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West Virginia judge refuses to stay Big East suit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A judge has refused to stay West Virginia University's lawsuit against the Big East while the conference's countersuit plays out in Rhode Island.
West Virginia judge refuses to stay Big East...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A judge has refused to stay West Virginia University's lawsuit against the Big East while the conference's countersuit plays out in Rhode Island.
West Virginia gets Copeland
It has been a mixed day so far for West Virginia when it comes to undecided recruits. The Mountaineers lost out on highly regarded players Joel Caleb (Virginia Tech) and Deaysean Rippy (Pitt). But they also got two big commitments from Adam Pankey and Travares Copeland. Copeland, a three-star receiver out of Fort Pierce, Fla., picked the Mountaineers over FIU. Pankey, a two-star offensive ...
West Virginia State having annual human rights...
West Virginia State Universitys Seventh Annual Human Rights Conference will take place from 11 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. Thursday in the theater of the Davis Fine Arts Building. The featured speaker will be Jim Lucas, a nationally recognized activist for human ri...
West Virginia hockey motivated to finish season on...
By: Jon Fehrens West Virginia's huge showdown against Pittsburgh at the end of last season became much more interesting after last weekend....
Syracuse survives West Virginia
Brandon Triche had 18 points, including a pair of free throws that broke the final tie with 88 seconds left, and No. 3 Syracuse beat West Virginia 63-61 today.
WVU's 3-game slide is longest under Huggins
West Virginia's freshman-dominated roster is showing its age. For the first time at his alma mater, Bob Huggins has lost three straight games. A combination of mishandled passes, poor shot choices, and a lack of hustle and ball movement has led to the slide. The Mountaineers (15-8, 5-5 Big East) are headed south in the conference standings but have a six-day stretch before its next game to work...
West Virginia editorial roundup
The Associated Press Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: Jan. 28 Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, W.Va., on higher education spending: An unsettling but not surprising trend has been confirmed by a recent study that examined the amount of support states give to higher education. In an era hit by the Great Recession and the ensuing slow economic recovery, declining or flat tax revenues ...

Photos: Governor takes time out to read
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin visited Kanawha City Elementary students to read "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight" by Jane Tolen and Mark Teague. The governor was taking part in National Read To Me Day. ...
SSAC unveils classes for 2012-13
The hammer came down as far as the SSACs reclassification figures Wednesday, and although the Kanawha Valley escaped any changes, several key figures in the current football playoffs did not.Point Pleasant (11-0), the No. 1 team in the Class AA playoff fie...
Slick roads, rain result in rush hour accidents
Rainy weather caused a large number of early-morning accidents around the Kanawha Valley. West Virginia State Police were busy along Interstate 77 about three miles south of the Paint Creek exit because of a tractor-trailer flipping onto its side. The ...
20th Century Images: Seaplane, 1963
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Air National Guard has had a wide variety of aircraft going back to the postwar P-47 Thunderbolt and P-51 Mustangs. This fine amphibian -- HU-16 -- was often seen practicing takeoff and landing on the Kanawha Riv...
AARP West Virginia to hold free shredding event...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- AARP West Virginia will hold a free shredding event for Kanawha Valley residents to safely and securely dispose of sensitive documents during a "Fight Fraud, Shred Instead" recycling event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday on ...
Kanawha Valley, MSAC football scrimmages
Buffalo - Aug. 13: Ravenswood at Buffalo, 6 p.m.; Aug. 18: Buffalo, Sissonville at Clay County, 6 p.m.Capital - Aug. 13: Herbert Hoover vs. Capital at Laidley Field, 7 p.m.; Aug. 20: Woodrow Wilson vs. Capital at Laidley Field, 11:20 a.m....
County must fund voting machine maintenance
Kanawha County commissioners will have to come up with $60,000 to $70,000 to pay for maintenance of electronic voting machines. Secretary of State Natalie Tennants office was in the process of negotiating a statewide maintenance contract with Electro...
Kanawha Valley football scrimmage schedule
Buffalo - Aug. 13: Ravenswood at Buffalo, 6 p.m.; Aug. 18: Buffalo, Sissonville at Clay County, 6 p.m. Capital - Aug. 13: Herbert Hoover vs. Capital at Laidley Field, 7 p.m.; Aug. 20: Woodrow Wilson vs. Capital at Laidley Field, 11:20 a.m.</li...
