Kanawha sees almost 5 percentage point increase in graduation rate
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County Schools had about an 80.4 percent four-year graduation rate last school year, up from 75.5 percent in 2013-14, according to preliminary data shared Monday with local...
View ArticleBroken system lets problem officers jump from job to job
By By Nomaan Merchant and Matt Sedensky The Associated Press Law enforcement officers accused of sexual misconduct have jumped from job to job - and at times faced fresh allegations that include...
View ArticleMarshall University to host panel about local prostitution
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The Marshall University Women's Connect will host a panel discussion with local experts about sex work in the community.The Herald-Dispatch reports the discussion will take place...
View ArticleWest Virginia water, wastewater projects receive federal aid
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Five water and wastewater projects in West Virginia are receiving financial help from the federal government.The projects are among 141 nationwide awarded loans or grants from the...
View ArticleMarshall adding master's program in social work
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University has added a new master's program in social work.Marshall's governing board approved the advanced degree program last week. The program's launch will be the...
View Article'Rosie the Riveters' to tell their stories at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - An event at West Virginia University is recognizing the women who worked on the home front when the men went off to fight during World War II.Four "Rosie the Riveters" will...
View ArticleWVU-Parkersburg to sell Downtown Center
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University at Parkersburg is putting its Downtown Center up for sale.WVU-Parkersburg president Fletcher Lamkin tells the Parkersburg News and Sentinel that the...
View ArticleAround WV: Nov. 3, 2015
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: two stories on expanding access to the life-saving drug naloxone; Nolan Burch, the WVU freshman who died after a hazing event last year; a Holocaust...
View ArticleDHHR lifts boil-water advisory for Meadow Bridge area
The Department of Health and Human Resources has lifted the boil-water advisory for the Cow Town area of the Meadow Bridge water system.
View ArticleWest Virginia's new online registration clicks with voters
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's new online voter registration system has clicked with voters.Secretary of State Natalie Tennant says her office received 1,082 submissions through the system...
View ArticleHealth insurance helpline launches in W.Va.
By Lydia Nuzum A new helpline for uninsured West Virginians will assist callers in navigating the health insurance marketplace during open enrollment, which began this week and continues through Jan....
View ArticleScholarship program benefits children of injured, killed workers
By Ryan Quinn When Victoria Galyean was 4 or 5 years old, her father, a truck driver, got into a vehicle accident that put a lot of strain on her family. "We almost lost everything when that...
View ArticleCommittee to discuss zoning ordinance banning downtown tattoo shops
By Rachel Molenda Tattoo shops currently aren't allowed in downtown Charleston, but that could change in the coming weeks if the city allows an amendment to its zoning ordinance.Nick Quinn, owner of...
View ArticleTestimony highlights costs of Harrison Power Plant purchase
By Andrew Brown Average increases of $7 per month for residential, 19.6 percent for industrial use may result from dealBy Andrew BrownStaff writerThe full cost of the Public Service Commission's...
View ArticlePlunging energy prices lead to tax shortfall in WV
By Phil Kabler West Virginia tax collections continued to lag in October, as extremely low prices for natural gas and coal continue to drag down severance tax collections, state Department of Revenue...
View ArticleBoone hosting school consolidation hearings this month
By Staff reports Boone County Schools is hosting school consolidation hearings this month. Superintendent John Hudson said Wharton Elementary, which would merge with Van Elementary, hosted a hearing...
View ArticlePutnam County becomes focus for gas drilling possibilities
By Elaina Sauber Despite this year's slumping gas prices, potential profits that lay far beneath Putnam County's surface are piquing some companies' interests.The state Department of Environmental...
View ArticleFamily suing State Police over killing of Mercer teen
By David Gutman Kate WhiteKate White The parents of a Mercer County teen killed by a state trooper last year are suing that trooper and the West Virginia State Police.Timothy Hill, 18, was unarmed...
View ArticleBelongings of late jewelry store owner, ballroom dancer to be sold
By Dawn Nolan As co-owner of Trophy Antiques, on Charleston's West Side, Tammy Fowler has seen a lot of fabulous homes and antique collections over the past 40 years, but few compare to her most...
View ArticlePlans for Nitro Park modifications unveiled
By Caitlin Cook Baker Engineering presented design plans to Nitro City Council Tuesday night for modifications to Nitro Park. The estimated $4.5 million project would add lighting to all five baseball...
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