Court rules jury should decide Tyler man's claims against police
By Kate White A jury should decide if a State Police trooper and a Tyler County sheriff's deputy wrongly arrested a man and used excessive force against him, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled this...
View ArticleWV school board to consider Common Core standards revisions, testing reductions
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia Department of Education is recommending that the state Board of Education take previous reductions in science and social studies standardized testing and make them...
View ArticleUniversity of Charleston to raise tuition by $3,000
By Samuel Speciale Tuition for undergraduate students attending the University of Charleston's main campus is set to increase by $3,000.University President Ed Welch said the tuition hike will not...
View ArticleBlankenship has high-profile, top-dollar team set to begin defense
By Joel Ebert The head of the International Monetary Fund. A U.S. senator. A White House chief of staff. A Salt Lake City Olympics committee president. A securities firm. A New York Stock Exchange...
View ArticleVideo, photos: Capital city honors veterans
Charleston hosted its 73rd Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday, with special guests that included the Blue Crew of the Ohio Class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia and Sen. Joe Manchin,...
View ArticleFree health insurance enrollment session today
State residents who are interested in free, in-person help in learning how they might enroll or re-enroll in health insurance under the provisions of the Affordable Care Act are invited to attend an...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Nov. 12, 2015
Consignment saleNoah's Ark Full of Treasures Family Consignment Sale for the public will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at North Hills Baptist Church, 6108 Hills Lane. Those interested in...
View ArticleAround WV: Nov. 12, 2015
By Kate White In Around West Virginia today: read about restrictions on fracking waste in a Fayette County town, a veteran and Grafton native who served in World War II and was captured by German...
View ArticleMarshall University panel discusses prostitution issues
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University hosted a panel to brainstorm ideas for battling prostitution in the Huntington community.News outlets report that about 200 students and residents attended...
View ArticleFeds to announce health care fraud task force
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - State and federal authorities have created a multi-jurisdictional working group to identify and deal with health care fraud in northern West Virginia.U.S. Attorney William J....
View ArticleMount Hope bans drilling waste disposal in injection wells
MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. (AP) - Mount Hope has banned disposing oil and gas drilling waste in injection wells that pump the material underground.Mount Hope Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance...
View ArticleAuthority celebrates completion of Corridor H segment
ELKINS, W.Va. (AP) - The Robert C. Byrd Corridor H Highway Authority is celebrating the completion of a segment of the road near the Tucker-Grant county line.The authority scheduled a ribbon-cutting...
View ArticleClinton proposes aid for coalfield communities
By David Gutman Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign announced today a multi-billion dollar plan to help coalfield communities stabilize and restructure their economies as coal's spot in the...
View ArticleMeadow Bridge area boil-water advisory issued/several area advisories lifted
The Department of Health and Human Resources has issued a boil-water advisory for customers living east of Meadow Bridge along W.Va. 20, on the Meadow Bridge water system.Customers in these areas...
View ArticleMine Workers union endorses Jim Justice for governor
By David Gutman Citing his history of creating jobs and working amicably with unions, the United Mine Workers of America endorsed Jim Justice, the coal and agriculture magnate and nascent politician,...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Nov. 13, 2015
Alpha Theta Chapter, ADKAlpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa will hold a business meeting at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church of Dunbar.Trail club hikeKanawha Trail Club will...
View ArticleSome to receive propane assistance from settlement
By Staff reports A lawsuit settlement will provide eligible residents assistance to cover the costs of heating their home with propane this winter.Those who applied for and received a regular Low...
View ArticleFormer DNR worker pleads guilty to state purchasing card misuse
By Eric Eyre A former Division of Natural Resources employee will lose his state pension after pleading guilty Thursday to a felony charge of misusing a state purchasing card.As part of a plea deal,...
View ArticleAttorney says Lakin Street shooting was self-defense
By Kate White The lawyer for a man who allegedly shot a woman through a door earlier this week said Thursday his client was clearly acting in self-defense."Most people who believe in self-defense...
View ArticleWV college enrollment stabilizing after years of decline, HEPC chief says
By Samuel Speciale Student enrollment at West Virginia's public four-year colleges has declined in each of the past five years, but a smaller decrease reported this fall might mean efforts to bolster...
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