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Humanities Council Makes Grants Available

Humanities Council Makes Grants Available

The West Virginia Humanities Council has a Feb. 1, 2018, deadline for three of its grant categories: Major grants, which are awarded twice a year for projects requesting up to $20,000; Fellowships of $2,500,...

Cold Weather is Ideal for Trout Stocking

Cold Weather is Ideal for Trout Stocking

Trout stockings are happening this week. Colder weather is ideal for the fish, and even though some trout hatcheries are struggling to meet quotas because of last summer’s drought, early January is the right...

Corporate sponsorships on the Turnpike

Corporate sponsorships on the Turnpike

The West Virginia Turnpike could see a new source of revenue in the New Year. The West Virginia Parkways Authority has been accepting proposals for corporate sponsorships along the Turnpike. Officials think as much...

Breaking & entering on Quarrier Street

Breaking & entering on Quarrier Street

A Charleston woman is charged with breaking and entering. Misty Adkins, and several others, broke into the Medical Arts Building on Quarrier Street and caused a significant amount of damage over the weekend. More...

Coal mining deaths up in 2017

Coal mining deaths up in 2017

Coal mining deaths surged in 2017. The nation’s coal mines recorded 15 deaths last year, eight in West Virginia. The state has led the nation in coal mining deaths in six of the past...

West Virginia unemployment rate is up

West Virginia unemployment rate is up

West Virginia’s unemployment rate was up in November. All 55 counties in the state reported an increase in jobless numbers. Workforce West Virginia says Jefferson County had the lowest unemployment rate in the state...

House fire on East End

House fire on East End

An abandon home caught fire on Charleston’s East End last night. The house on Huron Terrace caught fire around 7:30; the fire started in the basement and spread to the rest of the structure....