By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail RACINE, W.Va. — Even though their years in the coal mines of Southern West Virginia are well in the past, Jerry Bell and Curtis Akers said Monday they still worry about the future of miners who don’t have the advocacy of a union. Bell, of[Read More…]

By PAUL LAPANN The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Bob Goff of Parkersburg has carried for 50 years the guilt over Army Sgt. James Ralph Snyder’s death in Vietnam. After meeting with Snyder’s sister Cindy Dunbar of Roanoke, Va., at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., this[Read More…]

By ERIN BECK Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Samantha Brookover and Amanda Abramovich wanted to prevent discrimination against other same-sex couples, so they filed a complaint with the West Virginia Human Rights Commission. But in the end, they filed a lawsuit in federal court instead, arguing that their constitutional rights[Read More…]

By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — If West Virginia isn’t the “hunting-est” state in the union, it’s certainly close. That’s why a group of Mountain State hunters decided to bring the National Hunting Film Tour to the Mountain State. The 2 1/2-hour film festival, which features hunting-themed short[Read More…]

By DARLENE J. SWIGER The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va.  — The opening of the state’s archery deer season is Sept. 30, and buck firearms season is Nov. 20 to Dec. 2, with hunters busy making preparations. Several important changes in the state’s fall hunting seasons for deer, black bear and[Read More…]

By CATHY BONNSTETTER The State Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Monongalia County resident and farmer Pamela Yost was honored at the State Fair of West Virginia by the state Department of Agriculture as one of four Outstanding Women in Agriculture for 2017. Yost is the fourth generation to farm on her family’s[Read More…]

Staff report The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Secretary of State Mac Warner encourages all West Virginians to give to those in need after disasters, such as the recent flooding in southern Texas, but to use caution. Before contributions are made to a charity, Warner suggests that donors visit http://apps.sos.wv.gov/business/charities, then type[Read More…]

By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va.  — Sunlight shone on the goldenrod along the road to Lake Stephens and on the hillside at New River Park Monday. In Beckley, ceramic pumpkins and chrysanthemums dotted entrances to local stores. Labor Day 2017, the last day of “official” summer this year,[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. S KOREA RAMPS UP DEFENSES AMID N KOREA THREATS This shift right underscores deep unease[Read More…]