CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A police department in West Virginia has started a crime solving partnership using a database that links shell casings to specific guns. The Charleston Police Department on Wednesday announced it is now using the National Integrated Ballistic Information Network. The database compares high-resolution images of shell[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan team of senators on July 23 introduced a bill to repair a gaping hole created by the U.S. Supreme Court in June that keeps food stamp payments to retailers secret.  The Open and Responsive Government Act, S 2220, is offered by Sens. Charles Grassley, R-IA; John Cornyn,[Read More…]

From The Inter-Mountain WHEELING — President Donald Trump sounded familiar themes — among them economic growth, foreign policy, immigration and health care — during his speech to a friendly crowd in Wheeling on Wednesday. But his biggest applause lines were when he talked about coal, natural gas and steel. Trump[Read More…]

By Rick Steelhammer for The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHALRESTON, W.Va. — A runway with 1,000-foot safety overrun areas at each end and 8,000 feet of pavement for takeoff space is needed, along with other improvements, to meet Charleston’s airfield needs for the next 20 years, according to the consulting firm preparing[Read More…]

By Fred Pace for The Herald-Dispatch of Huntignton, W.Va. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — In West Virginia, Frontier Communications has been routinely under fire for its internet service and its landline phone service, with dozens of formal complaints being lodged against the company just in recent weeks. The company is being sued[Read More…]

By Bill Lynch for The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston doesn’t lack for places to get a good cup of coffee. There’s Taylor Books, Mea Cuppa and Starlings Coffee and Provisions. There are two stand alone Starbucks locations, with a third being installed in Kanawha City, near Charleston Area[Read More…]

By Derek Halsey for The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, W.Va. HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — This Saturday, July 27, the 15th annual West Virginia Hot Dog Festival will bring a beehive of activities, live music, crafts and fun to a wide area centered on Pullman Square. The festival, conceived by iHeart Radio and[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 25, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. Mueller defends investigation, warns of more Russian election meddling Former Special Counsel[Read More…]