Charleston News

The state Division of Tourism will have more money to spend on advertising West Virginia in the wake of the Jan. 9 chemical spill and water emergency in parts of nine counties.

In this week's Behind The Kitchen Door, the IHOP on MacCorkle Avenue in Charleston received eight critical and four non-critical violations from the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department.

Tuesday's arrest of a suspected methamphetamine maker was the first involving a clandestine laboratory in northern Hancock County in more than 10 years, a drug task force official said.

Bob Wojcieszak/Daily Mail University of Charleston running back Josef Hinnant breaks for open field Thursday at the University of Charleston Stadium.

Frustrated by the ways of Washington and often at odds with leaders of his own party, Sen. Joe Manchin is leaving his options open - including a possible run for his old job as West Virginia governor in 2016.

Firefighters and police officers in South Charleston will see their salaries go up a little more each year.

After 23 years on the job Charleston Fire Chief Chuck Overstreet is retiring. His last day at work is Friday.

It's always good to know when a public official has been cleared of any possible criminal wrong-doing.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that his office is seeking to dismiss a lawsuit by the city of Charleston regarding a gun law passed by the Legislature.

MetroNews affiliate WVOW Radio in Logan is reporting at least one employee at Arch Coal's Mountain Laurel Complex in Sharples, W.Va.

A Mercer County woman was sentenced to a 15-month prison term Wednesday at her sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Charleston.

Two West Virginia-based Boy Scouts of America councils are planning to merge. Members of the Huntington-based Tri-State Area Council and the Charleston-based Buckskin Council will vote on whether to approve the merger on May 29. Tri-State Area Council serves parts of West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is among the guests set to join WCHS for a town hall meeting on Tuesday to discuss moving forward after the West Virginia water crisis.

Kanawha Circuit Judge Duke Bloom will hear a dispute next Tuesday between the City of Charleston and the Kanawha County Prosecutor's Office over domestic violence cases.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. In just a few days, some big changes happening in Kanawha County Schools, ahead of an even bigger change set to kick-in this fall.

Tyler County Superintendent of Schools Robin Daquilante briefed the Board of Education April 8 about the county's excellent showing at Arts Alive.

A house and two vehicles are burned out and the suspect faces an array of charges after a wild incident on Charleston's South Ruffner Road Tuesday night.

The American Heart Association Heart Walk in Charleston is still months away but excitement surrounding the event is already building in the capital city.

A workshop with Steve Gilliland titled "3-D Animation 101" is scheduled April 19 from 10 am to 4 pm.

Dr. Matthew Bush will tell you two things about himself-that he is Appalachian by birth and that he is fascinated with the anatomy and physiology of hearing.