Recovery Point of Charleston dedicates Stockton Street building
By Lydia Nuzum As Princess Young stood inside the vast concrete warehouse at 501 Stockton St. on Charleston's West Side, she cried at the thought of what the building's future could mean for people...
View ArticleLawmakers delay action on proposal to restructure higher education system
By Samuel Speciale Lawmakers voted Tuesday to delay receiving an audit of the state Higher Education Policy Commission and Council for Community and Technical College Education after officials said...
View ArticleWV testing commission favors ACT, but state not yet releasing 'final...
By Ryan Quinn The day before West Virginia lawmakers planned to start the 2016 session with anti-Common Core bills on their minds, the state schools superintendent's Commission on Assessment again...
View ArticleCabell lawmaker Reynolds enters attorney general's race
By Eric Eyre In recent years, state lawmaker Doug Reynolds has co-sponsored legislation that targeted West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.Now, Reynolds, D-Cabell, is running for attorney...
View ArticleState of the Union: Follow along here
By By NANCY BENAC Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is promising a nontraditional address for President Barack Obama's final State of the Union. But, no, don't look for him to...
View ArticleStakeholders praise ACA gains two weeks from enrollment deadline
By Lydia Nuzum Marcia Meeks fields dozens of calls every day from people trying to enroll in health insurance. But when one woman called about her dying husband, Meeks saw firsthand the tragedy a lack...
View ArticleWest Side residents gather to talk safety, sense of community
By Elaina Sauber About 75 Charleston residents, city officials and police officers attended a special town hall forum on Tuesday to discuss ways to enhance safety and a sense of community on the West...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Jan. 13, 2016
Landlords dinner/ meetingWest Virginia Landlords will meet at 6 p.m. for social hour/dinner on Thursday at Fifth Quarter. The meeting will follow at 7 p.m. All landlords are welcome. Call 304-342-4342...
View ArticleFix politics, Obama urges America
By By Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Eyeing the end of his presidency, President Barack Obama urged Americans Tuesday night to rekindle their belief in the promise of change that first...
View ArticleGovernor activates National Guard in Flint, Mich., seeks federal help
By By Roger Schneider and David Eggert The Associated Press FLINT, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder late Tuesday activated the Michigan National Guard to help distribute bottled water and filters in Flint and...
View ArticleWinter storm strands Monongalia County students for hours
Monongalia County officials say a winter storm, combined with dozens of traffic crashes, kept many students stranded on buses for several hours Tuesday evening.Monongalia County 911 Director Michael...
View ArticleCharleston, Huntington advance in 'Best Communities' competition
By Rick Steelhammer Charleston and Huntington are among 15 U.S. cities to make it to the semifinal round in America's Best Communities competition, qualifying them for a chance to win economic...
View ArticleLive Coverage: Tomblin delivers State of the State
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin will deliver his sixth, and presumably final, State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at 7 p.m. We asked our readers what they are most interested in...
View ArticleCole won't say if he'll abide by WV Supreme Court decision
By David Gutman West Virginia Senate President Bill Cole on Wednesday refused to say if he would abide by the ruling of the state Supreme Court, if the court rules that a Democrat should fill the...
View ArticleFoodland defendant fails at youthful offender program
By Kate White One of the five defendants who admitted taking part in the violent robbery of Foodland on MacCorkle Avenue in 2014 failed out of a program designed for youthful offenders that he was...
View ArticleAmtrak launches business class service for Cardinal passengers
By Rick Steelhammer More spacious seating, complimentary Wi-Fi and soft drinks and other perks will be available to travelers using Amtrak's Cardinal route, linking Charleston to New York, Washington,...
View ArticleFeds investigating former UC student over thefts
By Kate White Last fall, federal agents searched the home of a former University of Charleston student who was expelled over allegations that he stole thousands of dollars worth of textbooks and...
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