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W.Va. legislators to hear about housing challenges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:06:04 -0400

WHEELING, West Virginia - Lawmakers studying children and poverty are planning to hear from the public this week on housing issues.

Man sentenced for stabbing W.Va. football player

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:06:23 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - A West Virginia man will spend up to five years behind bars for stabbing a University of Charleston football player outside a nightclub in January.

W.Va. House to convene, elect new speaker

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:04:38 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - It's time for West Virginia's House of Delegates to elect a new speaker.

Buildings, land transferred to WVSU

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:04:45 -0400

INSTITUTE, West Virginia - West Virginia State University has plenty of room to grow with the transfer of the former West Virginia Rehabilitation Center property in Institute.

W.Va. teacher fired amid sexting accusations

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:04:16 -0400

BECKLEY, West Virginia - A Raleigh County middle school teacher has been fired for allegedly sending sexually explicit text messages to a 13-year-old student earlier this year.

W.Va. AG questions clinics, reviews abortion regs

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:22:25 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey asked the state's two legal abortion clinics on Monday to answer a series of questions about their practices and their policies for ensuring patient safety as he investigates whether any regulatory changes are needed.

W.Va. sheriff killing suspect denied bail

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:12:33 -0400

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia - A West Virginia man accused of gunning down Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum unsuccessfully sought pretrial release Monday, with defense lawyers arguing he is not a threat to the public because evidence suggests the killing was not random.

W.Va. Supreme Court yanks politico's law license

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:53:51 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Calling his conduct reprehensible, West Virginia's Supreme Court stripped a veteran lawyer and frequent political candidate of his license Monday after he had someone involuntarily committed on mental health allegations later deemed untrue.

Salem nursing associate degree loses state OK

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:22:21 -0400

SALEM, West Virginia - A state board is withdrawing its approval of Salem International University's associate degree in nursing program.

Work on new W.Va. Guard center ahead of schedule

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:14:33 -0400

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - Construction of a West Virginia Army National Guard readiness center in Buckhannon is expected to be completed in August 2014, about three months ahead of schedule.

Bear sightings put Huntington residents on edge

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:02:47 -0400

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia - Residents of several Huntington neighborhoods are on edge following recent bear sightings.

'Hollow' debuts on W.Va. Day, screenings Saturday

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 05:34:15 -0400

WELCH, West Virginia - An interactive documentary film that aims to let the people of McDowell County tell their own stories launches this week, with a website going live Thursday, on West Virginia Day.

WVU offers new minor in strategic social media

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:05:40 -0400

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia - The West Virginia University journalism school is adding a minor this fall to give graduates a competitive edge - strategic social media.

W.Va. sesquicentennial quilt to be unveiled

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:08:13 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - A quilt commemorating West Virginia's 150th anniversary will be unveiled Monday by first lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin.

1st segment of New River Parkway to open Monday

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:08:27 -0400

HINTON, West Virginia - The first segment of a scenic parkway is opening in southern West Virginia.

Film on drugs in southern W.Va. goes public July 1

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:08:34 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - A film that has worried one southern West Virginia community for months will be available to the public through DVD sales and rental downloads July 1.

Man drowns at Blue Bend Recreation Area

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:53:16 -0400

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, West Virginia - The Greenbrier County Sheriff's Department is investigating the drowning of a man at the Blue Bend Recreation Area.

W.Va. backlash emerging over education standards

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:20:20 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - West Virginia is sticking with new standards for math, reading and writing in public schools, but faces opposition fueled by the tea party movement, which believes the benchmarks are part of an attempted federal takeover of local education authority.

Disabled ex-deputy takes honors at athletic event

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:18:53 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - It took Dan Clarkson about a year and a half to walk after a 2006 motorcycle wreck, even though doctors said his chances of that were slim.

Man found shot multiple times in W.Va.

Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:02:49 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Police are investigating the death of a man found shot multiple times in Kanawha County.