Chamber urges Tomblin to appoint broadband panel members
By Eric Eyre Setting up a special panel to oversee broadband improvements in West Virginia is proving to be as slow as the state's Internet speeds.Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has yet to appoint a single...
View ArticleJudges set to hear Marmet mayor removal case
By Daniel Desrochers The state Supreme Court ordered Wednesday that a three-judge panel convene to determine whether Marmet Mayor Bill Pauley should be removed from office. Raleigh Circuit Judge...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Dec. 17, 2015
Bird countThe Handlan Chapter of the Brooks Bird Club will be holding their annual count of birds in the Charleston area on Saturday as part of the national Christmas Bird Count. All birders are...
View ArticleAppeals court overturns WV judge on handling of Puerto Rican case
By Kate White An appeals court ruled that a federal judge from West Virginia who presided over a high profile case in Puerto Rico last year should have granted a defendant's change of venue request....
View ArticleOptima Chemical to spend $10M on DuPont's equipment, plant upgrades
By Andrew Brown Optima Chemical, the Georgia-based company that took over part of the old DuPont chemical plant in Belle, is purchasing some of DuPont's remaining assets at the plant in eastern...
View ArticleCVS manager, man on parole charged in pharmacy robberies
By Kate White Police say a man has admitted to robbing four CVS stores in the Kanawha Valley - with the help of a store manager. The pair was caught after CVS employees put GPS monitoring systems in...
View ArticleManchin unhappy with tax cut measure
By Joel Ebert As Congress prepares to vote on a $1.1 trillion spending bill, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., on Thursday stressed his opposition to a tax cut measure valued at more than $600 billion....
View ArticleBrickStreet creates $1 million Marshall scholarship
By Staff reports Marshall University will create a new endowed scholarship with a $1 million donation announced Thursday by BrickStreet Insurance.The gift, one of many the insurance company has given...
View ArticleJackson County to get drug disposal box
By Staff reports A new prescription drug disposal site soon will be available at the Jackson County Sheriff's Office in Ripley.The drop box is being placed as part of the Dispose Responsibly of...
View ArticleBluefield police surprise good drivers with gas cards
BLUEFIELD, W.Va. (AP) - Officers with the Bluefield Police Department are pulling over some motorists during traffic stops this holiday season and surprising them with gift cards instead of a ticket....
View ArticleLegislative leaders celebrate removal from judicial list
By David Gutman State legislative leaders on Thursday celebrated West Virginia’s removal from the “Judicial Hellholes” list, a report published by a corporate-funded group that pushes for...
View ArticleWV may weigh measure to allow concealed guns without permit
By By Jonathan Mattise The Associated Press Lawmakers in West Virginia are gearing up for another attempt at making it legal to carry concealed weapons in the state without a permit, and their chances...
View ArticleW.Va. lawmakers target broadband problems
By Eric Eyre Without high-speed Internet upgrades across West Virginia, businesses won't be able to compete globally, students won't be able to do their homework at home and health centers won't be...
View ArticleLegislative leaders decline to elaborate on PEIA board criticisms
By Phil Kabler Legislative leaders declined to elaborate Thursday on their criticism of the Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board's call for increased funding from the state to offset the...
View ArticleJuly trial scheduled in Freedom chemical leak lawsuit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A July trial date is set for a class-action lawsuit over a chemical spill that tainted tap water for 300,000 people.On Thursday, U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver ordered a...
View ArticleLongtime banker, former senator Charles Lanham dies
By Staff reports A longtime bank official and former state senator from Mason County died this week.Charles Lanham, 87, died Tuesday at Pleasant Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Huntington....
View ArticleWV counted nearly 600 positions without fully certified teachers
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia schools reported nearly 600 positions - more than a third of them in special education - filled by educators without full certifications, according to an Oct. 1 count that...
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