West Virginia hardwoods industry takes a plunge (The Register-Herald)

Charleston, West Virginia News

• West Virginia’s Top Two Youth Volunteers Selected in 17th Annual National Awards Program
  CHARLESTON, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Emily Brown, 15, of Elkview and Katherine Deem, 13, of Leon today were named West Virginia's top two youth volunteers for 2012 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Emily was nominated by Herbert Hoover High School in Clendenin, a […]
• Charleston U: How We Cut Tuition By 22%
  NEW YORK -- After seeing enrollment decline for the first time in a decade, the University of Charleston, in West Virginia, slashed tuition by 22% for the upcoming school year hoping to entice more students. […]
• Dining room believed origin of fatal Parkersburg fire
  PARKERSBURG , W.Va. -- Fire officials believe a fire that killed two young Parkersburg girls began in a dining room on the first floor of the family's duplex. […]
• Many support texting bill in WV Legislature
  Lawmakers have been fighting for the bill for six years. […]
• Charleston City Council cuts 10 positions on police force
  Charleston City Council voted 18-6 to eliminate 10 vacant positions in the city police force during Monday's meeting, despite strong protests by some members. […]
• For each new Amercian citizen, theres a story
  Grant Cooper, conductor of the West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, pledges allegiance to the United States flag during a naturalization ceremony at the Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse Monday. […]
• Teen Pleads Guilty to Firing AK-47 at 7-Eleven
  The teen who was accused of firing an AK-47 19 times in the direction of a group of people in front of the Washington Street 7-11 in sight of the State Capitol. […]