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Board of Education

Board of Education

The State Board of Education will vote this morning on the possible takeover of the Boone County schools. The local board has failed to provide a “fiscally sufficient” budget by making staff cuts. If...

Those affected by flooding

Those affected by flooding

Federal disaster officials are advising West Virginia residents who were affected by flooding last month and have applied for assistance to stay in touch with the agency. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says applicants...

Bates donating pay

Bates donating pay

A member of the West Virginia House of Delegates is donating the pay he received for the special legislative session that was held to resolve the state’s budget crisis. News outlets report that Democrat...

Morrisey sports

Morrisey sports

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says select fantasy sports are legal in the state. West Virginia’s constitution prohibits private lotteries and other games of chance. But Morrisey’s opinion released Monday after a review...

McDonald’s theft

McDonald’s theft

An Ohio man is behind bars over accusations he climbed through a drive-thru window and robbed a fast food restaurant. Charleston police say Jonathan Gibbs went in to the McDonald’s window early Saturday morning...

WV researcher helping teens

WV researcher helping teens

A West Virginia researcher is getting national recognition for her efforts into teens and workplace injuries. WVU Assistant Professor Dr. Kimberly Rauscher discussed adolescent workplace injury on the show “Public Health Minute with William...

Greenbrier reopening this week

Greenbrier reopening this week

The Greenbrier is reopening this week. The place was closed after the flooding and its major golf tournament was even cancelled. Greenbrier officials say repairs have been made, cleanup is mostly finished and the...

WV Flooding Estimates

WV Flooding Estimates

Damage estimates from last month’s West Virginia flooding are being revised downward. State officials said Friday more recent assessments show 25-hundred homes were damaged, which is much lower than the four-thousand figure initially released...

KCHA Offers Thanks

KCHA Offers Thanks

The animals affected by the floods have received lots of help over the past couple of weeks, and the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association offers thanks to Fruth Pharmacy for helping make it happen. Thousands of...