Staff, wire reports Charleston Gazette-Mail KABUL, Afghanistan — A West Virginia soldier lost his life and another service member was wounded in an apparent insider attack on Monday in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said. U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Allen Bolyard, a soldier from Thornton, Taylor County, West[Read More…]

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald Beth Lucci has spent the last five days away from her home in Naples, Fla., to find peace and serenity in the mountains of West Virginia. She is a survivor. Lucci, 52, lost her brother, Cpl. David Lucci, when she was 46. David was 47[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Thanks to West Virginia University’s growing commitment to campus tree care and an ongoing collaboration between the Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design and Facilities Management, WVU Evansdale is now home to a newly crowned champion – the largest paperbark maple in the[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Governor’s Service Awards, the state’s most prestigious volunteer award, which honor individuals and organizations “who roll up their sleeves to solve community problems in an innovative way” will be presented during a special banquet at the Culture Center in Charleston on Thursday, Sept. 6.    “The[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. POLITICAL STUNNER IN MASSACHUSETTS Ayanna Pressley is virtually assured of becoming the first black woman[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail RACINE, W.Va.  — Monday’s triple-digit heat index wasn’t about to quiet down Cecil Roberts. “You cannot keep electing people who don’t vote for you,” he bellowed to a crowd gathered to celebrate Labor Day and the United Mine Workers union’s 80th annual holiday rally. Roberts,[Read More…]