Montgomery News

At the dawn of this new year, several area business leaders are taking a renewing moment to celebrate the recent progress of Princeton and to look ahead to the development and growth they see in the city's future.

Thumbs up ... to Alisa Boyce-James, a fourth-grader at Crescent Elementary School in Beckley, one of four national winners of the School Nutrition Association's All-Star School Lunch contest.

Brian McNamara, a 25-year veteran of hospitality and real estate finance, was recently named chief financial officer of The Greenbrier.

Beckley narcotics detectives say they are pursuing a convicted felon they say is considered 'armed and dangerous' and who they want to find immediately.

Life for some was slowly reverting to a semblance of normalcy earlier this week in the area, after a vicious pre-winter storm created havoc over the weekend in many pockets of the state and beyond.

Police are searching for a man they say used a gun to hold up a convenience store in Montgomery Tuesday morning.

Due to treacherous road conditions, many readers of The Register-Herald did not receive Saturday's edition because motor route carriers could not safely negotiate roadways.

Charleston lawyer Meshea Poore has been appointed to the 31st District seat in the House of Delegates.

About 70,000 phone numbers with West Virginia's new area code have been set aside for use but some carriers say there's been no need to assign them.

The city of Montgomery has settled a lawsuit filed by a couple who said a former police officer assaulted and beat them.

Twan and Lauren Reynolds, who were assaulted and beaten by then-Montgomery police officer Matthew Leavitt, have settled their lawsuit with the city for $500,000, said Mike Clifford, their lawyer.

A Philadelphia man indicted on federal racketeering charges along with 54 other members and associates of the Pagans Motorcycle Club has agreed to plead guilty.

Searchers have found the body of a Mingo County woman whose vehicle plunged into the Guyandotte River near Verner.

Dispatchers say a woman who swerved to miss a police car struck a house in eastern Kanawha County.

The Brooke County Public Library is planning a $5 million expansion of its Wellsburg branch to create a museum focusing on Americans who were prisoners of war in the Philippines during World War II.

As a minister, the Rev. C.J. Rider was familiar with bringing comfort to people in his congregation who were facing end-of-life issues.

West Virginia public health officials report that 558 physicians, hospitals and clinics have signed up for the H1N1 vaccine, and many are still awaiting shipments.

In the coming days, the spirit of Christmas will be alive at several area events, including at least two parades.

When Patsy Hardy started work at the Capitol in September, someone called her office to say her parking spot had been stolen.

A woman was airlifted Saturday after an ATV accident in Minden, authorities said.