Charleston woman pleads guilty in landslide fraud case
By Kate White A Charleston woman on Monday admitted that she lied in order to collect the assistance handed out after the landslide earlier this year at Yeager Airport.Lindsey Marie Meadows, 28,...
View ArticleTomblin says no federal request for refugee placement in WV anticipated
By By Calvin Woodward The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The Paris attacks are rapidly weakening U.S. support for bringing in thousands more Syrian refugees, as pressure grows in Congress and the...
View ArticleSt. Albans gives final approval to annex properties near Amandaville
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans Council has given final approval to the annexation of three properties in the Amandaville area after a hostile standing-room-only crowd voiced...
View ArticleDunbar talks 1 percent sales tax
By Caitlin Cook In an effort to balance its budget moving forward, the city of Dunbar on Monday night joined a number of local communities discussing the imposition of a 1 percent sales tax. "Coal...
View ArticleSewer rate increase approved
By Rachel Molenda Charleston Sanitary Board customers will see an increase in their sewer bills next year.City Council voted on Monday to raise rates, which will be effective after March 28, 2016.The...
View ArticleAccomplices admit roles in fatal Rand shootings
By Kate White Two men pleaded guilty Monday for the roles they played in shootings in Rand earlier this year that left a man dead.William Lyttle, 23, of Costa, and Todd Hodge, 32, of Rand, both made...
View ArticleSome local Gazette-Mail delivery running late
Because of the failure of an electrical component on our printing press, some local editions of the Charleston Gazette-Mail are subject to late delivery today. Questions may be directed to customer...
View ArticleAround WV: Nov. 17, 2015
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: decisions by the Municipal Home Rule Board, another city considers showing support for LGBT equality, veterans are grateful for a free trip to war...
View ArticleUnion workers ratify new contract with Homer Laughlin
NEWELL, W.Va. (AP) - A new contract covering about 600 union workers at Homer Laughlin China Co. has been ratified.The Newell-based dinnerware maker says in a news release that members of the Glass,...
View ArticleWest Virginia State to receive teaching, research grants
INSTITUTE, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia State University is receiving $1.8 million in federal grants to support teaching, research and extension activities.The grants are part of 53 grants totaling more...
View ArticleWest Virginia names deputy secretary of administration
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gale Given has been promoted to West Virginia's deputy secretary of administration.Acting Cabinet Secretary Jason Pizatella announced the move Monday.Pizatella says in a news...
View ArticleWVU officials opening 1st alumni chapter in Middle East
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University officials are opening the school's first alumni chapter in the Middle East.WVU says in a news release that President Gordon Gee is leading a group of...
View ArticleCharlie Sheen says he is HIV-positive; has been blackmailed
By By FRAZIER MOORE AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Former "Two and a Half Men" star Charlie Sheen has HIV.In an interview Tuesday on NBC's "Today," the 50-year-old actor said he tested positive...
View ArticleSacred Heart to close to prepare for Jubilee of Mercy
The Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral Basilica in Charleston will close its holy doors starting Nov. 29 to prepare for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.The Jubilee lasts a year and was proclaimed by Pope...
View ArticleDHHR to host health-care job fair in Huntington
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' Bureau for Public Health will host a health professions recruitment fair on Thursday, National Rural Health Day, to allow health-care...
View ArticlePoint Lick Drive reopened to school bus traffic
The West Virginia Division of Highways has finished repairs to Point Lick Drive off of Campbells Creek. According to an automated message from the Kanawha County Schools' transportation department,...
View ArticleSophia area boil-water advisory lifted
Beckley Water Company has lifted a boil-water advisory for customers on Walker Road, Lovell Avenue, Park Avenue, Oak Avenue and Maple Avenue in the Sophia area.
View ArticleCharleston's Holley Hotel site reopened for proposals
By Rachel Molenda Charleston's development agency is seeking proposals once again for the former site of the Holley Hotel, following a presentation by developer Charlie Wendell at Wednesday's...
View ArticleMarshall to welcome new president with Dec. 2 reception
By Samuel Speciale Marshall University Board of Governors members will welcome the school's new president next month with a reception on campus.Jerome Gilbert, whom the board hired last month, will be...
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