Drinking water commission recommends changes
By Eric Eyre A special commission is recommending legislation that aims to safeguard public drinking water systems across West Virginia through increased funding and additional reporting requirements...
View Article$1 sale: Century-old Lewisburg train depot
By Rick Steelhammer For that hard-to-please history buff or rail fan on your Christmas shopping list, the Lewisburg Historic Landmarks Commission is offering what might be the perfect gift: a...
View ArticleTroubled Charleston teen charged with domestic battery
A former Capital High student currently on home confinement related to a sexual assault charge from earlier this year was arrested Friday night and charged with two counts of domestic battery,...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Ads allegedly pulled from WV radio stations
Recently, I wrote about how the FCC has held up transfer of ownership of Morgantown radio stations WCLG AM/FM to AJG Corp., operated as a trust for the heirs of John and David Raese, until the company...
View ArticleRick Steelhammer: If you go on a Dutch date, be sure to wash hands
While portraying Austin Powers' father, Nigel Powers, in the 2002 James Bond spoof "Austin Powers in Goldmember," Micheal Caine utters a line that's stuck in my mind for the past 13 years: "There are...
View Article10-year-old girl collecting shoes to help others in need
By By Samantha Cronk The Journal HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. (AP) - As people wonder how to give back this holiday season, 10-year-old Elli Hurst is simply asking residents to open their closets.Elli, of...
View Article3 in West Virginia get prison for roles in heroin ring
By The Associated Press MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - Three West Virginians have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a multistate heroin trafficking ring based in Baltimore.The government says the...
View ArticleMineral Wells couple purchases colorful mall train
By By Brett Dunlap News and Sentinel VIENNA, W.Va. (AP) - A Mineral Wells couple's love of trains and sharing that love with others led them to buy the trackless train at the Grand Central Mall.David...
View ArticleU.S. judge says Chuck Yeager incompetent to represent himself, appoints guardian
By Kate White A California federal judge last month declared retired U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager incompetent to represent himself in a lawsuit. At age 92, the Lincoln County native will be...
View ArticleWVU playing small role in Paris climate talks
By David Gutman As West Virginia's political leaders show their displeasure with the international climate change conference going on in Paris, even seeking to undermine American negotiators there,...
View ArticleFormer Racine woman, photographer reflects on Hanukkah, Israel
By Lori Kersey This week, people from all over Israel will pour into Debbie Hill's Jerusalem neighborhood to celebrate Hanukkah. "People use these brass boxes with glass and use olive oil with...
View ArticlePhotos, video: Christmas marches into Charleston, WV
People of all ages gathered to watch the annual Christmas Parade in downtown Charleston, Saturday morning, December 5, 2015. On our app? See video here.
View ArticleAccess to broadband holding back modern medicine
By Andrew Brown PARSONS - The health clinic is set in a secluded valley along the Cheat River, surrounded by steep, wooded hills that rise up in every direction. Like many rural health providers in...
View ArticleJenkins supports ban on researching gun violence, other WV reps silent
By David Gutman Guns killed 33,636 people in the United States in 2013, according to federal data.Prescription opioids killed 16,235 people in the United States in 2013, according to federal data.If...
View ArticleThings to do today: Dec. 6, 2015
Music"MOUNTAIN STAGE": 7 p.m. Advance tickets $20, at the door $25. Featuring Josh Ritter, Amy Helm and Noah Gunderson. Culture Center Theater. Call 877.987.6487 or visit...
View ArticleBlankenship juror: "We did the right thing"
By Joel Ebert One day after a 12-member jury convicted Don Blankenship of conspiring to violate mine safety and health standards, conflicting accounts of the jury's deliberations began to emerge.While...
View ArticleUnited Way of Central W.Va. still needs your help
Your donation to the United Way of Central West Virginia funds 29 member agencies that change lives! Generations United to Give! Visit www.unitedwaycwv.org to give today!If you have never been a...
View ArticleState's community colleges lose 5,000 students post-recession
By Samuel Speciale Even though fewer students are attending community and technical colleges in West Virginia, higher education officials are confident enrollment is beginning to stabilize after years...
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