Around WV: Dec. 11, 2015
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: funding for road repairs, a decline in lead paint poisoning, a city councilman pleads guilty to sex crimes, and more. n The Federal Highway Administration...
View ArticleDriver hits school bus sign
By Staff reports Another driver hit the stop sign on a school bus this morning, according to a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher.The incident occurred in the 4200 block of Sissonville Drive at about...
View ArticleBreak-in reported at video parlor
By Staff reports A break-in was reported this morning at Joli's Video Parlor in Cross Lanes, police say.Kanawha Sheriff's Sgt. Brian Humphreys said the break-in happened at about 5 a.m. He said he...
View ArticleMac Warner, part of storied GOP family, to run for secretary of state
By David Gutman Andrew "Mac" Warner, a one-time congressional candidate and part of a family with deep roots in West Virginia Republican politics, will run for secretary of state next year.Warner, an...
View ArticlePSC postpones hearing on status of chemical spill probe
By Ken Ward Jr. The state Public Service Commission on Friday postponed a key hearing that it had scheduled for next week to begin to sort out the status of its long-stalled investigation of West...
View ArticleDon Perdue, Wayne Co. delegate, not seeking re-election
By Staff reports Delegate Don Perdue, who has represented Wayne County for 17 years, will not seek re-election for a 10th term, he announced Friday.Perdue, a Democrat and former pharmacist, was the...
View ArticleCharleston couple look for daughter's husband on reality TV
By Kate White A Charleston couple spent the last year trying to find a husband for their daughter. Not because of any religion or tradition - but for reality TV. Derald and Becky Rollyson will be one...
View ArticleKanawha library to open new area designed for teens
The new Zone 4: Teens, Tech, Entertainment area on the fourth floor of the Main Library in Charleston will open to the public at 9 a.m. on Dec. 21. Formerly the AV Department and Teen Zone, the newly...
View ArticleWVSU campus development plan offers modest changes
By Samuel Speciale An update to West Virginia State University's development plan, delivered to Board of Governors members Friday, has identified needed renovations and upgrades on campus, including...
View ArticleVandals target historic black church in Montgomery, WV
By Lori Kersey MONTGOMERY, W.Va. - Broken glass and debris cover the floor in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church, where Montgomery's oldest black congregation worshiped for more than 100...
View ArticleCarver CTC to be closed Monday morning for power outage
Due to a scheduled power outage in the area, Carver Career and Technical Center at 4799 Midland Drive will be closed from 9 a.m. to noon Monday. According to an automated message from Kanawha County...
View ArticlePermanent location chosen for Greenbrier County VA Clinic
By Staff reports The Beckley Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center on Friday announced that a lease contract for the new location of the Greenbrier County VA Clinic has been awarded. The...
View ArticleQuilts to bring comfort to children at crime scenes
By Erin Beck As a former assistant prosecuting attorney currently in private practice, Vickie Hylton often hears from child protective services workers who describe children being carried from crime...
View ArticleLive nativities open this weekend
By Staff reports Several churches in West Virginia will have live re-enactments of the nativity story this weekend to usher in the final weeks before Christmas.The religious productions have become...
View ArticleAttorney cuts ties with Derakhshan, cites financial issues
By Joel Ebert Citing financial struggles experienced by local neurologist Iraj Derakhshan, former Democratic Congressional candidate and local attorney Nick Casey on Friday cut ties with his embattled...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: WV Senate renovations needed, clerk says
I told Senate Clerk Clark Barnes I wouldn't take this week's column in the direction of "In the midst of a state budget crisis, the state Senate goes on a spending spree."In fact, I would concur that...
View ArticleLongtime band Insured Sound closes out fourth decade
By By Evan Bevins Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Members have come and gone, but for 40 years, Insured Sound has been playing music for the Mid-Ohio Valley.The group has...
View ArticleWest Virginia poet laureate pens children's Christmas book
By By Glynis Board West Virginia Public Broadcasting WHEELING, W.Va. - The West Virginia Book Company commissioned a new children's book from West Virginia's poet laureate and author Marc Harshman....
View ArticleWest Virginia officials award $2.2M in recycling grants
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia officials have given out $2.2 million in grants to help recycling efforts across the state. Thirty five recipients in 26 counties received the...
View ArticleLawmakers pushing for more Common Core changes
By Ryan Quinn State legislative leaders aren't fully satisfied with the proposed changes to West Virginia's K-12 math and English language arts standards, and are meeting Monday with the state Board...
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