Putnam Schools
The days of being too cold, or too warm in Putnum County schools could be over. The school board approved the Guaranteed Energy Savings Proposal which will improve the schools HVAC systems, and be...
Local News
Tennant New Job
Former West Virginia Secretary of State Natalie Tennant has a new job. She will be joining the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law. Her new position will be as...
Bankruptcy by Payless Shoes
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Payless Shoe Source is apparently the reason for the closure of the Charleston Town Center Mall location. Payless announced yesterday that they will be closing 400 stores across...
Cell Phone tax
West Virginia’s House has narrowly voted to extend the state’s 6 percent sales tax to cell phone service, barbering and contractors and start cutting the overall rate in the middle of next year. The...
State Budget
West Virginia’s Senate has advanced a budget that would cut about $160 million of state spending, including a 15 percent cut in support for West Virginia University. Senate President Mitch Carmichael and other Republicans...
Greyhound Track
There are more dogs than there are spectators at a greyhound track in West Virginia. The track is among just two in West Virginia and is one of the last remaining greyhound racing facilities...
Boone County School Board Votes in Favor of Forensic Audit
The troubled Boone County School district has voted to audit itself. The board voted this week in favor of a forensic audit that will look for money improperly spent. School board members still have...
State Lawmakers Consider New Requirements for Food Stamps
Advocates for low-income West Virginians are urging the House of Delegates to defeat a Senate-passed bill to establish a computerized system to verify whether 176,000 households getting food stamps are eligible. Following pilot programs...
Two Dead After Walking on Train Tracks
The investigation continues after a man and woman were hit and killed by a train. It happened early Tuesday morning in St. Albans, and Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies said the two were walking along...
Mylan Faces Class Action Lawsuit Over epiPen
The issues over pricing of the epiPen have turned into a class action lawsuit against Mylan. The law firm that filed the suit said in a news release that the purchasers believe Mylan engaged...
