Health department moves clinic services temporarily, cites air conditioning...
By Staff reports A malfunctioning air conditioning system has forced the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department to move some of its operations until the problem can be fixed. Clinic services will be...
View ArticleResolution in case of Charleston doctor unlikely before year's end
By Joel Ebert The West Virginia Board of Medicine's case against Charleston neurologist Iraj Derakhshan pertaining to a complaint filed earlier this year is set to continue next month, and a...
View ArticleWVU Tech engineering program one of nation's best, report says
By Samuel Speciale West Virginia University's Institute of Technology has one of the nation's top engineering programs, says a new college ranking released Wednesday.According to U.S. News and World...
View ArticleSharon Dawes Elementary will be closed Friday
Sharon Dawes Elementary in Miami, Kanawha County, will be closed Friday because of a scheduled power outage in the area, according to a notification from Kanawha County Schools.
View ArticleKanawha County launches naloxone program
By Lydia Nuzum The Kanawha County Sheriff's Office has launched its own naloxone program, in partnership with the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority, and has begun training some of its...
View ArticleCharleston woman arrested for allegedly hitting bus driver
By Staff reports Charleston police have arrested a woman for allegedly stepping onto a Kanawha County school bus and hitting the driver in the face. Tenicia Walls, of Griffin Drive, reportedly hit bus...
View ArticleUniversity of Charleston enrollment increases
Enrollment at the University of Charleston has increased 10 percent, school officials say, bringing the total number of students attending the private college to more than 2,300.UC officials say the...
View ArticleSelf-defense workshop, fundraiser set for Saturday
The Thomas Health System Foundation's Chics for Charity is hosting "Women and Power," a self defense workshop, from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at the Holiday Inn & Suites Charleston West in South...
View ArticleGood weather expected for 69th Majorette Festival
By Samuel Speciale Live Blog Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival The Gazette-Mail Kanawha County Majorette and Band Festival’s decade long streak of good weather should continue tonight as the...
View ArticleCharleston Council makes way for needle exchange
By Rachel Molenda Charleston City Council voted unanimously to decriminalize possession of hypodermic syringes and needles, making way for a needle exchange program.About 45 minutes before the Council...
View ArticleConstruction to start on new Ronald McDonald House
By Lydia Nuzum After decades serving the families of young patients at Charleston Area Medical Center's Women and Children's Hospital from Kanawha City, the Ronald McDonald House of Charleston will...
View ArticleUS Attorney Booth Goodwin joins officials to tout drug abuse efforts
By Kate White Surrounded by law enforcement and health officials on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin held a naloxone nasal spray bottle up to his face. "Basically what you do is you put half of...
View ArticleViral pink eye clusters identified in Kanawha, Putnam counties
By Lydia Nuzum Clusters of viral pink eye cases have been reported in Kanawha and Putnam counties since late July, prompting public health officials to investigate the cause and spread of the...
View ArticleHighland Hospital's fence request tabled
By Rachel Molenda Highland Hospital's plans to install a privacy fence along the perimeter of its Kanawha City facility were put on hold when the Charleston's Board of Zoning Appeals asked for a...
View ArticleGW among eight schools chosen for STEM Network Schools program
By Lori Kersey George Washington High School in Charleston is one of eight schools across the state picked to be a part of West Virginia's first STEM Network Schools program. The program was developed...
View ArticleKanawha commission OKs 911 fee increase, delays WVU Tech, Power Plus issues
By Ryan Quinn The Kanawha County Commission voted Thursday to raise the county 911 service fees and delayed deciding both whether to join proposed litigation opposing relocating the West Virginia...
View ArticleSt. Albans to re-bid paving contract
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans Council has decided to rebid its paving contract.Ward 8 Councilman Kevin Pennington, who is Finance Committee chairman, said the city only received...
View ArticleRonald McDonald House breaks ground on new Charleston location
By Lydia Nuzum The drive from her home in Cross Lanes to downtown Charleston began to seem a lot longer for Libby Harris 35 years ago, after her then-5-year-old daughter was diagnosed with...
View ArticleDomestic violence survivor advocates for victims of trauma
By Erin Beck William Kellibrew IV begged for his life when at the age of 10, his mother's ex-boyfriend squatted next to him and put a gun to his head."Please don't kill me," he pleaded. "I'll do...
View ArticleFormer Pratt mayor admits to selling pills
By Kate White The former mayor of Pratt, Gary Fields, admitted Thursday in federal court that he sold powerful prescription painkillers to a confidential informant. Fields, 68, pleaded guilty in...
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