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GAULEY BRIDGE, W.Va. -- The Gauley Bridge City Council is considering downsizing its police force in the wake of last week's resignations of the police chief and two officers. Over the past ...
View ArticleWe heard a roar like a train
COVE GAP, W.Va. -- 1st Sgt. Johnny and Verenia Abbott's sheets swayed in the bare trees behind their house, resembling an SOS signal after a suspected tornado swept through their Wayne County ...
View ArticleMissing Raleigh County man found dead
FAIRDALE, W.Va. -- A man riding a 4-wheeler discovered a dead body Saturday, the body of a man reported missing since last month. According to members of the Raleigh County Sheriff's ...
View ArticleM. Basketball. Marshall Earns Sixth Seed at C-USA Championships
Championships Central HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - No. 6 seed Marshall will face No. 11 seed SMU in the first round of the Conference USA Men's Basketball Championships Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. ET at ...
View ArticleNot this box, not this country
When I think of the Kanawha County community of Pinch, I think of Indian Creek, tidy subdivisions giving way to countryside, and the old "Pinch Quick" highway sign on U.S. 119 marking the ...
View ArticleGOP takes a big gamble
chief of staff to a lobbyist for the Charles Town racetrack/casino in a week's time. That revolving door prompted legislators to pass a law in 2011 prohibiting public officials and top aides ...
View ArticleOne way to increase college degrees
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Recent news that only 17.5 percent of adult West Virginians have earned a bachelor's degree or higher -- the lowest college attainment rate in the nation -- prompted an ...
View ArticleTech park, community college excited by schools move
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- As Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College prepares to move to the West Virginia Regional Technology Park, officials for both are excited by what that means for ...
View ArticleFitness program geared for older adults
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Dear Cindy, My insurance company has a benefit called SilverSneakers, and I know it's about exercise. I am 68 and I'm in pretty good shape for an old bird. I ...
View ArticleSome want an alternative to Crocs
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "Those are really attractive Crocs." This is going around the Internet as one of those things you'll never hear someone say! Of course, the Internet post is ...
View ArticleSynagogue to offer traditional Jewish cuisine
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The members of the Ladies' Auxiliary of B'nai Jacob figure once people taste the traditional Jewish dishes made from "Still Cooking at One-Hundred," ...
View ArticleLecture to examine Jeffersons gardening at Monticello
Peter Hatch is the director of grounds and gardens for Monticello, the Charlottesville, Va., home designed by Thomas Jefferson. Hatch will be in Charleston March 18 for a West Virginia Humanities ...
View ArticleWe dont read research; we just do it
ALKOL, W.Va. -- Research says people who live in isolated areas, who don't make much money, who don't have a college education and who don't live near a gym or grocery store have a ...
View ArticleEveryday heroes saving own lives
Streaks of dawn light the ridgelines. The walkers stand at the top of a hill, quiet, looking down at the valley where a mean dog lives, right before the road starts up a steep hill."I fit into ...
View ArticleW.Va. primary might play big role for Republicans
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When it comes to presidential primaries, the outcomes are often decided -- or all-but-decided -- by the time West Virginia's relatively late primaries roll around on the ...
View ArticleTwo arrested for roles in home invasion
MARIETTA - Two Marietta men were arrested Friday for their roles in a home invasion that occurred in early December 2011.Timothy Ryan, 21, allegedly plotted along with Christopher Cook, 21, and ...
View ArticleBelpre native reaches big stages with band
BELPRE - As a Belpre native, Jamie Fletcher always dreamed of singing on the big stages with his glam metal band idols. Now he's doing it."It's amazing and a dream that I get to live ...
View ArticleReception held for new history hero
VIENNA - West Virginia's newest History Hero was honored Saturday with a reception at the Vienna Public Library sponsored by the Blennerhassett Chapter of the Daughters of the American ...
View ArticleKnowledge flows at book fair
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The third annual Common Ground Book Fest Saturday at Shepherd University's Wellness Center was a nonstop day of activities and events, featuring authors, entertainment and ...
View ArticleBusiness spirit begins at home with family
SHEPHERDSTOWN - Patricia Lee's grandfather, Pappa Johnnie, was energetic, innovative and started his own businesses cutting hair and making jewelry in the 1950s and 1960s. "He was an ...
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