By Luke Creasy, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Tuesday evening in the Cam Henderson Center was a night more than a decade in the making. Marshall football players came dressed in their green jerseys and most played as themselves in the new EA College Football 25 video game, but the[Read More…]

By Jess Mancini, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Vienna City Councilman who served more than two decades in the West Virginia House of Delegates is being remembered for his service. Tom Azinger died on Saturday at the age of 89 at Wingate Senior Living. A sitting[Read More…]

By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Morgantown native Emily Calandrelli is an engineer, MIT graduate, Emmy-nominated television host and New York Times best-selling author. And she will soon become the first West Virginia woman to fly to space. Although the exact date is confidential, Calandrelli announced Tuesday that she[Read More…]

By Fred Pace, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s been six months since West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced a South Korean multi-national electronic company was launching a $700 million strategic initiative to grow new business ventures in the state. In January, state officials said the investment from LG Electronics[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph WELCH, W.Va. — Books selected at the Library of Congress found their way Tuesday to McDowell County’s library shelves as part of an ongoing program that brings new reading experiences to rural communities. U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., stopped at the McDowell County Public[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The mascot of the Republican Party temporarily switched from the elephant to the English bulldog as Gov. Jim Justice and his furry companion Babydog greeted attendees of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Tuesday night. “Babydog’s got a prediction for[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Freeman revealed the results of a year-long investigation into the shooting death of Charles Echols III on Tuesday. At a press conference, Freeman said the decision to perform an exhaustive investigation was the result of prior[Read More…]

By Eric Ayres, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. – One local family taking part in this week’s activities at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin anticipated an electric atmosphere, but they didn’t bargain for the level of intensity that has swept the event in the wake of last Saturday’s assassination[Read More…]

Firefighters from 3 counties battle blaze By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Fire departments from three counties battled a blaze at an industrial building in South Elkins Monday afternoon that resulted in the temporary closing of several streets. The fire at the building, located in the industrial yard[Read More…]