Flight 93 visitor center marks 14th anniversary of attacks
By By JOE MANDAK Associated Press SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) - A new $26 million visitor complex is expected to draw a larger than normal crowd to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania for the...
View ArticleBenjamin to use public money in Supreme Court campaign
By David Gutman State Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin announced Friday that he will use public financing in his re-election campaign, taking advantage of a program meant to protect the integrity...
View ArticlePutnam man wanted in woman's murder arrested near Boston
By Erin Beck Kate WhiteKate White A Putnam County man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting near Hurricane was arrested Friday afternoon in Massachusetts.Authorities were looking for Philip David...
View ArticleToxic algae monitoring continues on Ohio River
By Ken Ward Jr. While more cool and wet weather expected over the weekend could help reduce the toxic algae blooms that has prompted public health advisories in several states, West Virginia officials...
View ArticleReStore hosting latex paint drive
By Lori Kersey Before you pitch that paint, wait. Next month, for the third year in a row, Habitat for Humanity's ReStore will host a latex paint drive. Collected paint will be remixed and sold to...
View ArticlePolice continue to investigate man charged with showing pornography to girl...
By Kate White Man accused of masturbating in play area was reportedly there with 3-year-oldBy Kate WhiteStaff writerPolice say a man accused of showing a 5-year-old girl a pornographic video and...
View ArticleMarkWest agrees to $76,000 deal with DEP
By Staff reports State regulators have agreed to a settlement in which MarkWest Liberty Midstream & Resources will pay more than $76,000 in fines for a long list of water pollution violations at...
View ArticleImages released of possible suspect vehicle in Corridor G fatal hit and run
By Staff reports Charleston police have released enhanced images of a possible suspect vehicle from Thursday morning's fatal hit and run on Corridor G. Sgt. Randy Sampson, Traffic Division commander,...
View ArticleCharleston woman arrested for allegedly hitting bus driver
By Staff reports Charleston police have arrested a woman for allegedly stepping onto a Kanawha County school bus and hitting the driver in the face. Tenicia Walls, of Griffin Drive, reportedly hit bus...
View ArticleFirst Energy revises rate request downward
By Andrew Brown First Energy, the parent company of MonPower and Potomac Edison, has reduced the amount of money it is requesting from customers for fuel costs and power purchases. On Thursday, the...
View ArticleFall rafting season begins on Gauley River in W.Va.
By Staff, wire reports Whitewater outfitters are offering customers the rides of their lives during the fall rafting season on the Gauley River.The season started Friday when the U.S. Army Corps of...
View ArticleAlyce Faye Bragg: Old schooltime memories as autumn gets started
MemoriesWe are held in wonder as our years have left us old, Of the friendships we have known and the ones we're blessed to hold.Though the web of years may dim the eye and gray the aging head,We rest...
View ArticleChurch Activities: Sept. 12, 2015
Sugar Creek Community Mission, 2209 Falcon Drive, will have homecoming services Sunday at the church. Josh Scarberry will be the guest speaker. The Believers will be singing in the afternoon service...
View ArticleSurvey of corporate officials ranks WV judicial system last
By Joel Ebert For the sixth year in a row, a survey of corporate officials has ranked West Virginia's judicial system as the worst in the country.The survey, released this week by the U.S. Chamber of...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Business tax cuts not working as planned
Revenue Secretary Bob Kiss was being brutally frank recently. He conceded that business tax cuts enacted in 2008 have helped create a "structural imbalance" that is contributing to near-monthly...
View ArticleAfter Colo. spill, work is suspended at 10 more mine sites
By By MATTHEW BROWN and DAN ELLIOTT Associated PressBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - Federal officials suspended site investigations and some cleanup work at 10 polluted mining complexes because of conditions...
View ArticleSunken WV prison plan leaves Navy base re-use plans adrift
By Rick Steelhammer Re-use plans for the soon-to-be-vacated Navy Information Operations Command station at Sugar Grove, in Pendleton County, are adrift in a sea of uncertainty, following a decision...
View ArticleTo maintain low euthanasia rate, Kanawha shelter needs support
By Ryan Quinn The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association's executive director says the shelter's annual euthanasia rate is now less than 10 percent, down from about 70 percent in 2010 - but those saved...
View ArticleFour finalists compete for $5K in annual Create WV conference
By Lydia Nuzum Four startups from across the state will compete for $5,000 and the chance to further their budding businesses during the 2015 Create West Virginia Conference in Fayetteville later this...
View ArticleEducation audits will affect grades of WV schools
By Ryan Quinn The West Virginia Department of Education will use standardized testing data to calculate grades for schools under the state's upcoming annual rating system, but Susan O'Brien's office...
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