Motorcycle Accident Victims Identified
The Cabell County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of a husband and wife who were killed in a the bad accident Thursday in Cabell County. 75-year-old Luther Shaffer and 76-year-old Patricia Shaffer of...
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Group Aims to Fight Drug Addiction
West Virginia has the highest percentage of overdose deaths in the country, and the group Warriors For Hope wants to to something about it. The group sponsored a walk at the State Capitol Building...
Snowhill Residents Worry that Construction Causes Flooding
Some neighbors are worried about a construction project’s side effects. People living on Snowhill just outside of Charleston worry that construction happening at Eagle View Apartments may be destroying a creek which is causing...
Beckley Remains Identified and the Investigation Continues
Beckley police say remains found in February have been identified as those of a man who disappeared more than a year ago. Detective Morgan Bragg says there was evidence of foul play in the...
Judge Asked to Unseal Spill-Related Records
A federal judge is being asked to make public hundreds of pages of documents in a lawsuit against a water company and a manufacturer that sold a chemical to a company involved in a...
Year-Round Coaching Idea is Tabled
The state Board of Education has decided not to vote on a proposal to allow year-round coaching in middle and high school sports. The board tabled the measure Thursday for more study. Current policy...
Online Petition Aims to Change Name of School Named After Confederate General
This is related to the confederate flag controversy. There’s a petition online that wants to change the name of Stonewall Jackson Middle School in Charleston. General Jackson was a confederate general during the Civil...
Commission Forms to Study Oil and Gas Safety
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has formed a commission to study workplace safety regulations for the oil and gas industry and to recommend improvements. Tomblin issued an executive order forming the West Virginia Commission on...
New Website Launched for Feedback on Common Core
State school administrators have launched a new website to gather feedback on Common Core standards. The state Department of Education on Wednesday publisehed http://wvacademicspotlight.statestandards.org to allow you to read and comment on any of...
Wednesday Hospital Lockdown Was a Precaution
The mention of a gun prompted a lockdown at Thomas Hospital Wednesday. South Charleston police said one person was taken to the hospital’s emergency room after a family disturbance in St. Albans, and relatives...
