Blankenship Trial Enters Sixth Week
John Poma stook the tand in the trial of former company CEO Don Blankenship Friday. He was vice president and chief administrative officer at Massey Energy when the Upper Big Branch mine exploded in...
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Congressional Races Expected to be Competitive Next Year
With the November 2016 elections just one year away, Republicans, Democrats and outside groups are preparing for expensive battles over state legislative seats, and West Virginia is one of the states getting focus. Increasing...
WV Artists Display Works at Tamarack
More than 100 paintings, sculptures and other works by West Virginia artists will be featured in an exhibition at Tamarack. The biennial West Virginia Juried Exhibition opened Sunday at Tamarack in Beckley and will...
Ambulance Joyrider Arrested
A man is facing charges for taking an ambulance on a joy ride this week. 34-year old Brian Keith Thompson was arrested near St. Francis Hospital, and Charleston police say he hopped into an...
Long Investigation Leads to Drug Arrest
A big arrest for sheriff’s deputies on Thursday. Members of the Kanawha County SWAT team were called in to help the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office STOP team in the execution of a search warrant...
First Lady Unveils Christmas Ornament
West Virginia’s first lady is showing off the 2015 governor’s mansion holiday ornament. The limited-edition ornament that first lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin unveiled this week features a gingerbread man and sparkling holiday candies. It...
Machinery Plant to Lay Off Workers
Layoffs are coming to a manufacturing plant. Walker Machinery said slow economic and marketing conditions and a slumping coal industry are to blame, and the loss of jobs for 77 people is necessary to...
Three Finalists Named for President of Southern Tech College
Three finalists have been chosen for the president’s job at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College. Southern’s Board of Governors and presidential search committee say James Buyea, Robert Gunter and Alton Scales will...
Students Are About to Get Recycling Lessons
A nonprofit environmental organization is bringing lessons in recycling to West Virginia classrooms. The Recycling Coalition of West Virginia has developed educational materials to teach students about recycling, composting and solid waste disposal. The...
Key Witness Cries on the Stand in Blankenship Trial
A former Massey Energy official wept on the witness stand while describing efforts to address safety problems nine months before an explosion killed 29 miners. William Ross is one of the government’s top witnesses...
