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
Monday, May 20 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:50:08 GMT
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:11 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:11:12 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:21:57 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing
est Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats' ebbing majority.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:36:47 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities
West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities announced Saturday.
Sen. Donald H. Cookman, D-Hampshire, seems to like it at the West Virginia Legislature – so much so that he's decided to run to keep the seat to which was appointed.
Cookman, a 20-year judge of the 21st Judicial Circuit of West Virginia, was appointed to an unexpired term West Virginia Senate for the 15th District.
That seat was left vacant when Walt Helmick was elected Agriculture Commissioner.
Cookman signed and filed pre-candidacy paperwork with Secretary of State Natalie Tennant March 8 in Charleston.
"When Gov. (Earl Ray) Tomblin appointed me to fill the vacant Senate seat, I made a commitment to him and to the people of the 15th District that I would be more than a seat warmer," Cookman said in a news release. "While I've only been in Charleston just a few weeks, I believe that I have shown that to be true.
"I have jumped into the fray, attempting to focus on issues that my experience makes me well-suited to address – such as reforms to the court systems and issues near and dear to me – the interests of West Virginia's children."
Cookman said in his news release that he doesn't intend "to be one of those politicians that is constantly running for office," but that the seat will be open for election in 2014.
Cookman is a Romney native. He and his wife, Paula, have three children and three grandchildren.
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