From a photo gallery published by The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A New Year’s Day Park Walk is held on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at Ritter Park in Huntington. Click here for more.
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A worker dangles, a photographer snaps
From a year-end photo gallery in the Charleston Gazette Photographer Kenny Kemp says, “This was one of my surprises this year. While waiting for a trial to start in the Kanawha County Judicial Annex, I looked out the window to see a guy (Mike Huges of Smith Brothers Window[Read More…]
Limber at limbo
From a photo gallery published by The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Jonathan Pruitt, 8, participates in a game of skate limbo as Roll-A-Rama hosts a New Year’s Eve skate party on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, in Huntington. Click here for more.
Sighting of bald eagle pair a special Christmas gift
By Colleen S. Good Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Bald eagles are becoming more and more common in West Virginia. Bill Kurczak of Pleasant Valley snapped a photo of some bald eagles grabbing breakfast Christmas morning. “My neighbor Norm Kalob knocked on my door early on Christmas morning, and[Read More…]
Grand entrance to WVU law school takes shape
The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A familiar building has an unfamiliar entrance. Crews are building the new entryway for the WVU College of Law Building, which is starting to look like the artist renderings. The new entrance is on the side of the building that overlooks the Health Sciences[Read More…]
Blasting under way to clear massive rockslide
By Brandi Underwood Register-Herald SUNDIAL, W.Va. — Drilling and blasting work began Sunday morning in an effort to break up three enormous sandstone masses that currently obstruct both lanes of W.Va. 3 near Sundial. The rocks broke loose from the mountainside and crashed across Coal River Road between Sundial and[Read More…]
Jay Rockefeller named West Virginian of the Year
By David Gutman Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jamie Rockefeller was 2 weeks old and he was sick. It was 1969, and he had something called pyloric stenosis, a narrowing of the stomach that prevents food from being digested. He needed surgery. “I will never forget Sharon’s and my[Read More…]
Bridgeport native’s fishing show lands a big one
By Mary Wade Burnside Exponent-Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Curtis Fleming made a deal with his fellow Bridgeport native, former Miss West Virginia Kaitlin Gates, as they prepared to fish the Potomac and Shenandoah rivers for the show he hosts, “Fly Rod Chronicles.” If he caught the biggest fish during[Read More…]
Herald-Dispatch offers visual review of 2013
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Lori Wolfe, a photographer for The Herald-Dispatch, looks back on 2013 with a photo gallery. This is one of the 50 shots she chose. Click here for more.
Marshall marches to Military Bowl victory
By Grant Traylor The Herald-Dispatch ANNAPOLIS, Md. — In the biggest football game of the season, Marshall University came up with its biggest performance of the year. Marshall’s Rakeem Cato threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns Friday to earn Most Valuable Player honors and solidify the Thundering Herd’s 31-20[Read More…]