The Charleston Gazette -

1 teen dead, 1 wounded in shooting

(Staff reports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 19:42:44 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A teenage girl is dead, another teen is wounded and an elderly man is seriously hurt after an apparently botched murder-suicide on Keystone Drive, just south of Yeager Airport, at abou...

Justices: Mother of slain MU player cant get crime fund money to pay his college loans

(Laura Reston) — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:40:59 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The mother of a former Marshall University student and football player who was shot to death in 2008 isnt entitled to compensation for her sons unpaid student loans, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled in a decision released ...

Memo: Wyoming County town is focus of state ethics investigation

(David Gutman) — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Ethics Commission is investigating several members of the Oceana town government, amid allegations of misspent funds and favoritism, according to residents and an internal memo from the towns lawyer. Oceana City Coun...

Former McDowell judge loses law license

(Kate White) — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:52:19 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Under the threat of disciplinary action on ethics charges, a former McDowell County circuit judge has surrendered his license to practice law. W. Kendrick King, who served one term as judge in the 1990s, was charged with fiv...

Tomblin, Morrisey seek to block EPA on emissions

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:21:53 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey this week sought to have their say in an effort to get the U.S. Supreme Court to block federal regulations aimed at curbing global warming. On Friday, Tomblin and Morri...

Developer eyes CURA-owned city block

balow@wvgazette.com (Jim Balow) — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:47:28 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston Urban Renewal Authority board members will hold a special meeting Wednesday to consider a developers offer to buy a CURA-owned site near the Garnet Career Center. In a related measure, CURA board members will co...

W.Va. inmates to start farming for food bank

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:45:25 -0400

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Inmates at seven minimum- and medium-security prisons in West Virginia will be sowing seeds this spring and tending plants this summer as part of a new program to grow produce for the states largest food bank. Planting on small prison...

Telephone pole downed during escape from robbery

(Staff reports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:49:20 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The driver of a car smashed into a telephone pole while escaping an attempted armed robbery on the East End early Friday, police said. Charleston Police Sgt. Tony Hazelett said the victim of the attempted robbery had three men in hi...

New River Gorge visitors to get water safety tips

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:03 -0400

GLEN JEAN, W.Va. -- Water safety programs are being offered to New River Gorge visitors during the Memorial Day holiday weekend. National Park Service rangers will discuss safe boating, swimming and wading, and demonstrate how to wear and use flotat...

Freeze, frost expected in much of W.Va.

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:52:37 -0400

Charleston, W.Va.--Instead of slathering on sunscreen this Memorial Day holiday weekend, residents in much of West Virginia are being advised to cover up their tender vegetation. A freeze warning has been posted for all or parts of 10 counties ...

State officials spraying for gypsy moths

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Sat, 25 May 2013 11:43:45 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia officials are conducting aerial treatment of nearly 3,800 acres in Grant and Preston counties to slow the spread of gypsy moths. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture says the spraying was scheduled to begin in ...

Memory walk for Kathy Goble set for Coonskin

(Staff reports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 17:33:50 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Hope Walk in Memory of Kathy Goble will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Coonskin Park. Proceeds will benefit the YWCA Resolve Family Abuse Program. The registration fee for the one-mile walk is $25 for those 18 and older and $15 for t...

Old Crow throws a Humdinger

lori.kersey@wvgazette.com (Lori Kersey) — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:05:43 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- I love a good fiddle. Or two. The crowd at the Old Crow Medicine Show Friday night apparently felt the same way. At times, the band had the audience members -- and a Clay Center usher or two -- on their feet and dancing. On...

Ground broken for interpretative walkway in Bluefield

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Sat, 25 May 2013 11:40:46 -0400

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. -- Work is under way for a walkway exploring Bluefields history with the railroad and coal industries in West Virginia. Officials broke ground Friday on the railroad and coal heritage interpretative walkway. Construction is set to begin...

Registration open for state conservation camp

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Sat, 25 May 2013 11:55:33 -0400

COWEN, W.Va. -- Registrations are being accepted for the 2013 West Virginia State Conservation Camp. The camp for people ages 14 to 18 is set for June 10 to 15 at Camp Caesar near Cowen in Webster County. Registration fees are $185, although most first-...

Two W.Va. men get prison on heroin-related charges

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:42:26 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Two men who tried to flee police during a traffic stop in Charleston have been sentenced to federal prison on heroin-related charges. U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said Stephen Michael Hopkins, 36, of Huntington, was sentenced Thursda...

Things to do Saturday, May 25, 2013

(Staff reports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:12:26 -0400

Music SEAN SYDNOR: 7 to 9 p.m. Free. Fast, percussive acoustic guitar. Bluegrass Kitchen, 1600 Washington St. E. Call 304-346-2871. WEST VIRGINIA TRAVELERS: 7 p.m. Adults $5, children 3-12 $3, children younger than 3 free. Bluegrass. J...

W.Va. transportation officials plan for Jamboree traffic

webmaster@ap.org ( The Associated Press) — Fri, 24 May 2013 08:24:42 -0400

BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Transportation officials are making plans for the expected rush of traffic during the 10-day National Boy Scout Jamboree in July. Officials said Thursday that plans were being made to use the West Virginia National Guard fo...

Scenes from the week: May 25, 2013

(Staff reports) — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:45:00 -0400

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Every week, Gazette-Mail photographers scour the city streets and back roads of West Virginia in search of the perfect shot. Not every photo makes it in the daily editions, but many of them are too good to waste. Click

Hoover nails down state tourney berth

rickryan@wvgazette.com (Rick Ryan) — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:47:07 -0400

FALLING ROCK, W.Va. -- It didnt resemble many of Herbert Hoovers games this year, but it still gets the Huskies where they wanted to be all along - back at Appalachian Power Park.Cody Bowen went the distance on a five-hitter Friday evening and Corey Bird r...

Putnam proud

tatkinson@wvgazette.com (Tommy R. Atkinson) — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:54:28 -0400

VIENNA, W.Va. - Putnam County made quite a statement at this weeks 33rd state high school softball tournament.Hurricane claimed the Class AAA title, its first since the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission sanctioned the sport in 1981. Buff...