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Logan sisters get homecoming surprise at school

LOGAN, W.Va. — On Thursday, two students at Justice Elementary School in Logan received the biggest and, certainly, the best surprise imaginable — their father. Staff Sergeant Anthony May with the United States Air Force had been deployed to the small Middle Eastern country of Qatar for nearly seven months when[Read More…]

Wary eyes on state’s rivers as low-lying areas flood

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Daniel Todd was keeping close tabs on the water level in the Greenbrier River on Wednesday. Todd, who owns a house overlooking the river at the end of Second Avenue in Marlinton, was worried about flooding from Tuesday’s rains. The river crested around 2 p.m. at 11[Read More…]

WVU male, female students sacrifice hair for cause

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s Alpha Phi Omega co-ed fraternity has continued its newly established tradition of shaving students’ heads in the name of cancer research. For the second year in a row, the one-day event took place in front of the J.A.C.S in the Mountainlair yesterday from 2-6[Read More…]

Wheeling Suspension Bridge closed for repairs

WHEELING, W.Va. — A large vehicle which crossed the Wheeling Suspension Bridge damaged the bridge’s clearance signs prohibiting oversized loads, leading to the bridge’s temporary closing. Wheeling police Lt. Rob Marriner said the vehicle in question was a garbage truck headed into downtown from Wheeling Island at 12:16 p.m. Thursday.[Read More…]

ALERT: Newspapers providing free Internet access to snowbound residents

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Press Association member newspapers around the state are coming to aid of snowbound West Virginia residents by offering free access to their E-editions and online news websites. “The newspaper industry has embraced online subscriptions and newspaper websties.  During times of emergency, our newspapers are able to[Read More…]

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