County commission, city council at odds over St. Albans annexation
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Commission and St. Albans are engaged in a land battle. In November, St. Albans City Council unanimously approved an the annexation of three buildings in...
View ArticlePutnam County magistrate Scot Lawrence resigns
By Kate White A Putnam County magistrate, who had been barred from handling domestic violence cases, cleaned out his office Sunday night and left a resignation letter on his desk. Scot Lawrence, of...
View ArticleTravel deals to bowl games open for WVU, Marshall football fans
By Elaina Sauber As the Mountaineers and Thundering Herd gear up for their respective upcoming bowl games, ticket sales and travel packages have opened up to fans. On Jan. 2, West Virginia University...
View ArticleWVBOE member files ethics complaint against board president
By Ryan Quinn As an expected decision on funding Fayette County's controversial school consolidation plan nears, a West Virginia Board of Education member has filed an ethics complaint against the...
View ArticleTrial set for man charged in death of 2-year-old
By Kate White A South Charleston man charged with murder for allegedly killing a 2-year-old boy and stuffing his body in a freezer for several hours before calling authorities will go to trial next...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney's office collects more than $11 million this year
By Staff reports U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin's office collected more than $11 million over the past year in civil and criminal cases. Some of the $11 million was also collected in asset forfeiture,...
View ArticleJudge ups bond for man charged with spraying acid at ex's house
By Kate White A Kanawha judge on Monday doubled the bail amount of a man accused of spreading sulfuric acid at his ex-girlfriend's St. Albans home after learning the man was allegedly trying to make...
View ArticlePostal Service distribution center gears up for holiday shipping rush (video)
By Andrew Brown Letters, magazines and packages from more than 700 ZIP codes come streaming through the facility's loading dock every day. Most of them are on their way within 24 hours, and all of...
View ArticleCharleston Amtrak line's ridership up in 2015
By Phil Kabler Charleston's Amtrak station experienced an increase in ridership in fiscal 2015, despite an oil train derailment in Fayette County that disrupted Cardinal service for much of...
View ArticleSt. Albans drawing crowds to holiday events
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans' Christmas events are drawing record crowds, council members learned Monday evening."We had one of the largest parades and one of the largest...
View ArticleCouncil passes ban on smoking in Charleston parks and playgrounds
By Elaina Sauber Just before Charleston City Council passed a resolution on Monday to ban smoking in all city parks and playgrounds, Mayor Danny Jones cast a lone dissenting vote. He said the...
View ArticleGathering sends message of love, unity to Muslims
By Daniel Desrochers Hadeel Boawrshi heard bombs from her apartment at night. But it wasn't until her husband was kidnapped and murdered, his body left on the side of the road, that she fled to...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Dec. 8, 2015
Health education seriesLynn Eldridge, MSW, LICSW, will present "Tips to Help You Deal with the Holiday Anxieties," from 6 to 7:30 p.m. today in Room 105 at the University of Charleston School of...
View ArticleMuslims decry Trump's proposal to keep them out of US
By By The Associated Press U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump has called for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States," immigrants and visitors alike, because of what...
View ArticleBoard: Pilot error probable cause of plane crash in Fairmont
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - Federal investigators say pilot error is the probable cause of a small plane crash in Fairmont in August.A report by the National Transportation Safety Board says the pilot...
View ArticleDates announced for 2015-16 Winter Series runs, walks
Charleston Parks and Recreation Winter Series of Runs and Walks kicks off its ninth annual season of events for runners and walkers of all levels on Sunday. All runs and walks begin and end next to...
View ArticleMore than $21K in unclaimed assets returned to churches, organizations
By Elaina Sauber In keeping with the season of giving, the state Treasurer's Office issued more than $21,000 in unclaimed assets to four area churches, a foundation and Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha...
View ArticleFayetteville/Raleigh areas announce boil-water advisories
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for approximately 200 customers in the Gatewood Road area of Fayetteville in the company's New River system. The affected area includes...
View ArticleNomination deadline nears for teacher achievement awards
The nomination deadline is approaching for the 2015-2016 Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards Program. The program is the longest-running privately sponsored teacher recognition program in the state....
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