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Ski Resorts Get Ready to Open

Ski Resorts Get Ready to Open

West Virginia’s ski resorts are gearing up for the opening of the winter season. Snowshoe Mountain spokesman Shawn Cassell told the Gazette-Mail that the Pocahontas County resort is aiming to open some ski trails...

WVU raising HIV & Hepatitis C awareness

WVU raising HIV & Hepatitis C awareness

WVU’s Department of Emergency Medicine has received a grant to fund a hepatitis-C and HIV awareness program. The over million-dollar grant will fund a 4-year program to raise awareness of the two diseases. The...

West Virginia college enrollment slips

West Virginia college enrollment slips

Enrollment at West Virginia colleges is down, but only slightly. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy commission numbers show a two-tenths of a percent drop since the fall of 2016. The commission is anticipating...

Fire destroys St. Albans home

Fire destroys St. Albans home

Fire destroyed a St. Albans home Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the fire at Central Avenue and Green Valley Drive. The home was vacant, and no one was injured during the fire. The home...

Over 200 homes still without power

Over 200 homes still without power

Over 200 homes in Kanawha County are still without power this morning. Several thousand lost power over the weekend after a front moved through Saturday night. Fifty-mile-per-hour wind gusts knock out power to more...

Man accused of ramming police cruiser

Man accused of ramming police cruiser

A Charleston man is in custody this morning, accused of ramming his car into a police cruiser early Sunday morning at Beech and Garvin. Rodney Toler flashed a gun at officers and fled on...