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Tennis Melvin Maynard appears for arraignment on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at the Cabell County Courthouse in Huntington, West Virginia. Maynard was indicted last month on charges related to Mingo County Sheriff Eugene Crum's April 3 slaying. He’s charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and fleeing authorities. (AP Photo/Lori Wolfe/The Herald-Dispatch)

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 ...

Huntington Prep basketball player Andrew Wiggins smiles along side his mother Marita Payne-Wiggins, right, as he announces his commitment to the University of Kansas during a ceremony, Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at St. Joseph High School in Huntington W.Va. The Canadian star, a top prospect, averaged 23.4 points and 11.2 rebounds per game this season for West Virginia's Huntington Prep. (AP Photo/The Herald-Dispatch, Sholten Singer)

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 ...

New clinic in Huntington for VA's female patients

The Huntington VA Medical center is inviting veterans to a dedication ceremony this week for a new women's health clinic on the center's campus. The three-story clinic will serve the health care needs of the medical center's 1,200 female patients. The keynote speaker at the Friday dedication will be retired ...

Putnam County officials respond to the scene where several acetylene cylinders exploded at the Airgas facility in Black Betsy, W.Va., Monday afternoon, May 13, 2013. Fire crews were dispatched at about 3:20 p.m. to Airgas, a distributor of specialty gases, said Jason Owens of Putnam County’s emergency management center. He described the injuries to the two as minor and said they were transported to Cabell Huntington Hospital for treatment. A hospital official did not know their conditions. (AP Photo/Daily Mail, Bob Wojcieszak)

2 hurt in explosions, fire at W.Va. gas plant

Two workers were injured Monday when highly flammable gas used in welding exploded at a West Virginia industrial site, officials said. Fire crews were sent at about 3:20 p.m. to Airgas, a distributor of specialty gases in Poca, outside of Charleston. Putnam County emergency management director Frank Chapman said the ...

Report raises new concerns about black lung

A new scientific paper details the growing evidence that black lung is on the rise among Appalachian miners. "The sum of the evidence really shows this is a worsening problem, instead of a problem that's getting better," said co-author Dr. Robert Cohen, a medical professor at John Stroger Jr. Hospital ...

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