Father Board of Child Care saved sons life
<br>Editor's note: This is the second of two articles talking to people who had some different experiences with the Board of Child Care's Falling Waters campus, a level III ...
View ArticleSensitive Info Wound up On Private Server
<br>WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton received information on her private email account about the deadly attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi that ...
View ArticleTiny Tots Trot Through Downtown Wheeling
<br>WHEELING - With looks of determination on their faces and the desire to win in their hearts, the smallest of this weekend's racers pounded the pavement during the Ogden Tiny Tot Trot ...
View ArticleConcert Honors Veterans Service
<br>WHEELING - Multiple generations of bravery and sacrifice were represented during a special concert in honor of military veterans Friday in Wheeling. With the Ohio River and the setting sun ...
View ArticleJob Cuts Are Devastating Blow for Ohio Valley Coal Miners
<br>WHEELING - More than 750 local coal miners lost their jobs Friday as Murray Energy Corp. either eliminated or laid off 1,829 workers across three states in response to what the firm calls ...
View ArticleWeather Should Be Ideal for Todays Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic
<br>WHEELING - With cool temperatures and no rain in the forecast, participants in this morning's 39th annual Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic should enjoy peak conditions. It should ...
View ArticleSuspect in shooting death of Bluefield man arrested by U.S. Marshals on...
<br>A man wanted in connection with the March shooting death of a Bluefield man was arrested Friday in the state of New York.Nyiheem T. Whitlow, 1… ...
View ArticleHaysi shuts out Twin Valley in Crooked Road Conference action
The Tigers rolled past Twin Valley, 14-0 to open the Crooked Road Conference baseball tournament Friday at John Flannagan Dam. Haysi, which will close its doors in June and merge with Clintwood in ...
View ArticlePowerlifters bowlers and cheer teams to bring it on
BLUEFIELD -- Though organized sporting events dwindle to a very few near the end of May in the two Virginias, the Cole Chevy Mountain Festival will bring athletes and crowds together again next ...
View ArticleJames Monroe softball team has eyes on prize
<br>Region 3 Champions...The James Monroe Mavericks softball team pose with their regional championship trophy Thursday after defeating Wyoming East 7-1. The Mavericks begin state tournament ...
View ArticleG-Men booters drop finale at Galax Grayson County sinks the Blues
Galax scored in the game's first six minutes on a goal by Brian Estrada and the G-Men tied on a goal by Logan Surface with an assist from Alex Aiello at the 12 minute mark. The teams were tied ...
View ArticleWeitzel gets the gold
Weitzel, who has won 12 Region 3 championships over the last three seasons, won his first state title, finishing the 2-mile, 8-lap run in 9:35.37, just ahead of Brettley Harris of Webster ...
View ArticleBaseball. Baseballs Diffenderfer Gets College Sports Madness Award
(Mount Juliet, Tenn.) has been named to the College Sports Madness all-conference second team, as announced Saturday morning. Diffenderfer, who spent his two seasons with the Herd playing first ...
View ArticleDefendant gets married after homicide trial ordered
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A western Pennsylvania man got married about an hour after he was ordered to stand trial in the death of a man whose body was found in a river in another state two months ...
View ArticleW.Va. Senate president to be Coca Cola 600 honorary starter
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia Senate President Bill Cole will be the honorary starter for the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race this weekend in Charlotte, North ...
View ArticlePoncho Leftys food truck drives a fresh bargain
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) -- Hardy, hardworking Mountaineers value freedom so much that lawmakers have appropriated state residents' liberation, in Latin, as the state ...
View ArticleMusician shares love of music by creating cigar box guitars
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. (AP) -- Steve Reneker has been playing the guitar for about 50 years, and loves performing solo as well as jamming with others who share his love of music - especially when ...
View ArticleMentoring program helps W.Va. students prepare for college
BRADSHAW, W.Va. (AP) -- Rayven Bailey and Emmilea Hatfield have their futures all mapped out after high school: get a college degree and come home to struggling McDowell County to try to make life a ...
View ArticleU.S. woman found pushing dead 3-year-old son in Maryland park swing
BALTIMORE - A woman was found pushing her dead 3-year-old son in a park swing Friday, and authorities say she may have been there for hours, or even since the day before.There were no obvious signs ...
View ArticleTales of the mountains told
<br>Jerry Vencill is keeping the culture and stories of the mountains alive through storytelling. Vencill grew up in the mountains of southwest Virginia and has done everything from ...
View ArticleMontcalm graduate added to high school’s Hall of Fame
<br>Michelle Poore Steel makes an acceptance speech after becoming the 11th Montcalm High School alumni inducted into the Montcalm Hall of Fame at the High School's Gymnasium Friday ...
View ArticleProject Jonah access road on Tazewell’s proposed budget
TAZEWELL, Va. -- An access road for a fish-farming project that could possibility create hundreds of jobs is on an upcoming budget ordinance for Tazewell ...
View ArticleMany coal mining families experience ‘Black Friday’ layoffs
BLUEFIELD --? Back in 1927, Wall Street had its "Black Tuesday," but this Friday -- May 22 -- was a black day for many coal mining families in the Central Appalachian region's ...
View ArticleOfficials and coal operators work to remove blighted structures
<br>Razing a blighted structure...During a meeting at the Welch Library Friday, the McDowell County Solid Waste Authority announced a partnership with the McDowell County Commission to tear ...
View ArticleWal-Mart’s push on animal welfare hailed as game changer
<br>Wal-Mart's push to get its suppliers to give farm animals fewer antibiotics and more room to roam is expected to have a big impact on the food… ...
