Comment Period is Open for A-F Grading System for Schools
The West Virginia Board of Education has put a policy out for comment that would move forward with giving A through F grades to entire schools and counties, but would base ratings on more...
Local News
Phone Harassment
A man who owns a cell phone store in Charleston is now charged with telephone harassment. Cynthia Harper of South Charleston said her son went to “Nate Dogg Cellular” to buy a cheap phone...
Plane makes emergency landing
A plane that had a cracked windshield safely made an emergency landing at Yeager Airport. There were 51 people on board. Yeager Airport Police Chief Joe Crawford said all of the passengers on the...
Hillary for WV
The “Hillary for West Virginia” office in Martinsburg is set to open today. That comes on the heels of last night’s opening in Charleston. Next, her campaign will open a location in Fairmont. The...
Verizon Clarksburg
Communications Workers of America members in Clarksburg are among the thousands of Verizon workers on strike along the eastern United States. More than two-dozen CWA Local 2011 members from the Clarksburg Call Center were...
Glen Gainer
Longtime state Auditor Glen Gainer says he’s stepping down next month to take a job for a Virginia-based nonprofit group. Media outlets report the 56-year-old Democrat announced Thursday he will leave office on May...
WV Governor
For the first _ and possibly only _ time this election, the three Democratic candidates in the open race for West Virginia governor will debate on the same stage. With the May 10 primary...
Loaded Gun Confiscated at the Airport
A loaded gun is discovered at a TSA checkpoint at Yeager Airport. The .38 caliber handgun was found in a Putnam County man’s carry on bag as he was passing through the airport checkpoint,...
Blankenship Wants Out of a Prison Sentence Pending an Appeal
Attorneys for former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship filed a motion this week asking that he be released from his one-year prison sentence pending an appeal. The basis for appeal includes whether or not...
Peabody Energy Files for Bankruptcy
Peabody Energy, the nation’s largest coal miner, has filed for bankruptcy protection less than three months after another fililng from Arch Coal. Alpha Natural Resources and Patriot Coal are also seeking bankruptcy protection. Peabody...
