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Veterans cemetery dedicated on Memorial Day

2012-05-29T05:00:00-04:00

Several state and local dignitaries and veterans were on hand as West Virginia’s new $14.1 million veterans cemetery was dedicated at a Memorial Day ceremony.

Veterans cemetery dedicated on Memorial Day

2012-05-28T14:34:36-04:00

West Virginia’s new $14.1 million veterans cemetery has been dedicated at a Memorial Day ceremony in Institute.

Big outside spending may await W.Va. races

2012-05-28T05:00:00-04:00

West Virginia can expect some hefty spending by non-candidates on some of its major general election races, if recent history is any guide.
And just in time for this potential flood of political ads, a new court case is challenging the state’s rules on the topic.

Big outside spending may await W.Va. races

2012-05-27T14:50:12-04:00

West Virginia can expect some hefty spending by non-candidates on some of its major general election races. And just in time for this potential flood of political ads, a new court case is challenging the state’s rules on the topic.

Man gets life sentence for ex-wife’s death

2012-05-25T05:00:00-04:00

A man was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in the beating death of his ex-wife.
Thomas Charlie Lee Runner, 46, of Galloway, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Wednesday at the Barbour County Courthouse in Philippi.

State campaign finance limits challenged in court

2012-05-25T02:57:17-04:00

A political group formed to aid West Virginia incumbents this November won a partial victory Thursday after suing over the state’s limits on campaign contributions and a policy addressing corporate spending.

Relatives other than parents raising kids

2012-05-24T02:47:06-04:00

Sharon Davis jumped in and obtained custody of her young grandson when her daughter got tangled in a web of drugs. A decade later, her daughter is straightened out and now has her own little girl, while her son remains with Davis.

Project aims to get West Virginians active

2012-05-24T02:43:31-04:00

A new wellness project aims to motivate West Virginians to get off their couches and be healthy.
LiveWell West Virginia is a collaboration of the West Virginia University Extension Service and the Charleston Gazette.

Missing girl’s mother gets eight months for welfare fraud

2012-05-23T05:00:00-04:00

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the mother of a 3-year-old girl who vanished eight months ago this week to spend eight months behind bars for welfare fraud.
U.S. District Judge John Preston Bailey ruled that Lena Lunsford must begin serving her sentence June 28.

West Virginia seventh in death rates for accidents, violence

2012-05-23T05:00:00-04:00

Drug overdoses and motor vehicle crashes helped push West Virginia’s death rate involving accidents and violence to the seventh-highest in the nation, according to a report on injury prevention released Tuesday.