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Magistrate replaced as countys juvenile referee

The Charleston Gazette Local News

CHARLESTON, 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

CHARLESTON, 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

CHARLESTON, 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

CHARLESTON, 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

CHARLESTON, 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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Why are the Republicans screaming about Clint Eastwood and Chrysler?

Under The Lobster Scope

In the dozen or so Super Bowl ads yesterday, several were from automobile manufacturers. So when Chrysler presented Clint Eastwood in a spot called “Halftime in America” which, in very general terms, seemed to highlight President Obama’s Recovery progr... »

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Mormons and gambling? Nope. Mitt and the casino king? Yup.

Under The Lobster Scope

Reblogged from Whatever Works: The Mormon Church has  always opposed gambling in every form, including government-sponsored  lotteries. Mormon  prophets and leaders have counseled the members over time, to  avoid gambling of any type. Doing so, leads o... »

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And so it begins: Coal layoffs sign of things to come?

The Charleston Gazette - Coal Tattoo

If 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

Train 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

This 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... »