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Pa. coffee run leads to hatchet hitchhiker arrest
Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. An employee at a Starbucks in Philadelphia is credited with recognizing 24-year-old Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, whose fledgling celebrity took a turn toward notoriety when authorities announced this week that he was ...
SPIN METER: GOP raps Dems for IRS union cash
Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against Democratic lawmakers who accepted donations from the union that represents Internal Revenue Service employees. But here's the rub: About a dozen current and former Republican lawmakers took the same cash. ...
Bond sale to expand Gestamp plant in W.Va. OK'd
West Virginia officials are moving forward with a bond sale to help expand an auto parts stamping plant in South Charleston. The West Virginia Economic Development Authority on Thursday authorized up to $150 million in bonds that will be used to purchase equipment for the Gestamp plant over the next ...
Suspect in killing of W.Va. sheriff arraigned
A man accused of gunning down a county sheriff in West Virginia was arraigned Wednesday on first-degree murder and other charges and plans to seek bail ahead of a possible Oct. 21 trial date. With Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum's widow, Rosie, staring intently from the courtroom's front row, Tennis ...
Insurers pay $600K in small-town W.Va. racism case
Insurance companies will pay $600,000 to a former officer who sued the Sophia Police Department over claims he was harassed and fired because he is black, Mayor Danny Barr said Wednesday. That payout is more than the small West Virginia town's entire $560,000 annual budget. While there's no immediate cost ...
Insurers pay $600K in small-town W.Va. racism case
Sophia Mayor Danny Barr says insurance companies will pay $600,000 to an ex-officer who sued the Police Department with claims he was harassed and fired because he is black. Barr said Wednesday the amount of the settlement reached in March is more than the town's $560,000 annual budget. He says ...
E. Panhandle health care system changes names
An Eastern Panhandle-based health care system and its hospitals have new names. West Virginia University Hospitals-East has changed its name to University Healthcare. City Hospital in Martinsburg is now Berkeley Medical Center and Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Ranson is now Jefferson Medical Center. Hospital officials announced the name changes this ...
W.Va. gas prices down 4 cents, average $3.61
Motorists in West Virginia are getting a break from price increases at the pump. AAA East Central says the average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline fell 4 cents in the past week to a statewide average of $3.61. That's 10 cents less than the same week a year ...
Top prep prospect Andrew Wiggins signs with Kansas
Top prep basketball prospect Andrew Wiggins told a small gathering of family and friends at his high school gym Tuesday that he will play at Kansas. Then the Huntington Prep star signed his letter-of-intent and officially became a Jayhawk. No big speech. No bands, live TV coverage or props. Just ...
WVU faculty want alternative to PEIA coverage
West Virginia University's Faculty Senate says the school should be allowed to look at other health insurance options for its employees. The state-run Public Employees Insurance Agency currently provides coverage for WVU employees. The Dominion Post (http://bit.ly/r8Ei4o ) reports that the Faculty Senate endorsed a letter on Monday that asks ...
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