BECKLEY, W.Va. — Around 45 rockets blasted off into a chilly, blue sky Saturday afternoon. Families and friends gathered at New River Park in Beckley to watch their children’s hard work take flight. This could only mean that the Rocket Boys Festival was back in Beckley for its third year.[Read More…]
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Charleston’s Rod Run & Doo Wop a big draw
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There were more cars lining Kanawha Boulevard at 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon than Rod Run & Doo Wop volunteer Cindy Moffatt believes she has ever seen before. “It’s been pretty smooth, really,” Moffatt said of the more than 800 cars parked along the river. In years past,[Read More…]
‘Dinoman’ delights Raleigh County students
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Students and teachers alike roared with laughter Wednesday at Crab Orchard Elementary, as paleontologist and comedian “Dinoman” filled the gymnasium with fossils, inflatable dinosaurs and humor for all ages. As the fifth graders filed in, Bob “Dinoman” Lisaius gave the students a number of “safety instructions” in[Read More…]
WVU students shave for contest
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Some WVU students lathered up and shaved off what facial hair they had on Wednesday, Oct. 1. They now have four weeks to grow the best beard. The public shaving comes a few weeks before Mountaineer Week. One of the highlight events of the week is the[Read More…]
Missing St. Marys chicken mascot returns
ST. MARYS, W.Va. — Chuck the Chicken has come home to roost. The chicken, many considered the unofficial greeter for the town of St. Marys, was returned Tuesday to its owner Sheila Smith after being missing for over a week. “I got in at home (Tuesday) morning and got a[Read More…]
Future rocket scientists have a blast
A fresh coat of paint
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Morgantown hosts West Virginia Tattoo Expo
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Countless tattoo enthusiasts had the chance to show off their ink and get a new design as part of the West Virginia Tattoo Expo this weekend. The expo, in its second year, will continue from noon-7 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 28, with a day pass costing $15. There[Read More…]
Randolph County firefighters battle barn blaze
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Who ya gonna call? West Virginia Ghostbusters!
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Standing outside the Beni Kedem Shrine Center on Quarrier Street Monday evening, the Ghostbusters West Virginia Division waited for a photographer to arrive. They’ll be at ShockaCon, the area’s horror/sci-fi convention, when it returns to Charleston this weekend, but people on the street, maybe on their way[Read More…]
