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Parkersburg mom says daughter ‘a mini me’
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Parkersburg woman and her daughter were named the 2016 winners of The News and Sentinel Mother Child Lookalike Contest. First place went to Mary Jo Pedersen of Parkersburg and her daughter Brittany D’Allesio of Huntington. “It’s quite a compliment,” Pedersen said. Second place winners are[Read More…]
Trump supporter takes to the Kanawha River
Charleston, W.Va., saw lots of people turn out for appearances by Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and Franklin Graham on Thursday. This is just one of many great shots by Charleston Gazette-Mail photographers. To see more, click here.
Fairmont observes National Day of Prayer
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — People gathered around the Marion County Courthouse steps to join in prayer during the annual National Day of Prayer at noon Thursday. This gathering was one of many across the United States. According to the National Day of Prayer website, “The National Day of Prayer is an[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders finishes WV tour in Morgantown
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Standing feet away from Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, Fairmont native Charley Clayton took in her surroundings Thursday night. Clayton was one of 3,100 — at least one who waited nearly 12 hours — that attended Sanders’ rally at the Waterfront Hotel. As a 19-year-old, next week’s[Read More…]
WV girl fighting cancer gets to swim with dolphins
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va. — No one wants to hear that they have cancer. And it’s even harder for a parent to receive the news about one of their children. But that is exactly what happened to the Hahn family of Hedgesville last June when they saw their eight-year-old daughter, Lorelie, deteriorating[Read More…]
Travelocity Gnome visits Parkersburg area
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Travelocity Gnome has been in Parkersburg the last couple of days visiting sites as part of National Travel and Tourism Week. The Travelocity Roaming Gnome is a mascot the travel website uses to highlight many destinations. Through the work of the West Virginia Bureau of Tourism,[Read More…]
Huntington temple remembers Holocaust victims
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A bleak, rainy Sunday was representative of visitors’ emotions who were in and out of B’Nai Sholom Temple for most of the day as one person read out the names of those lost in the Holocaust. For eight hours, members of the congregation and Huntington community sat[Read More…]
Raleigh County students see careers up close
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