Coach transforms beginner runners of all ages into 5K racers
By Lori Kersey Thinking about starting to run? It can be easier than you think to work up from being a couch potato to running a 5K, says running coach Matt Young. Young teaches Genesis 5K, a...
View ArticleBlankenship defense takes aim at government regulations
By Ken Ward Jr. Despite several rulings that appeared to limit such a strategy, lawyers for Don Blankenship are mounting a defense that is already rich with the former Massey Energy CEO's frequent...
View ArticleRussians mourn victims of plane crash in Egypt
By By Irina Titova The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia - In a massive outpouring of grief, thousands of people flocked to St. Petersburg's airport Sunday, laying flowers, soft toys and paper...
View ArticleReview: 'Mountain Stage' has remarkable night
By Bill Lynch Associate producer Joni Deutsch had it right. Sunday night's "Mountain Stage" at the Culture Center was a music discovery kind of show.None of the performers were particularly well-known...
View ArticleGee says WVU won't abandon Montgomery when Tech leaves
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University President Gordon Gee says the school won't abandon Montgomery after it moves the WVU Institute of Technology's programs to Beckley in 2017.Gee told The...
View ArticleState employee pay switch plan placed on hold
By Phil Kabler A controversial plan to switch thousands of state employees from semi-monthly to biweekly pay next month is on hold, after the state Enterprise Resource Planning Board voted Monday to...
View ArticleSouth Charleston location also offers TSA PreCheck enrollment
By Staff reports While the Transportation Security administration will host a temporary enrollment center for its PreCheck expedited screening program Nov. 9-13 at Yeager Airport, similar service is...
View ArticleWVSU accreditation extended 10 years
By Staff reports West Virginia State University’s accreditation has been reaffirmed for another 10 years. The Chicago-based Higher Learning Commission reaffirmed the university’s accreditation months...
View ArticleEPA says Volkswagen cheated a 2nd time on pollution tests
WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. government says Volkswagen cheated on emissions tests for a second time.The Environmental Protection Agency says the German automaker installed software designed to defeat...
View ArticleWoman who died after Cross Lanes vehicle fire ID'd
By Staff reports Kanawha deputies have released the name of a woman killed after her vehicle caught fire because of a wreck in the Cross Lanes area Friday. Brandi Leigh Hall, 33, of Charleston, died...
View ArticleCharleston man sentenced to 50 years for violent robbery attempt
By Kate White A man was sentenced Monday to spend 50 years in prison for the attempted robbery of a real estate agent on Charleston's West Side in 2013.Jerry Wayne Smith, 40, of Charleston, previously...
View ArticlePalumbo to seek re-election to state Senate
By Staff reports State Sen. Corey Palumbo will seek a third term representing southern Kanawha County, setting up a likely general election clash with first-term Republican Delegate Chris...
View ArticleProsecutors refocus on Upper Big Branch's safety record
By Ken Ward Jr. As the criminal trial of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship continues, federal prosecutors have been trying to refocus the attention of jurors onto the large number of safety...
View ArticleK-12 education leaders advocate one-to-one computing across WV
By Ryan Quinn Two of West Virginia's top K-12 education leaders Monday advocated spreading one-to-one computing - in which schools give each student a device, like a laptop or tablet computer - across...
View ArticleWV Women Work looks to fundraiser to save jobs-training program
Group that trains women in skilled trades holding fundraiser to help stave off looming funding shortfallBy Samuel SpecialeStaff writerA fundraiser that could determine the future of West Virginia...
View ArticleSt. Albans takes step to annex property near Amandaville
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans Council has given preliminary approval to the annexation of Anne Bailey Elementary School, the Amandaville Court apartments, the city's trash...
View ArticleDunbar moves forward on plan to demolish condemned house
By By Catilin Cook For the Gazette-Mail Dunbar City Council moved a step further Monday night with its plan to clean up and sell 2003 Wilson Street. Council accepted a $1,200 bid from R.S....
View ArticleJudge calls Putnam truancy diversion program a success
By Elaina Sauber WINFIELD - Since beginning its truancy diversion program, Putnam County Schools have not only seen truancy rates go down, but also dropout rates.Putnam Circuit Court Judge Phillip...
View ArticleCharleston proposes sewer rate increase
By Rachel Molenda Charleston residents could soon pay more for their sewer service. A bill was introduced at Monday night's City Council meeting that would increase the Charleston Sanitary Board's...
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