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Displaced Charleston church finds spot for Easter
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of Keystone Apostolic Church packed into the West Virginia National Guard Armory near Charleston for Easter service Sunday morning. The congregation lost its church building last month when the man-made hillside supporting Yeager Airport’s runway extension collapsed causing a landslide that destroyed a house and the church.[Read More…]
New River Gorge trail wins USA Today contest
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Endless Wall Trail in New River Gorge National River recreation area has been named the Best National Park Hike in USA Today’s Best Readers’ Choice contest. It was a close race between the top two nominees, as Endless Wall Trail and runner-up Cadillac Mountain in Maine’s[Read More…]
Church fire closes adjoining school for weeks
BENWOOD, W.Va. — Students at SS. James and John School in Benwood are without classrooms for at least two weeks – and maybe longer – after Monday’s fire at St. John Catholic Church adjacent to the school. Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston officials said Tuesday it will be a slow process for[Read More…]
Not the best way to start the week
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A parking mishap on North High Street Monday morning, March 30, left a car with its front two wheels dangling over a drop-off, and a tow truck driver with a challenge…
Kids use other senses at inclusive egg hunt
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A number of area children got to understand what it was like to rely on their other senses when they were not able to see during an Easter Egg hunt at City Park. Around a dozen children attended the Parkersburg Lions Club’s fourth annual Easter Egg Hunt[Read More…]
Huntington player heads to Chicago for big game
Spring football practice under way at Marshall
W.Va. Construction and Design Expo kicks off
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 36th annual West Virginia Construction and Design Exposition kicked off Wednesday at the Charleston Civic Center. EXPO, as it is known, is sponsored by the West Virginia Contractors Association and is the largest construction and design show in the region. More than 5,000 engineering, construction and public[Read More…]
