Hundreds of investors likely victims of suspected W.Va. Ponzi scheme
By Andrew Brown Eric EyreEric Eyre Lloyd Miller thought it was a pretty good deal. The company was offering a nearly unheard of return on investment, and he saw it as a quick way to turn a profit on...
View ArticleFoster named CEO of GKVF
By Daniel Desrochers Michelle Mickle Foster never really intended to go into nonprofits.She went to school at the City College of New York to study chemical engineering. And for years that's what she...
View ArticleGreater Kanawha Valley Foundation announces grants
This week, the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Board of Trustees approved funding for seven grants, totaling $356,878, in the fourth quarter of 2015. There are 69 collaborative partners involved in...
View ArticleJuror went in thinking Blankenship "innocent until proven guilty"
By Joel Ebert In the 25 years John Byrd worked for Rite Aid, he did everything from picking lipstick to loading tractor trailers. At times he worked in a garage and drove trucks. All throughout, he...
View ArticlePhotos: Wreaths Across America event at Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State...
Wreaths Across America event comes to veterans cemetery
View ArticleRick Steelhammer: Protest over new ship's name may not hold water
I sympathize with the call to replace Andrew Jackson's image on the $20 bill with the face of a figure from American history embodying substantially more moral fiber, like Harriet Tubman, one of the...
View Article"Housing without hoops" leads to decline in homelessness in state
By Erin Beck It's hard to focus on getting drug addiction treatment or finding employment without a roof over your head.That's the idea behind the national Housing First movement, an effort to house...
View ArticleThings to do today: Dec. 13, 2015
MusicWINTER CHORALFEST: 3 p.m. Adults $15. Students $5. Mix of seasonal favorites and more. Presented by The Greenbrier Valley Chorale. Carnegie Hall, 105 Church St., Lewisburg. Call...
View ArticleFormer basketball standout now a brokerage executive
By Lori Kersey For Gregory Dennis, learning to manage his own money led to a career of helping others do the same. Dennis, the new chief operating officer for United Brokerage Services, a subsidiary...
View ArticleEssays on Faith: 'I wonder as I wander'
By By Rev. Dr. Richard C. Lamb In the twinkling of an eye, nature was in transition. The fall season said its goodbye, wandering off stage.People have wondered down through he ages what existed beyond...
View ArticleCommunity pitches in to brighten safe haven for women
By By Michelle James The Register-HeraldBECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - For victims of domestic violence, life itself can be dark and dreary.Escaping the violence and seeking shelter in a safe place is often a...
View ArticleRed spruce restoration effort takes root
By Rick Steelhammer WHITMER - Five years ago, volunteers had to kneel down to plant red spruce seedlings, each a foot tall, along the upper reaches of Gandy Creek bordering the Monongahela National...
View ArticleMan jumps from Raleigh County interstate bridge
By Staff reports An Oklahoma man jumped to his death from a Raleigh County interstate bridge Saturday, after an hour-long police attempt to talk him out of it, according to a release from the Raleigh...
View ArticleStar City moves to get stray cats off the streets
By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Star City officials are working to get more than two dozen stray cats off the city's streets.Police chief Vic Propst says the city has hired ABC Humane...
View ArticleTeenager shot on Charleston's West Side
By Staff reports Charleston police are asking for help locating a man believed to have shot another man on the city's West Side Sunday afternoon. Police say J'Shaad Jones, 18, shot Malik Hawke, also...
View ArticleOne dead in Sissonville wreck
By Staff reports An 18-year-old man died in a car accident in Sissonville Sunday morning. The wreck was reported just before 9 a.m. on Derricks Creek Road, said Sgt. Brian Humphreys, a spokesman for...
View ArticleNurse nationally recognized for innovative care integration
By Lydia Nuzum When Laure Marino joined Process Strategies last year, she knew she wanted to expand the primary care model serving one of the state's largest psychiatric hospitals. Marino, an advanced...
View ArticleEx-investigator for Medical Examiner claims retaliation
By Kate White A woman who worked 15 years as an investigator for the state Medical Examiner's Office claims she was fired for refusing to take part in a plot to conceal the office's mishandling of...
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