WVU, Va. Tech cancel energy symposium
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University and Virginia Tech have canceled a symposium intended to explore possible collaborations on energy ...
View ArticleEx-Wyoming County nonprofit chief wins federal appeal
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A federal appeals court says an insurance company should have represented a former director of a West Virginia nonprofit organization in a civil lawsuit. The 4th U.S. Circuit ...
View ArticleTuition Increase At Marshall
Starting later this year, tuition and fees will cost $141 more per semester for in-state students, an additional $285 for metro students and $225 more for non-resident ...
View ArticleTomblin returns campaign check to mayor under ethics inquiry
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has returned a campaign contribution to Beckley Mayor Emmett Pugh, who faces ethics charges that he used his public office for private gain. On March ...
View ArticleMobile device could save winter road maintenance
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The state Department of Transportation spent more than $26 million on winter road maintenance in 2011, but a new mobile system that helps crews better detect road conditions ...
View ArticleBaseball. Early Lead Slips Away; Herd Falls to MSU 7-2
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- An early lead vanished Tuesday at the Kennedy Center as Marshall's baseball team fell to visiting Morehead State 7-2. Things looked up for the Thundering Herd after three ...
View ArticleTruancy officer proposed for Putnam schools
WINFIELD, W.Va. -- After touting the success of the county's truancy diversion program Tuesday night, Putnam Circuit Judge Phillip Stowers asked school board members to cover the cost of a ...
View ArticleElderly man scammed in driveway-sealing scheme
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Police have issued a warning about scammers who reportedly are claiming to seal driveways for a large fee. An elderly Valley Grove man called police Monday and said three ...
View ArticleGreenbrier County camp teaches children the arts and sciences
Children in the Carnegie Hall Kids' College summer arts and science camp get the chance to build LEGO robots, dance, act, paint and even learn to cook during the camp in ...
View ArticlePreliminary Nitro paving list announced
NITRO, W.Va. -- Councilman Bill Javins brought a preliminary list of streets in Nitro that need to be repaved to the regular meeting Tuesday night. The list includes the circle on Smith Street, ...
View ArticleRib house fire in South Charleston
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View ArticleParents, teachers against GW High School transfer moratorium
A new Kanawha County policy that bans out-of-area students from transferring to George Washington High School in Charleston's South Hills area is running into intense pushback from the ...
View ArticleCounty sets budget for East Bank park upgrades
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Members of the Kanawha County Commission have set a budget for upgrades to Pioneer Park in East Bank. Town officials went to the Kanawha County Parks and Recreation ...
View ArticleKanawha school system investigating purchases, possible thefts
Kanawha County Schools has opened a sprawling investigation into the school system's maintenance department after employees used more than $800 in taxpayer money to buy four hunting jackets and ...
View ArticleMason superintendent shows support for principal charged with abuse
A Mason County superintendent declared unwavering support for a Point Pleasant Intermediate principal arrested earlier this month for allegedly assaulting an 11-year-old child on a school bus, ...
View ArticleBoy Scout leader has membership revoked due to sexual orientation
On Tuesday night protesters gathered in front of a Bridgeport church to let their local Boy Scout leaders know how they felt about a controversial decision. The controversy began just last week when ...
View ArticlePickin' in the Panhandle event named a 'Place to Be in 2012'
HEDGESVILLE - One of the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia's most popular events, Pickin' in the Panhandle: The West Virginia State BBQ & Bluegrass Festival, has been listed as one of ...
View ArticleBerkeley BOE presents awards
MARTINSBURG - Berkeley County Board of Education members awarded the Distinguished Service and the Volunteer of the Month awards at Monday night's meeting, with each award only given to 10 ...
View ArticleArea man arrested after chase with police
MARTINSBURG - A 32-year-old Martinsburg man was arrested Tuesday morning following a police pursuit in the city. Lonnie R. Durham, of North Queen Street, was charged with one count of felony fleeing ...
View ArticlePurse auction fundraiser on tap
Journal photo by Ron AgnirAnn Smith, left, Michele Bouie, Ruby Avey and Pam Neely collect some of the many purses for the second annual Purse Auction to benefit the Shenandoah Women's Center ...
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