Marshall serving up '100-Mile Meal' to stress sustainability
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University is going local to put on a campus feast.Called the "100-Mile Meal," the Thursday bounty is free to students who have a meal plan and $10.70 for the rest of...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
Beckley Water Company has lifted a boil-water advisory for Cook Avenue, Heritage Street, Dunbar Street and North 2nd Street, and lifted a second advisory for Angels Rest in Beckley.
View ArticleSesame Workshop's Muppets get new friend with autism
LOS ANGELES (AP) - There's a newcomer on the Sesame Street block, a preschooler with autism named Julia.The Sesame Workshop said Wednesday that the character is being introduced as part of an...
View ArticleTwo GOP challengers for Mooney in race for Congress
By David Gutman Rep. Alex Mooney will have at least two Republican primary opponents in his quest for re-election in May.Marc Savitt, a mortgage provider in Jefferson County, announced his candidacy...
View ArticleFacing GOP inquiry, Clinton seeks to close book on Benghazi
By By Bradley Klapper and Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton strove to close the book on the worst episode of her tenure as secretary of state Thursday, battling hours of...
View ArticlePutnam County opens first 'nature park'
By Elaina Sauber RED HOUSE, W.Va. - Sitting atop Red House Hill, Putnam County's newest park offers visitors a different experience than one might find at, say, Hurricane's Valley Park. Instead of...
View ArticleKanawha school buses won't run on Simmons Creek Road
Kanawha County school buses won't run on Simmons Creek Road near Belle until road slippage is fixed, Kanawha County school officials said Thursday night.In a recorded message, school officials said...
View ArticlePhilippi police chief honored for helping talk down armed student
Philippi's police chief has been recognized for helping talk down a high schooler who held his classmates and teacher hostage and then threatened suicide. The National Law Enforcement Officers...
View ArticleWhen the White House calls: East End center staff describes busy week
By Lori Kersey The staff at the East End Family Resource Center was already expecting a busy week this week, as they planned a block party and one of their biggest fundraisers of the year. Then the...
View ArticleWV community college system names interim chancellor as permanent leader
By Staff reports The council overseeing the West Virginia Community and Technical College System hired its interim leader as its permanent chancellor Thursday. Sarah Tucker, 37, said she will receive...
View ArticleKanawha commissioners decide against WVU lawsuit
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Commission unanimously decided Thursday not to file suit against the West Virginia University Board of Governors for moving the West Virginia University...
View ArticleGreen Bank scope, students take part in White House Astronomy Night
By Rick Steelhammer A miniature radio telescope from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank was part of the array of telescopes deployed on the South Lawn of the White House earlier...
View ArticleProcedures for Neil Gaiman event Friday at Book Festival
Author Neil Gaiman will speak Friday as part of the West Virginia Book Festival. Gaiman will be interviewed by West Virginia's poet laureate Marc Harshman at 7 p.m. in the Civic Center Coliseum.Gaiman...
View ArticlePulitzer-winning historian explains Reconstruction's continuing impact on...
By Ryan Quinn While the period following the Civil War has often been labeled a failure, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian said Thursday that Reconstruction laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights...
View ArticleCivil War author Shaara coming to Book Festival
By Elaina Sauber Long before he penned more than a dozen New York Times bestselling novels, Jeff Shaara had "no incentive" to be an author.But it was his father's unsuccessful writing career - and...
View ArticleMarching band competition set at University of Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Thirty-five high school marching bands from across West Virginia will compete at the University of Charleston.The fourth annual West Virginia Marching Band Invitational is set...
View ArticleArtists' handmade ornaments to adorn mansion holiday tree
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Governor's Mansion will once again feature a holiday tree decorated with ornaments hand made by the state's artists.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and his wife,...
View ArticleWest Virginia researchers want bobcat carcasses
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia researchers are asking trappers and hunters to donate bobcat carcasses.They say the carcasses are needed to help them collect data on bobcat populations in...
View ArticleState bar sponsors video contest on Magna Carta's impact
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia State Bar says it is sponsoring a video competition related to the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.Middle school and high school students across the...
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