Local Govt & Politics
Wackiness abounds during 2013 Bay Area race
Officials say that over 30,000 runners participated in the 102nd Bay to Breakers Sunday morning and as of noon that day, San Francisco Police had yet to report any notable incidents.
APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.
Sen. Colbert? A fifth of South Carolinians say yes
As South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley weighs who should fill out the term of retiring Sen. Jim DeMint, what about a fake conservative comedian? A new poll finds Comedy Central anchor Stephen Colbert topping the list of who South Carolinians think should replace Mr. DeMint. Neil King has details on ...
Jefferson Co. election officials hold post-election audit
Elections officials in Jefferson County are holding a post-election audit. Officials said the purpose of Thursday's audit is to make sure everything adds up and all numbers are accurate. The board must count 5 percent of the total ballots cast by hand and compare them to the official count. That ...
14-vote margin sends Ohio House race to recount
A tight Ohio House race is headed to a recount after official tallies put the Republican incumbent just 14 votes ahead of his Democratic challenger. Final election results posted late Monday place state Rep. Al Landis of Dover less than three-hundredths of a percent ahead of Joshua O'Farrell of ...
Capito to run for Rockefeller's US Senate seat
U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito is marking her 59th birthday by vowing to run for U.S. Senate in 2014. The 2nd District Republican announced her campaign plans Monday at the state Capitol. Capito wants the seat held by U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller. The five-term Democrat said Capito called ...
The non-United States of America
Citizens in all 50 states have filed petitions to secede from the Union. So what would the map look like if everyone decided to become their own country? We have the answer.
GOP plans detailed agenda after W.Va. House surge
Republicans in West Virginia's House of Delegates will pursue an intermediate appeals court, amended property tax laws and other major changes after nearly erasing the Democrat's 15-seat majority. House Minority Leader Tim Armstead said the 2013 agenda will also tackle regulations and public school bureaucracy. Tuesday's ...
FIRST ON WTOV9.com: W.Va. delegate Swartzmiller won't seek state Senate seat
West Virginia State Delegate Randy Swartzmiller will not seek the nomination for senator for the state's 1st District, he announced on Wednesday. Swartzmiller, a Democrat from Hancock County, was re-elected on Tuesday to a seventh term to the House of Delegates. In a news release, Swartzmiller said he was humbled ...
New sheriffs elected in Brooke, Hancock counties
Democrat Chuck Jackson will be the next Brooke County sheriff and Ralph Fletcher has been elected sheriff of Hancock County. Because there was no Republican opponent in Brooke County, for some time it appeared that Jackson was a shoo-in for the race. But an aggressive write-in campaign by fellow Democrat ...
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