US high school graduation rate ticks up to 82%; WV is at 84.5
By By Jennifer C. Kerr The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The U.S. high school graduation rate inched up to 82 percent and the achievement gap narrowed, according to new federal data that raise concern...
View ArticleNitro council discusses lease of building housing city offices
By Caitlin Cook Nitro City Council tabled an item Tuesday night that would have renewed the city's lease with Kingsway Church. Kingsway owns the old Nitro High School property that houses the Nitro...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories: Dec. 16, 2015
A boil-water advisory has been issued for the Clear Creek System.Beckley Water Company has issued a boil-water advisory effective for Sweeneysburg Road, from Dry Hill Road to the end of the system at...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Dec. 16, 2015
Ski clubThe Kanawha Ski Club meets at 6 p.m. on the first Wednesday of every month from now to April at the Charleston Women's Club, 1600 Virginia Ave. Interested skiing or snowboarding enthusiasts...
View ArticleUS security central to GOP debate;Bush chides Trump oncall to ban Muslims
By By Julie Pace and Julie Bykowicz The Associated Press LAS VEGAS - In a presidential race reshaped by national security concerns, Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio clashed over U.S. military...
View ArticleWest Virginia State University chief Brian Hemphill named president of Radford
By Samuel Speciale West Virginia State University President Brian Hemphill has been named president of Radford University.The university, which is based in Radford, Virginia, announced Hemphill's...
View ArticleDeadline to sign up for health coverage extended by 48 hours
By By Noam N. Levey Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) WASHINGTON - Facing a record surge of Americans applying for health coverage on HealthCare.gov, the Obama administration moved late Tuesday to...
View ArticleSmall plane crashes in West Virginia; no injuries
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - Authorities say a small plane has crashed in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.The Federal Aviation Administration says in a statement that the Cirrus SR20 crashed at 10 a.m....
View ArticleSobriety checkpoint
The South Charleston Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in the 3100 block of MacCorkle Avenue Southwest in South Charleston from 8 p.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Friday.
View ArticleGuidelines issued for ER doctors prescribing pain pills
By Lydia Nuzum The organization that represents hospitals across West Virginia has issued a set of recommendations this week that targets opioid prescription abuse in a place affected by it a lot:...
View ArticleInjured workers from Axiall released from hospital
NATRIUM - All 11 of the workers injured in a Tuesday incident at a Marshall County chemical plant have been released from local hospitals, plant owner Axiall said Wednesday.Eight of the workers were...
View ArticleCapital Classic tickets still available
By Samuel Speciale There aren't many left, but tickets for the Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic basketball game between the West Virginia Mountaineers and Marshall Thundering Herd are still...
View ArticleFederal Reserve raises key interest rate for first time in nearly a decade
By By Ylan Q. Mui The Washington Post The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to raise interest rates and begin pulling back its unprecedented support for the American economy, ending an unprecedented era...
View ArticleMistrial declared in Freddie Gray trial of officer
By By Juliet Linderman and David Dishneau The Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) - The first trial in the death of Freddie Gray ended in a mistrial Wednesday, with jurors saying they couldn't determine...
View ArticleCollege leaders vow to double number of degrees awarded
By Samuel Speciale West Virginia's higher education officials on Wednesday announced a 10-year goal to double the amount of degrees colleges award each year.The announcement, made by the state's...
View ArticleWV tobacco tax foe changes stance to help fund PEIA
By Phil Kabler A longtime legislator with a consistent record of voting against tobacco tax increases said Wednesday he plans to sponsor legislation next session to increase West Virginia's cigarette...
View ArticleLawmakers mum about meeting on Common Core standards
By Ryan Quinn State legislative leaders still haven't said what specific further changes they'd like the West Virginia Board of Education to make to the state's Common Core-based math and English...
View ArticleBlankenship could face 'financially disastrous consequences,' prosecutors say
By Ken Ward Jr. Saying that potential restitution and fines could have "financially disastrous consequences" for Don Blankenship, federal prosecutors on Wednesday urged a judge not to lower the former...
View ArticleDefenders question order allowing Kanawha bail bondsmen
By Kate White The Kanawha Public Defender's Office wants an administrative order rescinded that allows professional bail bondsmen back in Kanawha County.The administrative order allowing bondsmen in...
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