Some key numbers about the giant Powerball drawing
By By The Associated Press Enthusiastic ticket-buyers have pushed the record Powerball jackpot to $800 million for Saturday night's drawing. Ticket sales on Thursday were double the previous record...
View ArticleDespite denials, Morrisey had 'some involvement' in drug firm suit, lawyer...
By Eric Eyre During the past two years, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has repeatedly said he played no part in his office's lawsuit against prescription drug giant Cardinal Health, a...
View ArticleMorrisey ethics complaint dismissed
By Eric Eyre A state lawyer disciplinary board has dismissed an ethics complaint against West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, but the panel warned Morrisey that future rules violations...
View Article4 arrested in connection with murder in Wyoming County
By The Associated Press JESSE, W.Va. (AP) - State Police say four people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man in West Virginia. Lt. Michael Baylous said Saturday that officials...
View ArticleTunnelton friends of 17 years bond over hunting
By By Theresa Marthey The Preston County News and Journal TUNNLETON, W.Va. (AP) - It is said that friends stick with each other through thick and thin, and nowhere is that more evident than in the...
View ArticleOna boy honored for saving sister's life
By By Bishop Nash The Herald-Dispatch ONA, W.Va. (AP) - When the boots come on and the engines roll out, firefighters know they'll rarely find any joy at the end of an emergency call. As Milton and...
View ArticleWoman, 2 children killed in Huntington house fire
By The Associated Press HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) - Officials say three people have been killed in a house fire in Huntington. Officials tell WSAZ-TV that a grandmother and two children died in the fire...
View ArticleWest Side marchers call for end to violence
By Daniel Desrochers They walked past churches.They walked past businesses, both occupied and boarded up. They walked past Cunningham. Parker and Johnson funeral home. They walked by people poking...
View ArticleNew House Ed leader: Time running out on standards repeal
By Ryan Quinn The new chairman of the House Education Committee says legislation to further change West Virginia's K-12 learning standards isn't inevitable, but time is running out for lawmakers, the...
View ArticleTomblin looks ahead, reflects on life in politics
By Phil Kabler As Senate Finance Committee chairman, Senate president and governor, Earl Ray Tomblin has overseen the drafting of West Virginia state budgets for 30 years. But a projected $353 million...
View ArticleState won't force students to go to first inter-county elementary
By Ryan Quinn West Virginia's deputy state schools superintendent says state education officials don't control student transfers in Gilmer County, which hasn't provided its promised number of students...
View ArticleTwo years later: event addresses protecting water post-chem spill
By Lydia Nuzum Two years after a chemical spill contaminated the water of more than 300,000 West Virginia residents, a group of concerned citizens and action groups gathered in the state's Capitol to...
View ArticleEducation, faith guiding forces in new imam's life
By Erin Beck He is an academic, so it only makes sense that Dr. Sameh Asal, imam of the Islamic Association of West Virginia, would think the best way to combat rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the...
View ArticleThings to do today: Jan. 10, 2016
MusicWEST VIRGINIA YOUTH SYMPHONY: 3 p.m. Adults $10. Children 18 and under free. Winter Concert, featuring works by Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Sibelius. Scottish Rite Temple, 406 Capitol St. Call...
View ArticleHuntington woman to sit with Michelle Obama at State of the Union
By David Gutman A Huntington woman whose son is in a West Virginia state prison getting treatment for opioid abuse will attend the State of the Union address in Washington, as a guest of President...
View ArticleJhanvi Sheth outlasts competition, wins Kanawha Spelling Bee
By Samuel Speciale Waiting for her turn to approach the microphone, Jhanvi Sheth was restless as she watched her fellow spellers, one after the other, misspell their words.After 57 spellers braved the...
View ArticleNew beginnings
By By Peggy Toney Horton While I was enjoying a leisurely walk on a cold day, a snowflake landed on the sleeve of my coat. I examined its intricate beauty, and was reminded of God's creativity and...
View ArticleNo Powerball winner, so jackpot may grow to $1.3 billion
By By MARGERY BECK Associated PressNo ticket matched all six Powerball numbers following the drawing for a record jackpot of nearly $950 million, lottery officials said early Sunday, boosting the...
View ArticleFailed drug tests among W.Va. miners down in 2015
By The Associated Press FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - Fewer West Virginia coal miners failed drug tests last year compared to the year before, officials say. Around 290 miners failed drug tests in 2015,...
View ArticleShepherdstown girl chases a dream 'en pointe'
By By Vanessa McGuigan The Shepherdstown Chronicle SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Emmakate Franz, 12, has been dancing ballet since the young age of 3.She began classes like most children, but she had...
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