Category — Charleston, West Virginia

Group protests one company taking on entire project.

Police are looking for suspect.

Parents and athletes frustrated by the lack of support for women’s sports.

Driver ran from DUI checkpoint.

The jury finds Kara Garvin guilty of aggravated murder in three deaths.

Now will face another unbeaten in Summers Co.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Slack Plaza in downtown Charleston could get a much-need professional redesign through a grant city leaders are seeking. The idea is to redo the entire walkway from Charleston Town Center Mall to Capitol Street as a public arts …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Verizon is expected to have a more difficult time complying with a state-imposed service improvement plan in West Virginia, after the Public Service Commission directed the company to start reporting telephone line repair calls previ…

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The bonds were from the referendum approved by voters last August.

They want to end the ban on MMA matches in West Virginia.

Tolsia star ready to “set sail.”

WV Girls State Player of the Year Myriah Byard scores 15 in victory.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Competition and the expiration of federal tax exemption cut BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.s profit by 66 percent in 2009. The workers compensation insurer says it earned $38.9 million last year, compared to $113.6 million in 2008. …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Joe Manchin strongly urged state Board of Education members Wednesday to take a leadership role and push for changes that could help West Virginia secure $80 million in federal education dollars.”You need bold action,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Circuit courts in more populous areas of the state could set up business courts under a proposal approved by state senators Wednesday, after concerns some senators had about the cost of the new court systems were allayed. The bill (HB…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The University of Charleston has hired Letha B. Zook as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty. Zook, now academic vice president at Wheeling Jesuit University, will begin at UC July 1. She succeeds Charles Steb…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a contentious anti-abortion bill after hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations. A split House Judiciary Committee amended and passed legislation (SB597) meant to make it easier for women seeking…

Its easy to give once, then forget. Haitis recovery from the recent devastating earthquake will take years, and the Clay Centers benefit concert at 4 p.m. Sunday is another way to help. Tickets for the event, co-sponsored by the Salvation Army, are $15 for…

WANT TO GO. “Streb: Raw” WHERE: The Clay CenterWHEN: 8 p.m. FridayTICKETS: $20, $25 and $35INFO:

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — About three police cruisers chased a car through downtown Charleston Wednesday evening, a Metro 911 dispatcher said. John O. Brown, 35, of Charleston, ran through a sobriety checkpoint on the 1500 block of Kanawha Boulevard East a…

Senate 9:30 a.m.: Finance, Judiciary committees 11 a.m.: Floor session 1 p.m.: Government Organization, Health and Human Resources committees 2 p.m.: Banking and Insurance, Education committees 3 p.m.: Finance, Judiciary committees …

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A jury has found that several former Cabell County jail employees should have been compensated for unused sick days when their jobs were terminated in 2003. The jury determined Tuesday that the employees should be compensated because …

SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. — International Coal Group says state regulators have reinstated a permit for a planned mine in Taylor County. ICG announced the action by the state Surface Mine Board on Wednesday. The panel had ruled in October 2008 that the state De…

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Two Salem employees are accused of stealing nearly $100,000 from the city. City Manager David Mayle, 28, is on paid leave. City Clerk Sherry Lovett Olenick, 41, has been fired. Both were charged Monday with embezzling and falsifying …

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Joe Manchin wants Congress to stop a plan that would give the Environmental Protection Agency authority to regulate greenhouse gases. Manchins office says the governor added his signature to a letter to congressional leaders Wedn…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Salvation Army will sponsor a Benefit Relief Concert for Haiti at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Clay Center. All proceeds from the concert go to support relief efforts in Haiti. Performers include the Appalachian Childrens Chorus, Charlest…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Wal-Mart in Southridge Centre was evacuated and surrounding traffic lanes closed Wednesday morning following a bomb threat, according to a Kanawha County 911 dispatcher. South Charleston police and Kanawha County sheriffs…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sheets GMC in Pocahontas County received a preliminary call from General Motors Co. earlier this week, saying its franchise would be reinstated. But Charles Sheets, president of the Green Bank truck dealership, said Wednesday hes n…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislation to allow the state Parkways Authority to operate additional toll roads in the state (SB427) advanced to the full House of Delegates Wednesday — with a new version of a discount plan for commuters who use E-ZPass to pay Tur…