Math classes
Once again next year, pre-calculus and trigonometry classes in Putnam County high schools will be kept separate. Despite the new college and career readiness standards that call for a combination of the two, math...
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Blankenship
Prosecutors say former coal company executive Don Blankenship is slated to head to prison on May 12. Prosecutors mentioned the ex-Massey Energy CEO’s date to surrender to federal custody in a filing in the...
Child Neglect
A woman charged with child neglect resulting in death has waived her right to a preliminary hearing before a county magistrate. Media outlets report that 56-year-old Sallie Harvey was scheduled for a hearing before...
Organized crime
The owner of a scrap metal business has been convicted of engaging in an organized criminal enterprise. Media outlets report that Monday, 80-year-old William “Bill” Smith entered a Kennedy plea on the charge, while...
Dismissed Charges
A lawsuit filed against the city of Parkersburg, its former mayor and the current police chief over the loss of longevity raises for police officers has been dismissed. The Parkersburg News and Sentinel reports...
MacCorkle Ave open
MacCorkle Avenue is open now after a dump truck slammed into the bridge near 67th Street yesterday. A flatbed truck hauling the dump truck tried to make it under the underpass, but instead hit...
Proper vaccines
The number of West Virginia children under the age of two who are missing the recommended immunizations is among the lowest in the nation. That’s why the Bureau for Public Health is using this...
Methadone clinics
West Virginia and 32 other states are part of a coalition asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for some changes to methadone clinics. The attorneys general in the 33 states are...
Naloxone Training Set for Thursday
Thursday is the day to learn how to use the opioid overdose-reversing treatment naloxone. Anyone interested can attend the training Thursday at 8 a.m. at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department. The Marshall University School of...
WVSU to Hold Earth Day Events
West Virginia State University has a full day of activities planned for its Earth Day celebration on April 25. The university says the celebration starts at 9:30 a.m. and is to include presentations, movie...