View ArticleSuddenlink could be purchased by European cable giant
—?One of the largest cable companies in West Virginia could be purchased by a European cable giant later this year or early next year. Several reports say Altice will purchase Suddenlink for $9 ...
View ArticleHelmick takes precautions against avian flu
—?West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner Walt Helmick announced a ban Friday on live poultry events including exhibitions like fairs and festivals. <br>Helmick said he’s making the ...
View ArticleMan wanted in Bluefield murder apprehended in NYC
<br>BLUEFIELD, W.Va.?—?A man charged in a Bluefield murder was awaiting extradition after his arrest by U.S. Marshals in New York City Friday. ...
View ArticleFormer DOH worker indicted on fraud charges
—?A former worker with the West Virginia Division of Highways was indicted Friday by the Berkeley County grand jury on charges alleging he stole thousands of dollars of equipment. <br>The ...
View ArticleMonongahela River towns invite public to play on the water
o W. A. Young and Sons Machine Shop and Foundry, 116 Water St., Rices Landing. Open for tours from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Machine shop and foundry built in early 1900s. Repaired steamboats and did work ...
View ArticleCable TV series American Genius debuting June 1
The series that chronicles battles in innovation was predominantly filmed in Berkeley and Jefferson counties. Among the genius rivals highlighted were Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison, firearms makers ...
View ArticleState softball brackets now complete
<br>Rebecca Ratliff of James Monroe High School prepares to pitch from the circle in this file photo from earlier in the spring. The Lady Mavericks begin state tournament play on Wednesday ...
View ArticleW. Track. BOGACZYK Fofanah Runs to NCAA with More than Records
-- The difference in Isatu Fofanah's races is measured in hundredths of a second. However, Marshall's star sprinter has been more like a distance runner in making a very long trip to her ...
View ArticlePanhandle cities at top of W.Va. in growth
<br>MARTINSBURG - Three of the top five cities gaining population in West Virginia are in Berkeley and Jefferson counties, according to the latest population estimates released Thursday by the ...
View ArticleCommunity yard sale draws thousands
<br>GLENGARY-Thousands of bargain hunters from the Eastern Panhandle and across the U.S. chose to kick off their Memorial Day weekend Saturday at the annual 14-mile Community Yard Sale along W. ...
View ArticleVeterans family commemorates milestone
<br>MARTINSBURG - Family, friends and comrades of retired United States Air Force veteran Douglas Dearing gathered at Winchester Avenue Christian Church in Martinsburg on Saturday to ...
View ArticleMarine veteran shares fishing passion with others
<br>Although he's employed at the U.S. Geological Survey's Leetown Science Center, the retired Marine - he spent 21 years in the military, including a year in Vietnam - also runs a ...
View ArticleMemorial Bibs Honor Cancer Survivors Victims
<br>WHEELING - Powhatan Point resident Annie Isaly ran Saturday's Ogden Newspaper Half Marathon Classic for her mother, Margaret Tippie, who died in October 2014 from breast cancer. A ...
View ArticleFirefighters Get to Strut Their Stuff
<br>WHEELING -As if walking the 13.1 miles of the 39th Annual Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic was not enough of a challenge, imagine attempting to do it while wearing full firefighter ...
View ArticleFather Walks In His Sons Honor
Photo by Ian Hicks / With "4 Wayne" written on his left arm, Ken Hissam of Benwood prepares to walk Saturday's Ogden Newspapers Half Marathon Classic in honor of his 14-year-old son, ...
View ArticleTeam Hayden Gathers the Family
<br>WHEELING - The Ogden Half Marathon Classic has become a family tradition for Team Hayden. The relatives of 9-year-old Hayden Walton again gathered in Wheeling Saturday to take part in the ...
View ArticleBluefields Reed states fastest again
Reed and Stewart also ran, along with Elijah Green and Marqi Dowell, on the 4-by-100-meter relay team that took the gold medal for a second consecutive year. This year's time was 43.95 seconds, ...
View ArticleWVU athletics boss likes Big 12 is scheduling for a football title run
<br>Wal-Mart's push to get its suppliers to give farm animals fewer antibiotics and more room to roam is expected to have a big impact on the food… ...
View ArticleKings Warriors remain unbeaten
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Southern West Virginia King's Warriors ended their season-opening two-game road trip on Saturday night with their first win over the Carolina Dynamo in Greensboro, ...
View ArticleBill Cole is honorary starter for Coca-Cola 600
CHARLESTON (AP) -- West Virginia Senate President Bill Cole will be the honorary starter for the Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR race this evening in Charlotte, North ...
View ArticleGraham will send eight to regional track meet
BRISTOL, Va. -- Kristen Compton of Graham High School outran the field over a two-mile stretch in Saturday's Conference 39 track and field meet, winning the event with a time of 12:44 at ...
View ArticleBeavers take three gold medals at state track meet
The Bluefield High School sophomore repeated as the state's 100-meter dash champion, recording a time of 11.03 seconds in the state track meet at Laidley Field. Just like last year, no one else ...
View ArticleRecord broken at Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship
A record fell Saturday night at the Three Rivers Festival during the World Championship Pepperoni Roll Eating Contest. <br>Matt ';Megatoad'; Stonie devoured 34 Country Club Bakery ...
View ArticleOne dead after head-on collision in Harrison County
A head-on collision Saturday has left one person dead and two more in the hospital. <br>According to authorities, the accident happened at approximately 7 p.m. on Route 57 in Harrison County. ...
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Saudi national responsible for mosque massacre
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia has said that the suicide bomber at the mosque attack killing 21 worshipers was a Saudi national and a member of Islamic State (IS), Saudi Press Agency ...
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