By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Earlier this month, Huntington native Michael Propst set out for France with his wife for their 10th wedding anniversary. Between stops at museums and walking the streets of Paris, the couple took a cruise to Normandy. They visited the famous beaches where,[Read More…]
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West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner: Memorial Day for those who ‘gave their last full measure’
By JEFFREY SAULTON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Memorial Day and the sacrifices made by those who served in the armed forces were recalled and honored in the 61st annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Sunset Memory Gardens on West Virginia 95 in south Parkersburg. West Virginia Secretary[Read More…]
West Virginia Historical Society unveils new display to honor those who served
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Not everyone came back with John Harney when he traveled overseas with a group in the late 1960s. So Memorial Day has always been the chance for the military veteran to pay tribute to the ones who didn’t come back with[Read More…]
West Virginia unclaimed property returns smash fiscal year record
The Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Treasurer John Perdue’s Unclaimed Property Division has returned $15.9 million to current and former state residents as of April 30, smashing the previous fiscal year claim record by more than $600,000. The fiscal year ends June 30. Unclaimed property is any financial asset from[Read More…]
West Virginia governor’s car rear-ended at Beckley intersection
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — While sitting at a red-light in Beckley Saturday, Governor Jim Justice’s vehicle was rear-ended by a driver allegedly under the influence of marijuana. According to Beckley Police, at approximately 1:10 p.m. Saturday afternoon a patrolman was dispatched to the intersection of Harper[Read More…]
Logan High students speak out year after student’s arrest
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail LOGAN, W.Va. — A year after a black Logan High School student was taken to the floor by a city police officer and arrested after he refused to remove his hood and leave a hallway, students at the school say they’re frustrated with the lack[Read More…]
ACE Adventure Center prepping for one of region’s largest camp-out music festivals
EDITOR’S NOTE: Some answers have been edited for clarity and length.By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch OAK HILL, W.Va. — On any given weekend in the summer, the lakeside Lost Paddle Lounge rocks with the sounds of live music for whitewater rafters and folks rolling into mountain bike, hike, zipline, paintball and[Read More…]
Legislative leadership wants committee to look into West Virginia Rise delays
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Legislative leaders are asking lawmakers to look into delays in getting aid from the West Virginia Rise program to victims of the 2016 flood.. House Speaker Tim Armstead and Senate President Mitch Carmichael have sent a letter to the Joint Legislative Committee[Read More…]
DHHR: Kanawha man, 33, is WV’s first hepatitis A-related death
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 33-year-old Kanawha County man is the first death associated with the hepatitis A outbreak in West Virginia, the state Department of Health and Human Resources said Thursday. The man, who died Tuesday, had other existing illnesses besides hepatitis A that also[Read More…]