Wednesday, May 22 2013 5:51 AM EDT2013-05-22 09:51:12 GMT
An electrical fire destroyed a home in Harrison County Tuesday night. The Harrison County 911 Center said it started just after 12:15 a.m. on Locust Street in Salem. It said the fire appears to be suspicious.
Fire destroys a home in Salem just after 12:15 a.m. Tuesday night.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:51 AM EDT2013-05-22 07:51:48 GMT
Our warmest day of the next week pushes temperatures towards 90 degrees in some places. With the daytime heating, an afternoon/evening thunderstorm exists for the area. The cold front begins to push through
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:02 AM EDT2013-05-22 14:02:13 GMT
Credit: MountainStateUniversity.edu
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Monday, May 20 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:50:08 GMT
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:11 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:11:12 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:21:57 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing
est Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats' ebbing majority.
About 55 percent of West Virginia's registered voters cast ballots during the 2012 general election.
That's up from the 2010 general election, when the turnout was 44 percent. But the 2012 turnout was lower than during the last presidential election in 2008, when 59 percent of registered voters cast ballots.
Figures from the Secretary of State's Office show 685,099 of the state's 1.2 million registered cast ballots during the 2012 general election.
The Journal (http://bit.ly/VeU6ZG ) reports that more than 71 percent of registered voters in Pocahontas County cast ballots, the highest percentage in the state. McDowell County recorded the lowest percentage, 39.9 percent.
Kanawha County led the state in the number of ballots cast, 75,553. About 56 percent of registered voters in the state's most populous county cast ballots.
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