Friday, May 24 2013 6:57 AM EDT2013-05-24 10:57:56 GMT
Smith Street between Morris and Ruffner Avenue is closed after a crash sent the utility pole down. The immediate area is blocked as a result.Emergency crews responded to the crash after a man driving
Driver flees crash scene after crash knocks down utility pole in Charleston
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:12 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:12:29 GMT
Marie Foster Gnage, president of WVU-P has been named Parkersburg Citizen of the Year and State Citizen of the Year by the West Virginia Elks Association.
Marie Foster Gnage, president of WVU-P has been named Parkersburg Citizen of the Year and State Citizen of the Year by the West Virginia Elks Association.
Monday, May 20 2013 3:11 PM EDT2013-05-20 19:11:22 GMT
Crittenton Services, one of West Virginia's only residential maternity care services for minors, will celebrate the educational achievements of some residents this week.
Crittenton Services, one of West Virginia's only residential maternity care services for minors, will celebrate the educational achievements of some residents this week.
Sunday, May 19 2013 6:53 AM EDT2013-05-19 10:53:29 GMT
With the continued growth of its academic programs, Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU) announced the establishment of two colleges within the University and named veteran educators as the deans. WJU President
With the continued growth of its academic programs, Wheeling Jesuit University (WJU) announced the establishment of two colleges within the University and named veteran educators as the deans.
Friday, May 17 2013 2:00 PM EDT2013-05-17 18:00:05 GMT
The Center for Early Learning will house WVU-P's early learning program for children aged 13 months to 6 years and replaces the current one-room center.
The Center for Early Learning will house WVU-P's early learning program for children aged 13 months to 6 years and replaces the current one-room center.
A team from West Virginia State University's Army ROTC
program recently traveled to Fort Pickett, Va. for the Ranger Challenge.
The 11-member team from WVSU finished ninth in competition
with similarly sized programs, placing ahead of schools such as Hampton, Howard
and Virginia State University, according to a news release from WVSU.
The WVSU team also bested its finish from the 2011 Ranger
Challenge when it finished in 10th place.
This year's annual Ranger Challenge featured more than 400
cadets from 89 ROTC programs from throughout a multi-state region. The two-day
event included competitions in a variety of physical and mentally challenging
events planned along an 8-mile route, such as assembling rifles, land
navigation and operating common military radios.
The WVSU cadets will participate in a training exercise in
the spring that also will include West Virginia University and Marshall
University.
The Yellow Jacket Battalion at WVSU features students from
WVSU, the University of Charleston, Glenville State College and the WVU
Institute of Technology. A total of 60 cadets in the battalion, and 16 of them
are WVSU students.
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