...
View ArticleFirst frost forecast for the weekend
By Daniel Desrochers Leaf peepers and squirrel hunters rejoice - the first frost is here. The National Weather Service in Charleston has put out a frost advisory warning from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m....
View ArticleRaleigh County Public Service District lifts several boil-water advisories
The Raleigh County Public Service District has lifted several boil-water advisories. Those lifted include: Customers at 778 Pemberton Road to and including Shepherd Lane on the Coal City System...
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