By Greg KozeraFor Thoughts to Ponder The hardest person to teach is the one who knows everything, or thinks they do. One of the most important lunches of my life was at the WVU Towers cafeteria in the second semester of my freshman year. It was an unusually late lunch[Read More…]
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It’s Still Hockey Night For Nailers; Wheeling Nailers Gear Up For ECHL Semifinals Opener At Florida Everblades
By Kim NorthFor The Intelligencer Wheeling — Nailers fever is spreading quickly throughout the Ohio Valley, and it’s a condition local hockey fans hope sticks around a while longer. The Wheeling Nailers have reached the ECHL Kelly Cup Eastern Conference Finals, beginning a best-of-seven series Friday night against the Florida[Read More…]
Justice-controlled Greenbrier Clinic hit with new class-action lawsuit over testing
By Mike Tony For HDMedia The teetering business empire of Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., faces a new legal challenge responding to one of its units reporting a systematic failure that has cast doubt over more than two years of patient health assessments. The Greenbrier Clinic, a self-billed, all-inclusive medical services[Read More…]
Annual Vandalia Gathering Returns to Charleston this Weekend
Free festival celebrating Appalachian music, arts, and heritage By Lindsey FunkFor The Annual Vandalia Gathering Charleston – The annual Vandalia Gathering returns to the State Capitol grounds in Charleston this weekend for its 49th year. A beloved celebration of Appalachian heritage, this event is free and open to the public. Guests[Read More…]
Shepherdstown Makes Pride a Tradition with the 2nd Annual Shepherdstown Gay Pride Parade, Led by a Supreme Court Icon
By Joan MoossyFor Shepherdstown Pride Parade Shepherdstown — While the attacks on LGBTQ+ rights, symbols and transgender identity continue nationally, this small West Virginia town is making Pride its newest tradition. On June 1st, 2026, Shepherdstown, West Virginia will host its 2nd Annual Gay Pride Parade, kicking off Pride Month[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislature disputes common community concerns about data centers
By Esteban FernandezFor Times West Virginian Fairmont — The problem with data centers, according to the state Data Economy Office, hasn’t been water, noise, pollution or energy prices. The problem has been communication. “I’ll fall on the sword and tell you, when you’re running around and you have 100 top[Read More…]
50-ton steam locomotive added, via crane, to new Capitol Complex exhibit
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia The Capitol Complex in Charleston received a new addition Thursday as crane operators lowered a 100,000-pound fireless steam locomotive into a nearly complete outdoor exhibit between the Governor’s Mansion and the Culture Center. Greenbrier Street has been closed since Wednesday morning in preparation for the machine’s[Read More…]
Freedom 250 exhibit expected to be a big draw for Bluefield
By Charles OwensFor Bluefield Daily Telegraph Bluefield — Anticipation is building for next week’s arrival of a unique Freedom 250 exhibit in Bluefield. The Freedom 250 Truck, a massive interactive traveling museum that celebrates America’s 250th anniversary, will arrive in Bluefield on Friday, May 29, as part of the Cole[Read More…]
FestivALL back in Charleston with River Queen, old favorites and a new family cookout
By Matthew YoungFor HDMedia For more than two decades, FestivALL has welcomed the return of warm summer weather by turning Charleston into a citywide celebration of art and entertainment. Now set to return for its 22nd year, FestivALL is bringing back some familiar favorites and creating new events to help create lasting[Read More…]
Meet the eighth-graders who just passed West Virginia’s toughest history test
By Jim BissettFor The Dominion Post Morgantown – Pepperoni rolls and Mothman have their place in the hillbilly pantheon of Mountain State history, but West Virginia and its origins – as the latest Knights and Ladies of the Golden Horseshoe can attest – is way more telling. The Golden Horseshoe[Read More…]
