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Magistrate replaced as countys juvenile referee
The Charleston Gazette Local News
Feb 06CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County Chief Magistrate Traci Carper-Strickland has been appointed the countys new juvenile referee, weeks after the former referee was criticized for a talk he gave to a group of high school students. Chief Circuit Judg... »
Pair arrested for allegedly having meth-making materials
The Charleston Gazette Local News
Feb 06CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County sheriffs deputies arrested two Kanawha County residents on Sunday after allegedly finding materials for making methamphetamine in their car. Deputy C.D. Lyons stopped a Pontiac G6 at the intersection of W.Va. 21 a... »
State directory helps residents recycle waste
The Charleston Gazette Local News
Feb 06CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Division of Energy is making it easier to find a recycling center.The division says its online West Virginia Recycling Directory has been updated. Residents can use the directory to find recycling centers near the... »
Arrest made following West Side shooting
The Charleston Gazette Local News
Feb 06CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A man is in jail following a shooting early Sunday on Charlestons West Side. Larry Crews, 40, of St. Albans was outside the Kickback Lounge in the 900 block of Central Avenue about 2 a.m. when he was shot, according to Detective Ja... »
20th Century Images: Valley Bell, 1950
The Charleston Gazette Local News
Feb 06CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Stop by the Fountain Hobby Shop on the corner of West Washington and Bigley Avenue on the West Side and Shirley Morse, the owner, will be glad to show you some details of the old Valley Bell store, such as location of the count... »
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And so it begins: Coal layoffs sign of things to come?
The Charleston Gazette - Coal Tattoo
Feb 06If you don’t read the Saturday newspaper, you might have missed this story, outlining two troublesome announcements last week by major coal producers here in West Virginia: Alpha Natural Resources announced late Friday that it plans to idle several App... »
Friday roundup, Feb. 3, 2012
The Charleston Gazette - Coal Tattoo
Feb 03Train cars full of coal head to the FirstEnergy Corp., coal-fired power plant in Eastlake, Ohio is seen on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. FirstEnergy Corp. says it will shut down six older, coal-fired power plants in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland, affect... »
Coal Symposium ends with Obama bashing session
The Charleston Gazette - Coal Tattoo
Feb 03This morning’s sessions over at the West Virginia Coal Association’s Annual Mining Symposium didn’t disappoint, that’s for sure. Especially if you — like most of the industry crowd there — can get worked up about just about anything that criticizes Pre... »
Is the coal industry just misunderstood?
The Charleston Gazette - Coal Tattoo
Feb 03A railroad bridge over the Ohio River begins to disappear from fog that developed around midday Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012 as seen from the river’s bank in Metropolis, Ill. A coal barge is also shown in the photo, pushed closer than usual to the bank due ... »
W.Va. Coal Symposium: Bad timing for Alpha
The Charleston Gazette - Coal Tattoo
Feb 02There’s a fair amount of coverage out there this morning from yesterday’s start of the West Virginia Coal Association’s annual symposium, being held over at the Charleston Civic Center. A few examples: – Vicki Smith from the AP reported that MSHA offic... »