Agency has eyes on pain clinic loophole
A year in to new state pain clinic rules, Responsible Pain and Aesthetic Management in Beckley is just the fifth licensed pain clinic in West Virginia. The facility had to take major steps to...
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Bins vs. Bags: The debate
Making the switch. Charleston is considering ending a rule that allows residents to use recycling bins instead of clear plastic bags the city provides. Bins were allowed last year. The city says it will...
Putnam County official need updated addresses from Liberty
Putnam County officials want some residents to update their information if they’ve moved…the request coming after 40% of the tax statements sent out to folks around Liberty were returned. The county says those addresses...
Mom Charged with Obstructing in Teen Case
More now on a missing teen from Cross Lanes… the mother, Angela Fields has been arrested for obstructing an officer after her 14-year old daughter, Autumn, was reported missing. Her father has full-custody, and...
Charges Pending After Dead Animals Found in a House
Sixteen cats and one dog were among nearly two dozen dead animals seized from the home of a Charleston woman this week. Officers were called after a complaint by a neighbor who said a...
Governors Meet at the Greenbrier
Governors are gathering in West Virginia this weekend, and among the topics…Money to repair highways, rising health care costs and global warming. The National Governors Association summer meeting is on at The Greenbrier resort...
New Juvenile Justice System Plan in the Works
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is launching a truancy diversion program as part of a juvenile justice system overhaul. County boards of education can apply for funding for a truancy diversion specialist to improve school...
Girls Scouts Arrive for Jamboree
The Grils Scout Jamboree is on and that means Scouts are at the Summit in West Virginia for five days of mountain biking, rock climbing and other outdoor challenges. The first day was Wednesday...
Jobless Rate Keeps Ticking Up
West Virginia’s unemployment rate has increased for five consecutive months, reaching the highest level in the nation in June. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a percentage point in June to...
Prosecutors Want a Guilty Plea Hearing for Southern
Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to schedule a guilty plea hearing for Gary Southern — the top executive charged in last year’s massive chemical spill. Southern faces federal pollution and bankruptcy fraud charges...