Federal judge's ruling puts minor party candidates back on the ballot
As many as 22 unaffiliated and minor party candidates could now be on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot in West Virginia, according to an order entered by U.S. District Judge Chuck Chambers Thursday....
View ArticleWest Virginia Supreme Court denies Pioneer Pipe appeal
The West Virginia Supreme Court recently upheld a workers' compensation decision that held Marietta-based Pioneer Pipe responsible for the hearing loss claim of a man who worked for the company for...
View ArticleNew street signs pay tribute to Nitro history
The city of Nitro has erected new street signs aimed at spotlighting the town's identity as a World War I historical city. The city made several improvements in recent months in an attempt to bolster...
View ArticleInput wanted for next yeara s 250th anniversary celebration of Mason-Dixon...
From left, Dianne Anestis, Doug Wood and Ed Robey were living history presenters during a previous Mason Dixon Line hike at Mason-Dixon Historical Park near Core, W.Va.
View ArticleVDOT: Route 230 Closed To Through Traffic Nov. 15-16
Route 230 will be closed to through traffic near the Madison-Greene county line on Nov. 15 and 16 as work continues on the Conway River bridge rehabilitation project. The closure is necessary for...
View ArticleKanawha businesses take on heavy damage in early morning fire
Crews from the Nitro Fire Department were called to the 600 block of Main Avenue where Parker's Barber Shop and Statewide Service were in flames. "They had really heavy smoky conditions," said Nitro...
View ArticleCancelled: Route 230 Closed to Through Traffic November 15-16
Route 230 will be closed to through traffic near the Madison-Greene county line on Nov. 15 and 16 as work continues on the Conway River bridge rehabilitation project. The closure is necessary for...
View ArticleKanawha Commission President calls on DOT to repair street lights on interstates
Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper says there's a "serious safety hazard" on the interstates running through the county. Carper sent a letter to state Transportation Secretary Paul Mattox...
View ArticleAirstream trailer donated to flood victims -
Tommy Mullins, of Madison W.Va. and owner of Town and Country Preowned Auto Mall of Nitro W.Va has donated his 32 foot Airstream Trailer with the assistance of Town and Country and Peoples Federal...
View ArticleW.Va. deals with first snow of 2017
A noon traffic jam in the Nitro-St. Albans area due to icy conditions on I-64 bridge over Kanawha River CHARLESTON, W.Va .
View ArticleStephens honors family with naming of new BMH cafeteria -
Paul Stephens and family have honored his late wife, Goldie D. Stephens with a donation to the new Boone Memorial Hospital.
View ArticleBlackjack player leaves West Virginia casino to rob bank
Troubled boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya is arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after Pasadena bar crawl EXCLUSIVE: Allman Brothers Band drummer Butch Trucks shot himself in the head in...
View ArticleMexican national pleads guilty in Huntington to federal drug crime
A Mexican national pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime, announced United States Attorney Carol Casto. Moises Gamboa, 52, of Rocky Point, Mexico, entered his guilty plea to aiding and abetting the...
View ArticleLawmakers split on road bond plan; want to see more
Gov. Jim Justice's highway construction plan includes nearly $3 billion in projects that the governor said Wednesday would create more than 25,000 jobs. The work would be paid for with bonds financed...
View ArticleEyewitness says storm came out of nowhere
NITRO, W.Va . - It will take a full investigation by the National Weather Service to determine if the strong winds which accompanied an intense thunderstorm in Nitro Wednesday were actually a tornado.
View ArticleBlackjack player who left casino to rob bank gets prison
Kerry Johnson looks at people in a courtroom as he is brought in for sentencing for a 2016 bank robbery, in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, March 2, 2017.
View ArticleHouse Finance chairman says he'd just talked with Justice...
The House Finance Committee chairman says he met with representatives of the Justice administration to talk about "sweeping" agency accounts the day before Gov. Jim Justice embraced the idea and...
View ArticleMan interviewing for police job now charged with sexual assault
A Kanawha County man who wanted to be a South Charleston police officer was arraigned on sexual assault charges Monday, investigators said. During the interview process for the policeman's job, Tyler...
View ArticleBody found in Nitro
Police said officers responded to a call about the body around 1 p.m. Saturday. The body was found in the Kanawha River next to a private dock near 12th Street.
View ArticleGreyhound funding falls to budget ax
The West Virginia House on Saturday voted to eliminate funding for greyhound racing, which industry officials say would doom the industry in the state and cost an estimated 1,700 jobs.
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