West Virginia gets $26M to help residents heat their homes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia is getting nearly $26 million from the federal government to help residents heat their homes this winter. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito...
View ArticleOver 170 people could lose jobs after coal company closes
MILL CREEK, W.Va. (AP) - About 170 people could be out of work come Christmas day after the closure of a coal company.Local news organizations report Carter Roag Coal Company issued a Worker...
View ArticleCabell County Drug Court to add program for prostitutes
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - The Cabell County Drug Court is adding a new program to help prostitutes who are addicted to drugs.The West Virginia Supreme Court says in a news release that the Women's...
View ArticleFormer Sweet Springs Resort in West Virginia up for auction
GAP MILLS, W.Va. (AP) - A former resort that hosted U.S. presidents and war heroes is being sold at auction.The Sweet Springs Resort on 23 acres in Monroe County will be auctioned on Nov. 12. Joe R....
View ArticleAround WV: Oct. 27, 2015
By Erin Beck Around West Virginia today features stories on correctional officers training, sex workers, a murder sentencing and human trafficking education. Please send stories you're impressed by to...
View ArticleBoil-water advisory issued for some New River system customers
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for approximately 75 customers on several streets in Fayetteville in the company's New River system. The affected area includes 1st...
View ArticleTomblin will submit plan to comply with Clean Power Plan
By David Gutman ROANOKE, W.Va. -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin intends to submit a state plan for West Virginia to cut greenhouse gas emissions in compliance with the Obama administration's Clean Power Plan,...
View ArticleHalloween 2015: What time is Trick-or-Treat in Kanawha County?
TRICK OR TREAT HOURSAnsted - 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31* Belle - 6 to 7 p.m., Oct. 29 Boone County - 5 to 7 p.m., Oct. 29Buffalo - 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 29Cedar Grove - 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 29Charleston - 6 to 8...
View ArticleACLU backs W.Va. man charged with making threats on Facebook
By Kate White The West Virginia chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is backing a New Cumberland man facing charges over posts he made on Facebook.David Jones, 47, has asked the state Supreme...
View ArticleRavenswood High School band director accused of sex abuse
By Staff reports Police say Ravenswood High School's band teacher allegedly sexually abused a female band student. Nathaniel Martin Corathers, 28, of Sandyville, is charged with sexual abuse by a...
View Article85-year-old jewel thief, WV native, arrested at upscale mall in Atlanta
ATLANTA - An internationally known, 85-year-old jewel thief has been arrested after police say she slipped a pricey pair of earrings into her pocket at an upscale shopping mall in Atlanta.A police...
View ArticlePutnam officials contemplate effect of budget cuts
By Elaina Sauber WINFIELD, W.Va. -- After Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's recently announced plans to cut state funding for most government agencies by 4 percent, Putnam County officials are brainstorming...
View Article70,000 WV Medicaid recipients have jobs, report says
By Lydia Nuzum About 70,000 West Virginians who were part of the state's Medicaid expansion are employed in jobs ranging from food service to construction to health care, according to Families USA and...
View ArticlePresident of WV American Water questioned about $35.4 million increase
By Andrew Brown The questions posed to Jeffrey McIntyre ran the gamut Tuesday, as the president of West Virginia American Water took to the witness stand as part of the company's ongoing request for a...
View ArticleNeedle exchange program could be Putnam County's future
By Elaina Sauber WINFIELD - With the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department's plans to kick off a harm reduction program in December, a similar program in Putnam County may be further down the road. Dr....
View ArticleWV sees nation's only increase in 8th-grade NAEP reading scores
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia was the only state in the nation to see its eighth-grade average reading score on the National Assessment of Educational Progress increase significantly over 2013, but it...
View ArticleMain Streets elects new board members
By Daniel Desrochers Charleston Main Streets unanimously elected three new members at its Board of Directors meeting Tuesday.The new additions are Rob Aliff, a lawyer at Jackson Kelly; Becky Ceperley,...
View ArticleThe House's big day: Budget deal vote, GOP nominating Ryan
By By ALAN FRAM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The House is ready to vote on a bipartisan pact charting a two-year budget truce, and Republicans are set to nominate Rep. Paul Ryan as the chamber's...
View ArticleInterstate 64 reopened after tractor-trailer wreck
By Staff reports Interstate 64 has reopened after a tractor-trailer wreck Tuesday night, according to a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher.The truck went over a hill near the Nitro exit at about 8...
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