School bus supervisor guilty of embezzlement
A former Kanawha County school bus supervisor admitted Tuesday to logging fake overtime hours for employees, pocketing the excess cash and often using it pay off balances on a family member’s Mary Kay cosmetics account.
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New laser procedure reduces asthma symptoms
Specialists with Pulmonary Associates of Charleston perform the new procedure, which uses heat to shrink the tissue along the airways of asthma patients’ lungs.
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Man shot, killed on Campbells Creek
A man was shot and killed near Campbells Creek Tuesday evening. At about 9:30 p.m., Jonathan Campbell, 39, of Gap View was shot and killed at a home near 167 Gap View, Kanawha County Sheriff Sergeant Aaron Nichols said.
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Feds cite mines in W.Va., Va and 13 other states
Federal regulators say they issued 255 citations for violations found during special inspections at 15 U.S. mines in April.
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NRF and West Virginia Retailers Association Air Radio Ads Urging Rockefeller and Manchin to Support Swipe Fee Reform
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The National Retail Federation and the West Virginia Retailers Association today announced the launch of a radio advertising campaign urging Senators John Rockefeller and Joe Manchin to oppose efforts to delay a new federal law that would save retailers and consumers more than $1 billion a month by lowering “swipe” fees banks charge to process debit card transactions. “Senators Rockefeller and Manchin have been champions of West Virginia’s consumers and retail mercha
Power Zaps Crawdads, 3-2
CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Power edged the Hickory Crawdads, 3-2, before 5,570 fans at Appalachian Power Park on Tuesday afternoon. The Power (25-25) got out to an early lead, plating a pair in the bottom of the first against RHP Luke Jackson (L, 0-1) and the Crawdads.
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Cumpton Named Pitcher of the Week
CHARLESTON, WV (May 31, 2011) – On Tuesday, the South Atlantic League office announced its Players of the Week for the time period of May 23 through May 29, and West Virginia Power pitcher Brandon Cumpton was honored for his work during that span.
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$3 million awarded in drunk driving suit
A Kanawha County judge awarded nearly $3 million to a man suffering permanent brain injuries after he was struck by a drunk driver while walking down Capitol street in 2008.
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$3 million awarded in drunk driving suit
Educators debate letting children sleep later
If you take a walk around schools in Preston County next year, you might find some students with brighter eyes and a little more spring in their steps.
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Educators debate letting children sleep later
Pocahontas County suffers big jump in unemployment
The end of the winter ski season helped cause a surge in Pocahontas County ‘s unemployment rate in April, making it the highest in the state.
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