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Indicted DOH Worker Commits Suicide

Indicted DOH Worker Commits Suicide

Just a few hours after a former director of the West Virginia Division of Highway’s equipment division was indicted on federal racketeering charges, he committed suicide. Bob Andrew had been charged with 29 counts,...

Greenbrier Conference Draws Big Names

Greenbrier Conference Draws Big Names

The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce is holding a conference at the Greenbrier right now, and economist Arthur Laffler on Wednesday, urged the state to cut personal income taxes as a way to stimulate...

Wayne County School Website Hacked

Wayne County School Website Hacked

The West Virginia State Police and the FBI have launched an investigation after the Wayne County Board of Education website is hacked. It happened early Wednesday morning. When people tried to visit the website...

Costs Grow After Yeager Slide

Costs Grow After Yeager Slide

It’s getting expensive to keep up with the situation at Yeager Airport. Airport attornies say the landslide at the airport in Charleston is still considered “dangerous and unstable.” The attorneys represent Yeager in litigation...

First Energy Wants Rate Increase

First Energy Wants Rate Increase

First Energy has asked West Virginia regulators to approve a $75.8 million rate hike over two years to cover the cost of its vegetation management programs. First Energy says it needs the increase to...

Fort Gay Fire Ruled Arson

Fort Gay Fire Ruled Arson

The State Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled a fire that damaged a former school in Fort Gay as arson. The fire occurred on Saturday at a building that formerly was Fort Gay High School...

Patriot Can Sell Assets

Patriot Can Sell Assets

A bankruptcy judge says Patriot Coal can sell its remaining assets at auction. The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Keith Phillips said on Monday at a hearing in Richmond that he...

Board Ok’s Moving WVU Tech to Beckley

Board Ok’s Moving WVU Tech to Beckley

West Virginia University’s Board of Governors is giving the green light to move the WVU Institute of Technology campus from Montgomery to Beckley. The board voted Tuesday to authorize the move with no dissenting...

WVU Tech Plans a Move to Beckley

WVU Tech Plans a Move to Beckley

Classes were canceled briefly Monday at WVU’s Institute of Technology so students there could attend a closed-door meeting with the WVU President Gordon Gee. Students and faculty learned the Montgomery school will be moving...

Alpha Executive Leaves During Restructuring

Alpha Executive Leaves During Restructuring

An Alpha Natural Resources executive has left the coal producer amid a financial restructuring. Alpha says in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that Brian D. Sullivan resigned to pursue another...