Food, music part of Marshall's International Festival
By Elaina Sauber HUNTINGTON - Thousands of visitors from across the Tri-State flocked to Huntington Sunday to experience Marshall University's cultural mosaic. The 52nd Annual International Festival,...
View ArticleOverdose death and child put in freezer among Kanawha indictments
By Kate White A Kanawha County grand jury found probable cause to return an indictment Thursday charging a Charleston man with murder in the death of a woman who, according to police, died of a heroin...
View ArticleWages, safety lower in right-to-work states, lawmakers told
By Phil Kabler Legislators heard the pros and cons Sunday of proposed legislation to make West Virginia a right-to-work state, with proponents saying it will help grow the state's economy, and...
View ArticleState 'far behind' on technology, workforce, lawmakers told
By Phil Kabler West Virginia is so far behind in developing assets - both in technology and workforce - for information technology based "knowledge-sector" jobs that there's no easy solution to help...
View ArticleJudge orders meat company to comply with AG's subpoena
By Kate White A judge ordered a Jackson County meat wholesaler on Friday to turn over documents sought in an ongoing investigation by state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office.Morrisey's office...
View ArticleLawyers for Muslim inmate appeal in religious freedom case
By Joel Ebert Kidney beans and religious freedom are the centerpieces of a lawsuit that could be headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on behalf of a man who served time in a West...
View ArticleInnerviews: Singer finds her voice in pure, traditional jazz
By Sandy Wells Everybody, they say, has a story. Trouble is, we don't always hear them.We go through our lives rubbing elbows with people we think we know, accepting what we see with little time or...
View ArticleState awards $7.5M contract for Capitol buildings project
By Phil Kabler More construction is coming to the state Capitol complex with the awarding Thursday of a $7,478,000 contract to demolish and rebuild four floors in the Buildings 5 and 6 office...
View ArticleCole's dealership wants answers about worker privacy breach
By Eric Eyre A Bluefield auto dealership owned by Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Cole has asked Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's office to investigate the state Division of Labor's recent release of...
View ArticlePiedmont Elementary dismissing at 9:30 a.m.
By Staff reports Piedmont Elementary School in Charleston will dismiss at 9:30 a.m. due to no heat.Kanawha County schools relayed the message through an automated phone recording.
View ArticleAround WV: Nov. 16, 2015
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: the anniversary of the Marshall plane crash, WVU students show support for Missouri, a breast cancer survivor finds new purpose after her battle, and more....
View ArticleState agencies to hold public discussion on arts at Tamarack
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - State officials want to know what the arts mean to West Virginians.The West Virginia Division of Culture and History's Arts Section and the West Virginia Commission on the...
View ArticleWest Virginia Lottery holds drive to help food banks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Food banks across the state are getting help from the West Virginia Lottery.The Lottery's Given and Win Food Drive begins Monday at 441 retailers across West Virginia. Anyone...
View ArticleService honors victims of 1968 Farmington mine disaster
MANNINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Families, union officials and others honored 78 coal miners killed in a 1968 explosion during a memorial service outside Mannington.A survivor of the disaster, Ralph Starkey,...
View ArticleMeeting to focus on West Virginia water quality rule changes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - State regulators will review public comments on proposed changes to West Virginia's water quality standards at a meeting this week.A quarterly meeting of the West Virginia...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
The Nettie-Leivasy Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for customers from 685 to 2477 Grassy Creek Drive following a water main break.Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water...
View ArticleAlternative heart cath method more comfortable for patients, doctors say
By Lori Kersey The last time Edsil Prunty underwent a heart catheterization, he was surprised to be able to leave the hospital so soon after the procedure. "I went in at 7 a.m. and was ready to go at...
View ArticlePutnam group asks for zoning changes in wake of Teays Valley Wal-Mart spat
By Elaina Sauber Four months after a highly contentious vote by the Putnam County Board of Zoning Appeals to issue a special-use permit for a Wal-Mart in Teays Valley, a community coalition is calling...
View ArticleChild takes stand in trial against alleged sexual abuser
By Kate White An 11-year-old girl took the stand Monday and told jurors about being forced to perform sexual acts starting when she was 8.The trial of Henry Wayne Johnston, 54, of Charleston, began...
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