West Virginia American Water pulls out of $3.5...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County Commissioners were told Thursday that West Virginia American Water would not participate in a $3.5 million extension project that could have potentially provided water to 145 households.
County will hold public hearing to discuss...
Kanawha County Commissioners still plan to hold a public hearing to discuss the possibility of moving two precincts from the Second Magisterial District to the First even though it was recently discovered the change isnt needed. Commission President Kent C...
Lifeguard shortage dictates pool closings
Swimming pool season is winding down in Kanawha and Putnam counties.Due to a lifeguard shortage because of high school students starting extracurricular activities, college students preparing for the new semester and last-minute vacations, area public pool...
Plan gives Kanawha senator to Putnam
CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- Kanawha County would lose one senator to Putnam County under the new redistricting plan introduced Monday in the state Senate. The Senates redistricting committee approved its proposal for reconfiguration of that bodys dis...
Former mayoral candidate files request over...
Mayoral candidate Janet "JT" Thompson has renewed her request to have a Kanawha Circuit Court judge decide whether the city municipal election was conducted properly. Thompson asked Judge James Stucky two weeks ago to hear her case, but Stucky said h...
Roundup: Youth softball tourney begins today
The 11-12-year-old state softball tournament will be held today through Wednesday at fields in Kanawha City and on Bigley Avenue.The tournament, hosted by Capital-Midwestern Little League, will feature teams from Barboursville, Beckley, Craigsville, Grant ...
Harry Potter' will leave a lasting spell
Kathie Parsons obsession over the past 10 years comes to a close this week.The 25-year-old Kanawha City resident has been a Harry Potter fanatic since the first movie came out in 2001. She has read each of the seven books multiple times.Her passion began w...
Kanawha Trace Trail run is 30-plus miles
ONA -- Want to run a 50K race? That's 31 miles or five more miles than a marathon.
Commissioners dismiss damaged property lawsuit
The Kanawha County Commission filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by a Sissonville woman who claims authorities severally damaged her property during a recent search for evidence in the 2003 sniper case.Sandra Shaffer filed a lawsuit in the Kanawha County ...
Lawsuits challenge citys home rule project
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A pilot project that gives four West Virginia cities greater freedom to decide their own destinies is being challenged in court. The Herald-Dispatch reports that five separate lawsuits were filed Wednesday in Kanawha County Circuit C...
Some face summer school conflicts
Summer school isnt a place most students want to be. And some students might experience extra complications as they take part in summer classes.Three variations of summer school started Tuesday in Kanawha County. The trouble is, a class for stu...
Hot dog sale raises over $7,000 for sick officer
The Kanawha County Deputy Sheriffs Association raised over $7,000 Wednesday during the second hot dog sale to benefit Cpl. Greg Eplin. Eplin, who was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Colon Cancer, was at Wednesdays hot dog sale at the sheriffs office in Ch...
Head start on 2011
The three-week approved summer workout period that started last week for state prep sports teams signaled the beginning of what a couple Kanawha Valley football players hope is a bounce-back year. While Winfield running back David Gaydosz was on the field ...
I-64 eastbound near Oakwood Road reopened after...
The eastbound lanes of Interstate 64 near the Oakwood Road exit have reopened after a tractor-trailer accident. According to a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher, the tractor-trailer jackknifed in the eastbound lanes just before 6 p....
Photos: Bridge dedicated to judges family
The 35th Street Bridge was renamed for Kanawha Circuit Judge Tod Kaufmans parents and brother, who were killed by a drunk driver nearly 30 years ago. ...
Weather service warning about doozy of a storm...
The National Weather Service is warning of a thunderstorm with possible 50-mile-an-hour wind and hail headed toward the Kanawha Valley.Metro 911 issued a warning about the storm to emergency responders slightly past 12:30 p.m. Dispatchers said the stor...
School system offers free meals for kids
The Kanawha County school systems summer food service program starts Tuesday and offers free breakfast and lunch to students 18 and younger.People over 18 are charged $3 for breakfast and $4 for lunch.The summer menu is on a two-week rotating schedule. Mea...

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