Elkview bank robbed; police searching for suspect
By Staff reports A Kanawha County bank was robbed this morning, police said.The robbery at the Poca Valley Bank in Elkview was reported around 9:15 a.m. Police were looking for a white male, who was...
View ArticleEast End school buses affected by presidential visit
At least one Kanawha County school bus will be rerouted this afternoon as a result of President Obama's visit to Charleston today, and others could be delayed.According to an automated message, Bus...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
The Greenbrier County Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for Quinwood and Marfrance after a main line break.Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water advisory for Cook...
View ArticlePSC Chairman Albert recuses himself from part of American Water case
By Andrew Brown Public Service Commission Chairman Mike Albert has recused himself from one of the three parts of West Virginia American Water's ongoing rate case.In a PSC order issued Wednesday...
View ArticleMountain State Art & Craft Fair moves from July to September
By Rick Steelhammer RIPLEY, W.Va. - As part of an effort to reverse three consecutive years of red ink and dwindling crowds, the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair - the state's oldest heritage fair...
View ArticleAlleged St. Albans cocaine maker will stay in jail, judge rules
By Kate White A St. Albans man charged with manufacturing cocaine inside a clandestine laboratory at his home will remain jailed after federal prosecutors convinced a magistrate judge that he's a...
View ArticleAir base crowd greets Obama on arrival
By Daniel Desrochers They had their iPads ready.Jamal Hill, Destiny Huff, Ayanna Wilborne and Amya Wilborne, among 70 people, were rapidly snapping photos as they watched Air Force One land at the...
View ArticleMixed reactions greet Obama at opioid abuse forum
By Joel Ebert For his first visit to the state in more than five years, President Barack Obama was greeted by a mixed bag of supporters and detractors.Long before the his plane landed at McLaughlin...
View ArticlePolitical strategist hired by attorney general as deputy chief of staff resigns
By Eric Eyre A veteran political operative that West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey hired and put on the state payroll last month abruptly quit on Wednesday.Morrisey's deputy chief of...
View ArticleWV college attendance program continues with new funding
By Ryan Quinn About 1,300 West Virginia eighth graders danced, laughed and cheered Wednesday in Charleston at the kickoff event for a program to get kids from disadvantaged areas and backgrounds into...
View ArticleObama discusses coal, drug industry role in epidemic in exclusive interview
By David Gutman After speaking at a community discussion in Charleston on the opioid epidemic afflicting West Virgina and the nation, President Barack Obama gave an exclusive interview to the...
View ArticleAdvocates: Fight doesn't end with WV addiction forum
By Lori Kersey Lydia NuzumLydia Nuzum As Matt Sutton sat in the gymnasium where he'd watched countless Charleston children play after school, he felt hopeful that the man coming to speak there...
View ArticleOnline voter registration successful, Tennant says
By Phil Kabler In the three weeks since its launch, online voter registration has been a success, allowing several hundred West Virginians to register to vote using their computers, smartphones or...
View ArticleCommission offering ethics training for lobbyists
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Ethics Commission is offering a training session for lobbyists.The one-hour course on provisions of the Ethics Act relevant to lobbyists is being held...
View ArticleVideo premieres set for West Virginia tourism conference
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - Two video premieres will highlight the West Virginia Governor's Conference on Tourism.The conference is set for Sunday through Wednesday at Oglebay Resort and Conference Center...
View ArticlePlan to move Clarksburg Post Office gets no public comment
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - What if they held a public comment period and nobody commented?That's what happened on a proposal to move the downtown Clarksburg Post Office.The Exponent Telegram reports...
View ArticleHunters can donate deer to program to feed needy families
FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's Division of Natural Resources says hunters can donate deer to a program that benefits needy families.Hunters can deliver legally harvested deer to the...
View ArticleSeized West Virginia dogs receiving dollars, grooming
KINGWOOD, W.Va. (AP) - Groomers and the Humane Society of the United States are stepping up to care for 60 dogs seized this month from a West Virginia breeder.The Dominion Post reports that the Humane...
View ArticleWest Virginia school beating taped, leads to arrest
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A male Martinsburg High School student's beating of a female student was videotaped and posted on social media, leading to the arrest of the student.The Journal reports that...
View ArticleStakes high for Clinton, GOP as Benghazi takes center stage
By By MATTHEW DALY and BRADLEY KLAPPER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - After months of buildup, Hillary Rodham Clinton finally takes center stage as the star witness in the Republican-led...
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