Virginia Quarterly Review staffer died by his own hand, but he reached out first

The Charlottesville offices of the Virginia Quarterly Review are dark. The locks have been changed. Most of the staff has resigned or taken leave. And there are two divergent accounts of why the managing editor recently shot himself in the head. Work - Virginia Quarterly Review - Bullying - United States - Violence and Abuse

Virginia gas and oil board narrows scope in auditing royalties in escrow

For 20 years, natural-gas royalties belonging to Southwest Virginia property owners have been accumulating in state-controlled escrow accounts, largely unchecked for accuracy. That was supposed to change with the first independent audit of the accounts in a decade. But the audit of $26 million overseen by the Virginia Gas and ...

Questions surface in barn fire investigation; number of dead horses rises to 29

CHARLES TOWN - Questions have surfaced during a fire marshal's investigation of the barn fire that killed numerous racehorses Monday morning near the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races.

Embattled Kansas AD Perkins retires

Embattled Kansas athletic director Lew Perkins retired 12 months early Tuesday, following a year of controversy and embarrassment for both himself and the school. Perkins, 65, said in June that he would retire in September 2011. Instead, he and chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little announced he was leaving immediately and didn't make themselves available to reporters to explain why.

Tech Leaders Discuss State's Future

Leaders in technology in West Virginia met at Marshall University discussing how to attract more technology-based businesses to the state.