Day: March 25, 2013 Archives


MondayMarch 25, 2013

Crash in Braxton County claims one life

Sends a second to the hospital

Huntington landlord pleads guilty to distributing drugs

Also received drugs as payment for rent

Former coal company workers charged in false billing scheme

Individuals received supplies for personal use

Beer tax bill moved off agenda

Sponsor urges beer lobby to get behind the proposal.

House of Delegates gets involved in Patriot Coal controversy

House passes resolution following floor speech from Del. Mike Caputo.

Rockefeller leads hearing on violent media and kids

He was in Martinsburg on Monday.

Entering new airspace

Airports try to figure out "what's next" without their towers

Bill could lead to higher tuition for many college students

The bill for a pilot program allowing students to be charged for every credit hour taken is on the Senate floor.

State lawmakers trying to work out funding for fairs and festivals

Proposal from Div. of Culture and History would cut funding by 7.5 percent.

Police search for teen runaway in Putnam Co.

Teen covered her tracks well when she disappeared after school on Friday.

Small stores benefit from I-77 rerouting

Business is booming for "out of the way" stops.

Old Man Winter won’t quit

WV counties brace for what they hope is a final dose of winter.

Snow storm extends ski season

Great conditions on the slopes with new snow falling

Gold and Blue Now: Tuesday, April 2

Three players leave the men’s basketball program. Former WVU standout Jedd Gyorko makes his big league debut. We ask Dr. Nick Zervos, an orthopedic surgeon, how such an awful injury like Louisville’s Kevin Ware sustained, happens in basketball.

Flu still bugging West Virginians

Influenza B continues to pop up.

A course change in public ed

The West Virginia Legislature’s passage Friday of Governor Tomblin’s comprehensive education reform bill is significant for several reasons. As has been pointed out many times, it empowers schools to build their teaching teams with the most qualified applicants, not just the people with the most seniority.  For the first time, teachers will be part of

Deadline nears for West Virginia Scholar Program

High school juniors can apply for a full, four year scholarship to West Virginia Wesleyan.

Retiree bump waiting on bill

One time supplement is pending in the House Pensions and Retirement Committee.