W.Va. coalitions awarded grants to reduce youth drug abuse
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Three community coalitions in West Virginia have been awarded grants to reduce youth substance abuse.U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding from...
View ArticleWVU student charged with sexual assault
By Staff and wire reports A West Virginia University fraternity member has been charged with sexually assaulting a female student at a party.Sean Douglas Innerst of Morgantown was arraigned Tuesday on...
View ArticleResolution in case of Charleston doctor unlikely before year's end
By Joel Ebert The West Virginia Board of Medicine's case against Charleston neurologist Iraj Derakhshan pertaining to a complaint filed earlier this year is set to continue next month, and a...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II surpasses Queen Victoria to become Britain's longest...
By By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON - It was a day for the history books. But it was not in her majesty's temperament to make much of a fuss.On Wednesday, September 9, 2015, about 5:30...
View ArticleCapitol Building Commission updated on Capitol complex construction
By Phil Kabler Acting Administration Secretary Jason Pizatella updated members of the Capitol Building Commission Wednesday on a possibly unprecedented amount of renovation work underway at the...
View ArticleWVU Tech, Concord university presidents discuss Beckley collaboration
By Staff reports Top officials from West Virginia University's Institute of Technology and Concord University met Wednesday to discuss ways the two schools can collaborate in Beckley.WVU Tech...
View ArticleWV Board of Education approves plan to consolidate four Fayette County high...
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia Board of Education approved a new plan Wednesday to consolidate four Fayette County high schools into a new high school, despite attempts by some board members to stop...
View ArticleWVU Tech engineering program one of nation's best, report says
By Samuel Speciale West Virginia University's Institute of Technology has one of the nation's top engineering programs, says a new college ranking released Wednesday.According to U.S. News and World...
View ArticleManchin wants hearings on FDA's decision on OxyContin for kids
By David Gutman Sen. Joe Manchin wants the U.S. Senate to hold hearings on the Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to approve, in limited cases, prescriptions for the widely-abused...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Sept. 10, 2015
Silent auctionEastbrook Skilled Nursing Facility will host a silent auction at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, with all proceed benefiting the Alzheimer's Association's upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer's on Oct....
View ArticleFrequent WV political candidate's ability to file lawsuits now 'somewhat...
By Kate White A Kanawha County judge on Wednesday told frequent political candidate Janet "JT" Thompson that she must get prior approval from a judge or hire an attorney before filing more...
View ArticleWest Virginia launches first 24/7 drug abuse help line
By Lydia Nuzum In the two years and seven months Jaimee Moffitt has been sober, her memory or the hopelessness and fear that marked her time as an addict has never faded. It's something she has to...
View ArticleConsumer director, three other employees leave attorney general office
By Eric Eyre After just eight months on the job, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's consumer director has resigned and gone back to her former law firm.Michelle Gaston, who had headed...
View ArticleYMCA announces 'Mind, Body & Spirit' workshops
By Lydia Nuzum The YMCA of the Kanawha Valley has teamed with Kanawha Pastoral Counseling to offer a free seven-week workshop series geared toward emotional well-being.The weekly Mind, Body &...
View ArticleLogan Spanish instructor wins W.Va. Teacher of the Year
By Staff reports A Logan County Spanish teacher was named 2016 West Virginia Teacher of the Year during a ceremony and dinner Wednesday night in Charleston.Andrea Santos, who teaches at Logan High...
View ArticleLow gas prices fuel holiday traffic on Turnpike
By Phil Kabler Low gas prices, good weather, and college football games in Morgantown, Blacksburg and Huntington apparently proved to be the trifecta for Labor Day weekend traffic on the West Virginia...
View ArticleDowntown alcohol rezoning passes Planning Commission
Charleston's Municipal Planning Commission passed a proposal to change the city's zoning ordinance so that businesses downtown that sell alcohol for off-premises consumption would have to apply for a...
View ArticleMarshall to expand apprenticeship opportunities nationwide
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - A Marshall University program has been awarded nearly $5 million to expand its apprenticeship program nationwide.The U.S. Department of Labor awarded the money to the Robert...
View ArticleSouth African fossils said to reveal new human relative
By By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Researchers said Thursday that they had discovered a previously unknown relative of humans, revealed by bones found deep in a South African cave....
View ArticleMarshall limits Greek events until chapters go through training
By Staff reports Marshall University has placed a moratorium on all fraternity parties until each chapter goes through a risk management training course, school officials said Thursday.The temporary...
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