Wheeling Jesuit plans discussion on EPA's Clean Power Plan
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) - Wheeling Jesuit University's Appalachian Institute will hold a panel discussion on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean Power Plan.The discussion will take place on...
View ArticleWVU professor serves as election observer in Ukraine
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia University political science professor has served as an international observer for the election in Ukraine.WVU says Erik Herron has been volunteering as an...
View ArticleMarketing campaign highlights three National Park units in WV
By Rick Steelhammer Nearly half of the 1.2 million annual visitors who spend time in the New River Gorge National River, the Gauley River National Recreation Area and the Bluestone National Scenic...
View ArticleWoman faces 2nd-degree murder charges in Oklahoma crash
By By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Associated Press STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) - A 25-year-old woman accused in the deaths of four people at the Oklahoma State homecoming parade is scheduled to appear in court...
View ArticleBoil-water advisory lifted in Ridgeview area of Boone County
West Virginia American Water has lifted a boil-water advisory for customers in the Ridgeview Nellis Road area of Ridgeview in Boone County.
View ArticleAround West Virginia: Oct. 26, 2015
By Erin Beck Today, the Charleston Gazette-Mail begins a morning round-up, to be posted Monday through Friday, of West Virginia headlines you should check out. To suggest an article be featured, send...
View ArticleHerbert Hoover/Clendenin Elementary to dismiss students early because of...
Herbert Hoover High and Clendenin Elementary schools in Clendenin will dismiss students early today because of a power outage.Herbert Hoover will dismiss students at 11 a.m. and Clendenin Elementary...
View ArticleStudy: Kids take 100-plus required tests through 12th grade
By By JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of...
View ArticleWHO: Processed meat linked to cancer; red meat is risky, too
By By ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press PARIS (AP) - Hot dogs, bacon, cold cuts and other processed meats raise the risk of colon, stomach and other cancers, and red meat probably contributes to the...
View ArticleDemand for West Virginia child advocacy services increases
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's Children Advocacy Centers are seeing an increase in the number of children needing services.A new report says the number of children served by the state's 20...
View ArticlePSC upholds Williamson residents' petition for sewer rate review
By Andrew Brown The Public Service Commission has reversed a decision that would have blocked a review of a controversial sewer rate increase in Williamson. The PSC issued an order last Friday that...
View ArticleTo save money, states give up on repairing some rural roads
By By Scott McFetridge The Associated Press MILO, Iowa - When it comes to road building, Iowa has big ambitions. The state's largest city, Des Moines, is spending millions to repair or replace four...
View ArticleBlackhawk begins rehiring process for former Patriot employees
By Andrew Brown Blackhawk Mining initiated the rehiring process of former Patriot Coal employees on Monday in preparation for the Lexington-based company to take over six mining complexes in West...
View ArticleWVU President Gordon Gee wants university to revitalize many communities
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail West Virginia University's efforts in Harpers Ferry, Weirton and Charleston's West Side are aimed at not only helping revitalize those communities, but also...
View ArticleCustomers speak out against American Water rate increase
By Andrew Brown Dozens of people packed a hearing room at the Public Service Commission offices in Charleston, while others waited in a neighboring office, to speak about West Virginia American...
View ArticleCharleston committee discusses tobacco ban at parks and recreation facilities
By Samuel Speciale A committee that oversees parks in Charleston could soon push forward a bill to make all of the city's recreational property tobacco free.The proposal was discussed Monday during a...
View ArticleLogan County woman admits tax return scheme
A Chapmanville woman admitted Monday to preparing more than 40 false federal tax returns over a three year period. Maria Martin, 64, faces up to three years in prison after pleading guilty to aiding...
View ArticleHealthNet contacted after Fayette County rollover
A vehicle rollover was reported early Tuesday in the Cannelton area of Fayette County, a dispatcher said.The crash was reported at about 12:20 a.m. on Cannelton Hollow Road. HealthNet was contacted...
View ArticleGOP, Dems, Obama reach accord on 2-year budget deal
By By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders are throwing their collective weight behind a hard-won, two-year bipartisan budget plan aimed at heading off a looming...
View ArticleShepherd panel holds forums with presidential candidates
SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Shepherd University's Presidential Search Committee is holding public forums with four candidates for the school's top job.The Journal reports that a forum with Jeanne...
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