Kanawha school board strengthens LGBT employment protections, hears calendar...
By Ryan Quinn The Kanawha County school board Thursday approved policy changes meant to protect prospective and current LGBT employees from discrimination and heard concerns over a proposed 2016-17...
View Article'Lights of Coonskin' park display to open after Thanksgiving
By Daniel Desrochers The words "Lights of Coonskin" can just barely be made out on the large sign standing near the new entrance to Coonskin Park. They are staying dark until the day after...
View ArticleTomblin has 62 percent approval, highest of any Democratic governor
By David Gutman Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has the highest approval rating of any Democratic governor in the country, according to a new survey of voters in all 50 states conducted by a Washington-based...
View ArticleFrance seeks partners' aid to stanch inflow of extremists
By By LORNE COOK and SYLVIE CORBET Associated PressBRUSSELS (AP) - France called Friday on its European Union partners to take immediate and decisive action to toughen the bloc's borders and prevent...
View ArticleIslamic extremists attack hotel in Mali's capital
By By HAROUNA TRAORE AND BABA AHMED Associated PressBAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Islamic extremists armed with guns and throwing grenades stormed the Radisson Blu hotel in Mali's capital Friday morning,...
View ArticleAround WV: Nov. 20, 2015
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: homelessness declines in the state, a new drug treatment facility is being built in Harrison County, a WVU professor passionate about robotics is honored,...
View ArticleThursday overdose latest in problem area
By Staff reports A woman who overdosed on heroin Thursday was at one of the houses on Charleston's West Side where prosecutors have said overdoses are all too common. Police on Friday morning...
View Article18 bodies found after jihadists attack Malian hotel
By By HAROUNA TRAORE AND BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - Malian national television reported that no more hostages were being held at a luxury hotel after a day-long siege by Islamic...
View ArticleNew Marshall president to earn $430,000
By Samuel Speciale New Marshall University President Jerome Gilbert will be paid $430,000 a year, according to the contract approved by the state Higher Education Policy Commission on Friday.The...
View ArticleWV Lottery revenues declining
By David Gutman Through the first four months of the current fiscal year, West Virginia Lottery revenue is down by about 4 percent - more than $14 million - compared to the same period last year.From...
View ArticleWilderness PSD in Nicholas County lifts boil-water advisory
The Wilderness Public Service District has lifted the boil-water advisory for its customers.
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 ArticleWVU Extension Service offers ATV safety course
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia University Extension Service is offering a safety course for all-terrain vehicle operators.WVU says in a news release that a grant from the National 4-H...
View ArticleWoman charged with child abuse in son's brain injury
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A 23-year-old Maryland woman has been charged with child abuse after authorities discovered her 14-month-old boy had been treated for a brain injury due to a car key being...
View ArticleWV DHHR Medicaid lawsuit settlement means HMO contracts must be bid out
By Lydia Nuzum A lawsuit brought against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources by five West Virginia residents has been settled, and will force the agency to competitively bid its...
View ArticleCollege presidents note collaboration over WVU Tech move, but concerns remain
By Ryan Quinn Although the presidents of Bluefield State College and Concord University have agreed to collaborate with West Virginia University to serve students, they still have concerns about the...
View ArticleBlankenship jury to continue work on Monday
By Ken Ward Jr. Jurors in the Don Blankenship trial will return to their work on Monday, after deliberating for 6 1/2 more hours on Friday as they continue to consider the three felony charges pending...
View ArticlePutnam YMCA open Thanksgiving morning
By Elaina Sauber The Tri-County YMCA is opening its doors to those looking to offset the inevitable extra calories that accompany Thanksgiving meals. The Scott Depot-based center is providing a free...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Shorter interims schedule leaves issues unaddressed
I think we can declare the Legislature's experiment with a sharply truncated schedule of legislative interim meetings an abject failure.Not only did the new leadership shorten interims from three days...
View ArticleUnited Way's Capitol Club continues to climb
Your donation to the United Way of Central West Virginia funds 29 member agencies that change lives! Here is one of many success stories:At age 80, Judy is confined to a wheelchair and lives alone....
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