The Charleston Gazette -

SC man killed in gruesome slaying in his home

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:05:36 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A South Charleston man was killed in his home Friday morning and police were still searching for answers Friday evening. James Andrew Gillespie, 51, was found dead in his residence at 2904 Macon St., shortly before 11 a.m., after polic...

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Lawmakers OK gas-tax freeze

philk@wvgazette.com (Phil Kabler) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:49:56 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- After a days delay and a 90-minute floor debate, the House of Delegates passed 64-23 and sent to the governor on Friday legislation to freeze the state gasoline tax at its current 32.2 cents a gallon rate.House Republicans, who on Thur...

Behavioral health agency gets new leader

(Staff, wire reports) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:24:21 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Vickie L. Jones is the new commissioner of the state Bureau of Behavioral Health Facilities. Health and Human Resources Secretary Patsy Hardy announced Jones appointment Friday. Jones previously served as deputy commissioner for ...

Chamber wants war on coal halted with health-reform vote

alisonk@wvgazette.com (Alison Knezevich) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:59:13 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce wants the states federal lawmakers to block health-care reform until the Obama administration and Congress end what the chamber says is a &quo...

Kanawha school board agrees to close Bonham

davinwhite@wvgazette.com (Davin White) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:09:39 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Kanawha County school board members unanimously agreed Thursday evening to close Bonham Elementary, a 40-year-old school that has worried area reside...

Volunteer firefighter faces arson charge

(The Associated Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:15 -0500

BELLEVILLE, W.Va. -- A volunteer firefighter faces an arson charge for allegedly setting a brush fire in Wood County. David Keith Richards, 19, of Murraysville is accused of setting a pile of trash on fire in a field near Belleville, said Wood Coun...

Second round of in-school swine flu clinics to start Nov. 30

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:45:00 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va.-- The second round of in-school swine flu vaccine clinics in Kanawha County will start Nov. 30, almost exactly a month after the first clinics started. Children ages 9 and under are required to get two doses of the H1N1 vaccine for maxim...

Huntington doctor to plead guilty in pain clinic case

aclevenger@wvgazette.com (Andrew Clevenger) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:45:00 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A doctor formerly at Marshall Universitys medical school is poised to plead guilty to federal charges stemming from his involvement in a Mingo County pain clinic.Dr. John Theodore Tiano will plead guilty to one count of misuse of a...

Man charged in Smoke Hole Caverns arsons

(The Associated Press) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:17:36 -0500

PETERSBURG, W.Va. -- A 24-year-old man has been charged with setting two fires that destroyed the gift shop and restaurant at a popular West Virginia tourist attraction, Smoke Hole Caverns.

Coal Tattoo.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The Obama administration plans action "in the next...