Goodwin files to enter governor's race
By From staff, wire reports Booth Goodwin has filed a pre-candidacy registration for governor with the secretary of state's office.Goodwin, who stepped down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District...
View ArticleSeveral areas under boil-water advisories
The Cool Ridge-Flat Top Public Service District has issued a boil-water advisory for its entire water system, following low water pressure.Wilderness Public Service will have a temporary interruption...
View ArticlePSC hints at dropping chemical spill probe
By Ken Ward Jr. Citing what it said are potential conflicts with legislation passed after the January 2014 chemical spill, the state Public Service Commission is hinting that it could drop its...
View ArticleJefferson County Republican to head House Education Committee
By Staff reports Delegate Paul Espinosa will be the next House Education Committee chairman, a post Delegate Amanda Pasdon, R-Monongalia, vacated in December.Espinosa currently is a member of the...
View ArticleMining company to plug wells allegedly responsible for property damage
By Kate White Pinnacle Mining Company has agreed to plug the water wells on a road in Wyoming County, where the alleged buildup of methane gas caused an explosion.Following a hearing held last month...
View ArticleNew River Gorge's "100 Mile Challenge" takes first steps at Grandview
By Rick Steelhammer Beckley - The idea of hiking 100 miles in the New River Gorge National River during 2016 has struck a chord with outdoor enthusiasts and New Year's resolution-makers.More than 100...
View ArticleAs cold arrives, resorts turn snow machines up to 11
By Samuel Speciale After a warm start to winter, frigid overnight temperatures in West Virginia's mountains will aid snow-making efforts at the state's ski resorts, which plan to start opening more...
View ArticleCPD: Several from rival groups arrested to prevent West Side violence
By Erin Beck Police have made several recent arrests in response to threats made by men who've given themselves gang names in Charleston.Charleston police provided information about the arrests at a...
View ArticleFormer WV House majority leader resigns
By Eric Eyre Another West Virginia lawmaker is resigning with the start of the legislative session just nine days away.Former House Majority Leader Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, stepped down Monday,...
View ArticleIn reversal, WV superintendent opens testing meetings to public
By Ryan Quinn In a reversal, West Virginia's state schools superintendent has publicly released the names of members of his new advisory commission on statewide standardized testing and the time and...
View ArticleDunbar mayor looks to future projects for city
By Caitlin Cook Dunbar City Council returned to business Monday evening with a light agenda to start off the new year. Council members voted unanimously to adjust the city's 2015 - 2016 budget through...
View ArticleSt. Albans council hears about high-water issues
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans Council spent much of Monday evening's meeting talking about high water that impacted areas of the city on Christmas day.Ward 7 Councilman Desper...
View ArticleCharleston user fee increase to bump revenue by $1.3 million
By Elaina Sauber The recent increase to Charleston's city service fee is projected to add more than $1.3 million in revenue in the next fiscal year.City Council's Finance Committee voted Monday night...
View ArticleAround WV: Jan. 5, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: Nicholas County commissioners will stay in office, overdoses in Cabell County, the status of a proposed expanded smoking ban in Preston County, and more.n A...
View ArticleWV AG: Senator's replacement should be Republican
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - An opinion by Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the vacancy left by a senator who was elected as a Democrat but flipped Republican should be filled by another...
View ArticleNew boil-water advisories issued in several counties
West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for approximately 300 customers in Bluefield. The affected area includes any customers on the following streets who lost water pressure or...
View ArticleTownhouse owner alleges city work caused flooding
By Kate White A real estate company with a dozen townhouses on Charleston's West Side claims that while city workers were trying to fix a landslide above the townhouses, they created a flooding...
View ArticleKanawha judge approves fourth bail bonds company
By Staff reports Kanawha Circuit Judge James Stucky has approved all four of the bail bonds companies who applied to begin working in Kanawha.On Thursday, his last day as chief judge, Stucky filed an...
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