Buck firearms season begins in West Virginia
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Buck firearms season has arrived in West Virginia.The state Division of Natural Resources says the season has opened the Monday before Thanksgiving every year since...
View ArticleConference set to honor author Pearl S. Buck
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A conference honoring West Virginia author Pearl S. Buck is set for next year.The West Virginia Humanities Council and West Virginia University say the first three-day "Living...
View ArticleW.Va. Supreme Court upholds 2012 sex abuse conviction
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of a man sentenced in a sexual abuse case.The Herald-Dispatch reports the court upheld...
View ArticleWVU drinking policies at games working, say officials
By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Police and school officials say policies aimed at reducing binge drinking at West Virginia University football games are achieving their goals.Morgantown...
View ArticleWest Virginia buck season delivers dollars to the state
By The Associated Press CLARKSBURG, W.Va. - The state estimates that the West Virginia economy gets a big boost from the annual buck firearms season.The Division of Natural Resources estimates that...
View ArticleFeds write to Tomblin, other governors, about refugee screening
By David Gutman The Obama administration wrote to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin late last week to describe, in detail, the "extraordinarily thorough and comprehensive" security vetting program that Syrian...
View ArticleCharleston adjusts trash collection for Thanksgiving holiday
Trash collection in the city of Charleston will be altered for the Thanksgiving holiday.There will be normal trash pick-up Tuesday and Wednesday.On Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, there will not be any...
View ArticleJury scam targeting West Virginians
By Staff reports The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia is warning that scammers are tricking residents into disclosing their credit card numbers by calling them and...
View ArticleDOH worker struck by vehicle in Mercer County
By Staff reports A Division of Highways flagger was taken to the hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Mercer County on Monday morning.The incident happened at about 10 a.m. on U.S. 19 in...
View ArticlePennsylvania fugitive arrested in Charleston on murder charge
By Staff reports A man wanted in Pennsylvania for allegedly killing a man was arrested in Charleston on Monday morning.Jesse Jones, 28, allegedly shot and killed Cameron Johnson in the area of Moon...
View ArticleGas prices fall below $2 and may continue to drop
By David Gutman Around this time a year ago, a headline in The Charleston Gazette read: "Plummet at the pump; expect gas prices to keep dropping."The "plummet" referred to gas prices dropping below $3...
View ArticleMan charged with shooting woman through door out on bond
By Kate White A Charleston man facing a first-degree murder charge for allegedly shooting a woman through his front door earlier this month will await trial at home. Matthew Roohollahi, 30, was...
View ArticleFalling boulder kills 1, injures 1 in Boone County
One man was killed and another injured Monday afternoon by a falling boulder in the woods of Boone County. County 911 dispatchers said the two victims were in the woods around the unincorporated...
View ArticleRaleigh County doctor ordered to close pain clinic
By Eric Eyre A Raleigh County doctor must immediately stop operating his rural practice as a chronic pain clinic, a judge ruled Monday.Raleigh Circuit Judge Robert A. Burnside granted a state agency's...
View ArticleCity replacing troublesome trees on Quarrier Street
By Staff reports Several trees along Quarrier Street that have become a safety issue for pedestrians are being replaced. The Charleston Public Grounds Department had cut down five locust trees lining...
View ArticleBooze and tattoo parlor zoning under consideration by Charleston council members
By Elaina Sauber One bill under consideration by Charleston Council would allow for increased scrutiny of downtown businesses with chronic public intoxiation problems. Another would loosen the zoning...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Nov. 24, 2015
Open houseConcord University is celebrating the season with the annual Holiday Open House at University Point from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 1. Guests will be treated to an evening of holiday music,...
View ArticleRussia confirms its jet shot down near Turkish border
By By SUZAN FRASER and NATALIYA VASILYEVA The Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) – Turkey shot down a Russian warplane Tuesday, claiming it had violated Turkish airspace and ignored repeated...
View ArticleUS issues travel warning in wake of attacks
By The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans should be alert to the possible travel risks, especially during the holidays, following increased threats from militant groups around the world, the...
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