Friday, May 24 2013 12:33 PM EDT2013-05-24 16:33:24 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
Friday, May 24 2013 3:44 PM EDT2013-05-24 19:44:48 GMT
Democrats have thrown their support behind Delegates Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, and Tim Miley, D-Harrison, in the race to replace Rick Thompson as Speaker of the House.
Democrats have thrown their support behind Delegates Harry Keith White, D-Mingo, and Tim Miley, D-Harrison, in the race to replace Rick Thompson as Speaker of the House.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:59:52 GMT
Credit: MountainStateUniversity.edu
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Tuesday, May 21 2013 1:43 PM EDT2013-05-21 17:43:57 GMT
The three locks on the upper Monongahela River will be open to recreational boaters this weekend during limited hours.
The three locks on the upper Monongahela River will be open to recreational boaters this weekend during limited hours.
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's proposed
overhaul of West Virginia schools has cleared its first legislative
hurdle, but with several changes.
The Senate Education Committee amended key provisions on Tuesday before advancing the bill.
One
change requires at least four faculty senate meetings annually. Tomblin
reserved no days in his bid to ensure 180 days of student instruction
each school year.
Another change would no longer count athletic tournaments toward instructional days.
The bill still gives principals a say on hiring, but the committee barred them from recommending relatives.
Tuesday's
amendment would limit Tomblin's proposed reposting of classroom
teaching vacancies. They could be reposted just once, and only if less
than three people applied the first time.
The amended bill still allows the nonprofit Teach for America program into state classrooms.
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