Deal adds 32,000 acres to area for WV elk habitat
By John McCoy West Virginia's effort to reintroduce elk to the state's southwestern counties just got a huge boost.A coalition of public and private contributors has teamed up to acquire 32,000 acres...
View ArticleSenator pushing medical exam bill to benefit pilots like him
By By JOAN LOWY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Jim Inhofe, an 81-year-old avid pilot who had quadruple heart bypass surgery two years ago, is trying to loosen medical exam requirements so...
View ArticleJury convicts Charleston man of sexually assaulting girl
By Kate White Jurors took less than two hours Wednesday to convict a Charleston man of sexually assaulting a girl for about three years beginning when she was 8 years old. Henry Wayne Johnston, 54,...
View ArticleW.Va. lawmakers to DOH: Swap out only deteriorated road signs
By Eric Eyre State lawmakers want the Division of Highways to overhaul the way it replaces older signs along four-lane interstates and expressways in West Virginia.A new report by the Legislature...
View ArticleSouthern community college hires new president
By Samuel Speciale Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has hired a new president.Board of Governors Chairman Tom Heywood said Wednesday the college had hired Robert Gunter to be its...
View ArticleDHHR to suffer from state revenue shortfall
By Lydia Nuzum More people use programs like Medicaid and SNAP during hard economic times, and with state revenue dropping, the Department of Health and Human Resources should expect to feel the pinch...
View ArticleInteractive, child-friendly city planned for Clay Center
By Daniel Desrochers On the lower floor of the Clay Center, in the Steam Science and Technology Exhibit, children were walking among Christmas trees on a stage, putting on a play. Meanwhile in the...
View ArticleAfter suicides, Survivors Day reminds loved ones they aren't alone
By Erin Beck After a suicide, families often live in the shadow of how their loved one died.Knowing the person died by suicide can make it hard to relive the memories of the life that once was. It's...
View ArticleOne person killed in interstate crash near Sissonville
One dead in crash on I-77 near SissonvilleOne person was killed in a crash on the Interstate 77 near Sissonville Wednesday night.A tractor trailer and a vehicle collided just before 8:45 p.m. north of...
View ArticleDeputies seek information on ATV stolen near South Charleston
Deputies are investigating after an all-terrain vehicle was reported stolen near South Charleston. Kanawha sheriff's Cpl. J.S. Cochran was dispatched Nov. 1, to a home in the 3900 block of Greenview...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Nov. 19, 2015
Unity of Kanawha Valley will be home to Karaoke Night at 7 p.m. on Friday. Everyone is welcome to come and share their talents in a warm, friendly and enthusiastic atmosphere. There will be singing,...
View ArticleObama promotes trade deal in Asia
By By KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Associated PressMANILA, Philippines (AP) - When President Barack Obama gathered his partners in a new trade deal to celebrate finalizing the massive accord, the group posed...
View ArticleAround WV: Nov. 19, 2015
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: two WVU stories (an LGBTQ center and the average graduate's salary), school administrators support proposed new academic standards, and more. n West...
View ArticleFire drill brings emergency vehicles to Yeager
By Staff reports Yeager Airport's passenger terminal was briefly evacuated as fire and law enforcement vehicles and personnel converged at the scene during a Thursday morning fire drill "to test and...
View ArticleMarshall, Mountwest CTC make transfer agreements
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Marshall University is partnering with Mountwest Community and Technical College to help students who earn an associate degree in graphic design to obtain a four-year degree...
View ArticleThings to know about Syrian refugees and the vetting process
By By ALICIA A. CALDWELL Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have fled that country to escape the ongoing civil war there. Migrants have trekked across Turkey, landing...
View ArticleJudge tells Blankenship jury to continue deliberating
By Ken Ward Jr. Jurors in the Don Blankenship criminal trial were instructed this morning to continue their deliberations, after they asked how long they should go on and told the judge they have so...
View ArticleNurse strikes pedestrian with vehicle, tries to save her
By Staff reports After hitting a pedestrian with a vehicle in Raleigh County, a nurse tried to save the woman, but she died of her injuries, according to the Raleigh County Sheriff's Office.The woman...
View ArticleSouth Charleston announced Thanksgiving week trash pickup schedule
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens announced the city's trash pickup schedule for Thanksgiving week.Public Works Department employees will pick up trash on...
View ArticleSSAC releases new school classifications
By Derek Taylor The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission released its new classification alignment Thursday, a move that will create a significantly altered landscape for high school...
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