Pricey Estate for Sale
One of the priciest properties in West Virginia is on the market. The asking price for the 19,000-square-foot mountaintop mansion owned by a West Virginia Supreme Court justice and a Charleston lawyer is $17...
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New Marshall President to be Named Soon
The Thundering Herd is about to get a new leader. The Marshall University Board of Governors unanimously picked its new president yesterday during a n executive session, but we’ll have to wait until the...
Common Core Standards are Legal
The West Virginia Supreme Court has refused a petition in which a Republican lawmaker contended that the Common Core educational standards are illegal. The petition was filed by state Del. Mike Folk of Berkeley...
President Obama to Visit Neighborhood Center
We’ve got the itinerary for President Obama’s visit to West Virginia on Wednesday. It will include a stop at the Roosevelt Neighborhood Center on Ruffner Avenue in Charleston.. The building is the site that...
Attendance Low for Bridge Day Jumpers
Thrill-seekers showed up for West Virginia’s Bridge Day but in fewer numbers than expected. Bridge Day is the one day a year it’s legal to jump off the 876-foot high span across the New...
Former Blankenship Colleague Testifies
A former coal executive who was dealt a prison sentence for mine violations is testifying in the criminal trial for his old boss, ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. In Charleston federal court Thursday, former...
Jobless Rate Dips
West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dipped in September. WorkForce West Virginia says the rate fell three-tenths of a percentage point to 7.3 percent last month. Employment rose by 1,600 in the service-providing sector,...
Plants’ Law Future is Uncertain
The agency that oversees West Virginia lawyers says Kanawha County’s former prosecutor violated state bar standards. The Charleston Gazette reports that the West Virginia Office of Disciplinary Counsel alleges Mark Plants knowingly violated a...
Famous Ships Dock in Charleston
Replicas of two of Christopher Columbus’ ships will be on display in Charleston. Reproductions of the Pinta and the Nina arrived along the Kanawha River on Thursday. They’ll be docked at Haddad Riverfront Park...
Grants Help Offset Coal Related Losses
West Virginia is receiving more than $1.5 million in funds aimed at softening the blow of the state’s battered coal economy. The so-called POWER funding draws upon the resources of several federal agencies and...
