Greyhound breeders urge WV lawmakers to keep industry alive
By Phil Kabler A number of greyhound owners and breeders Monday urged legislators to continue greyhound racing in the state, disputing a state-funded study that found the industry is in sharp decline...
View ArticleWV lawmakers push drug testing for welfare recipients
By Eric Eyre While previous bills to test welfare recipients have died, lawmakers still looking at dataBy Eric EyreStaff writerWest Virginia lawmakers continued to analyze more data about drug-testing...
View ArticleOfficials say eliminating personal property tax would devastate education
By Ryan Quinn Education officials told lawmakers Monday that eliminating personal property taxes would cause a huge statewide revenue reduction for county school systems, though one legislator...
View ArticleSerbian judges in Charleston to learn about judicial systems
By Kate White A group of Serbian judges are in Charleston for the week to learn about the state and federal judicial systems.U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Johnston and U.S. Magistrate Judge Dwane...
View ArticleFamily rebuilds Dunbar sports bar Cold Spot after fire
By Elaina Sauber When the Cold Spot's main location in Dunbar burned to the ground in August 2014, Allie Smaidi felt as if he'd lost a family member. The co-owner and son of Cold Spot founder Bill...
View ArticleCharleston council approves flooding settlement
By Rachel Molenda The city of Charleston will settle a case involving flooding following a City Council vote that approved the legal proceedings to settle and dismiss the case.Terri Williams will...
View ArticleWV poet laureate looks forward to meeting Neil Gaiman at book festival
By Bill Lynch Marc Harshman, West Virginia's poet laureate, hasn't read everything Neil Gaiman has written - but he's read most of it."Most of his major novels, as well as his three collections of...
View ArticleJodi Picoult to unveil the facts behind her bestselling fiction
By Dawn Nolan With over 20 books (eight of them bestsellers) to her credit, author Jodi Picoult has had to do a lot of thorough research. She's gone to jail, milked cows on Amish dairy farm, hunted...
View ArticleCommittee opens WV tax reform ideas to public comment
By Phil Kabler After six months of input from economists, academics and government officials, the Select Committee on Tax Reform on Tuesday opened the floor to 33 individuals and representatives of...
View ArticleBoone store employee recounts early-morning attack
By Erin Beck When a customer walked into the Hatfield McCoy Mart near Danville early Monday morning, he heard employee Beth Wild screaming so loud he thought she'd seen a mouse, according to Wild's...
View ArticleW.Va. schools could stock anti-overdose drug
By Ryan Quinn School leaders in one Northern Panhandle county want their schools to stock a drug to resuscitate people suffering from drug overdoses - an apparently rare situation in schools, but one...
View ArticleObama to announce drug policy changes on Charleston trip
By David Gutman In conjunction with his trip to Charleston, President Barack Obama will announce new steps to help stem the flow of prescription painkillers and ease the path to treatment for people...
View Article'Star Wars' fans atwitter, but ask, where's Luke?
By By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press LOS ANGELES - Millions of fans cried out in joy after they saw the latest trailer for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," but it also left more than a few wondering...
View ArticleKanawha on track to see record number of overdose deaths
By Joel Ebert Through the first half of 2015, Kanawha County has equaled the number of heroin-related overdose deaths that occurred in the county last year and is on pace to record the county's most...
View ArticleBlankenship jury hears about missing UBB water sprays
By Ken Ward Jr. Jurors in the criminal trial of former Massey CEO Don Blankenship on Tuesday heard a sometimes testy back-and-forth between a defense lawyer and a former Upper Big Branch miner, and...
View ArticleW.Va. graduation rate among nation's fastest-growing
By Ryan Quinn Among the 50 states, West Virginia saw the fourth-largest increase in its four-year high school graduation rate from the 2012-13 school year to 2013-14, according to preliminary data...
View ArticleBulletin Board: Oct. 21, 2015
Pop-up farmers marketThe state Department of Health and Human Resources will host a "pop-up" farmers market from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at Davis Park at Capitol and Lee streets in Charleston. People...
View ArticleRoger Lewis George
Roger Lewis George, 70, of St. Albans, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015.He was born Oct. 20, 1945, a son of the late Robert L. and Lula M. (Armstrong) George. In addition to...
View ArticleSarah Marie Elmore
Sarah Marie Elmore, 24, of Marmet, went home to be with the Lord on Oct. 13, 2015. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, James and Betty Butcher and Sam and Dottie Elmore.She was a 2009...
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