Legislation requires WVU Tech to stay in Montgomery
By Samuel Speciale A portion of state code binding West Virginia University's Institute of Technology to its present location in Montgomery could complicate the beleaguered school's plans to relocate...
View ArticleFox, NatGeo marriage made in heaven -- or someplace to the south?
Executives from both sides of Fox's $725 million purchase last week of National Geographic magazine and the National Geographic Channel maintain that the sale will benefit both entities' "brand" and...
View ArticleThings to do today: Sept. 13, 2015
MARSHALL PETTY AND THE GROOVE: 5:30 p.m. Free. The Fifth Quarter, 201 Clendenin St. Call 304-353-3933.SPURGIE HANKINS & FRIENDS: 6 p.m. Free. Tricky Fish, 1611 Washington St. E. Call 304-344-FISH....
View ArticleKanawha Manufacturing upholds traditions while battling shrinking market
By Andrew Brown Bruce Davis is searching for a way to redefine Kanawha Manufacturing the same way his grandfather did when he transitioned the business from building mine cars to creating and...
View ArticleWV company at center of precedent-setting patent lawsuit
By Andrew Brown For more than two decades, Eric Smith has been growing his business and customer base, selling commercial printing supplies and toner cartridges to banks, hospitals, law firms and...
View ArticleEssays on Faith: A mother's prayer
By By Peggy Toney Horton Circumstances had kept us apart longer than usual and I wasn't happy about it. One evening, as my daughter and I texted, I said, "Are you aware we haven't seen you and your...
View ArticleRegulators, citizens increasingly concerned about Patriot Coal bankruptcy deals
By Ken Ward Jr. West Virginia government regulators and a coalition of citizen groups are convinced that plans to sell off the operations of bankrupt Patriot Coal won't provide adequate funding for...
View ArticleLawsuit accuses former Charleston Police officer of excessive force
By Kate White A former Charleston Police officer who resigned last year after being investigated for destruction of property is being accused in a lawsuit of unnecessarily using force against a man...
View ArticleStatehouse Beat: Naval Base closure angers delegate
Delegate Isaac Sponaugle, D-Pendleton, is normally a level-headed guy, but he went medieval on Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin for the governor's decision not to accept ownership of the 122-acre Sugar Grove...
View ArticleSchool districts see teacher shortages after years of cuts
CHRISTINE ARMARIO and LISA LEFFAssociated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) - When a new school year began at the Sierra Sands Unified district 150 miles north of Los Angeles in August, students in four classes...
View ArticleAudit: W.Va. Dept. of Education underfunded districts by $30M
By Ryan Quinn A new audit says the West Virginia Department of Education has been miscalculating school district appropriations for the past seven years, underfunding 36 districts by a total of $51.7...
View ArticleAPCo: Kanawha Valley upgrade could cause isolated outages
By The Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Appalachian Power says Kanawha Valley residents could experience isolated outages during work on a $336 million upgrade project.The company says motorists...
View ArticleSouth Charleston Fire Department receives $254K grant
By The Associated Press SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va - The South Charleston Fire Department has received a federal grant of nearly $254,000.U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the...
View ArticleTrain wreck in 1978 launched nature photographer's career
By John McCoy WEST UNION - On a sun-splashed late-summer afternoon, Steve Shaluta knelt alongside a grassy trail and reflected on the train wreck that launched his career."This is where it happened,"...
View ArticleInnerviews: High energy fuels one of city's busiest volunteers
By Sandy Wells He's the quintessential Type-A personality, an energetic whirling dervish with dimples and a positive disposition that flavors all involvements -- and they are legion. This hyper,...
View ArticlePutnam funeral home owners want lawsuit dismissed
By Joel Ebert The owners of Poca-based Gatens-Harding Funeral Home have denied the allegations outlined in a lawsuit filed in federal court last month alleging the local business had bilked an...
View ArticlePay schedule change could cost state $47M, lawmakers told
By Phil Kabler A change in the way state employees are paid could end up costing the state more than $47 million in increased pay for salaried employees over the next 10 years, Legislative Manager...
View ArticleAudit: State can't properly maintain property
Many buildings in need of major repairs, with no funding availableBy Phil KablerStaff writerState government has an "overextended stock of real property that it cannot properly maintain or operate,"...
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