By John McCoy Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has been visited by a rock star. Well, not really, but based upon the recent flurry of attention centered on one solitary snowy owl, one might think so. The big white bird, native to the Earth’s arctic regions, showed[Read More…]
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Martinsburg chocolatier braced for price hike
By Erika Elaine Wells The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — A local chocolatier is optimistic despite news of a chocolate shortage. Brenda Casabona, who co-owns DeFluri’s Fine Chocolates with her husband, Charlie, in Martinsburg, said there has been strong demand for chocolate in the last few years due to supply and[Read More…]
Old W.Va. stadium parts find new life across U.S.
By STEPHEN HUBA For The Weirton Daily Times NEWELL, W.Va. — Like family mementos sold at a garage sale, parts of Newell Memorial Field are finding their way to new homes in faraway places and for sometimes unusual purposes. The visitors’ side bleachers and press box recently were shipped to[Read More…]
An ugly result of so much rain
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In this Charleston Gazette photo, a steady stream of woody debris, plastic jugs, tires and discarded household items flows down the Kanawha River past downtown Charleston on Tuesday afternoon. Rain-swollen creeks and streams flowing into the Kanawha upstream of the Marmet Locks and Dam are believed to[Read More…]
“Pill Mill” forfeiture presented to State Police
By Rachel Baldwin Williamson Daily News WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The final installment of the property and cash seized from Mountain Medical Care Clinic, a “pill mill” that was shut down in 2010, was officially presented to the West Virginia State Police on Monday morning, during a press conference held by[Read More…]
An initiative for drivers with lead feet, big hearts
By Edward Marshall The Journal RANSON, W.Va. — Life tends to move just a little bit faster for most people during the holidays. Amid the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season, if you find yourself literally breaking the speed limit in the city of Ranson, an innovative program will[Read More…]
Mid-year graduation at Marshall
From the Herald-Dispatch Jerrod Lee Stout, right, is congratulated by Marshall University president, Stephen Kopp during Marshall’s 2013 Winter Commencement on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2013, at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington. Click here for more photos.
WVU rallies past Herd, 74-64
By Rick McCann The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 10-for-24 free throw shooting performance negates just about anything, which is what Marshall shot Saturday evening. West Virginia’s (7-4) and Marshall’s (4-6) men’s basketball teams had the same number of field goals Saturday night, and the Capital Classic was basically decided[Read More…]
Pirates Shopping Trip A Home Run With Kids
By Ian Hicks The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING – Christmas came a couple weeks early on Thursday for more than a dozen area children who were treated to a shopping trip they won’t soon forget. On Thursday, Pirates Charities Winter CARE-a-van stopped at Target at The Highlands to accompany nearly 15[Read More…]
An elegant day at school in Morgantown
By Ben Conley The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Reading, writing and arithmetic gave way to foxtrot, rumba and swing Thursday at Brookhaven Elementary. About 80 fifth-grade students capped a 10-week Dancing Classrooms program with a performance for schoolmates and family. Last year, Brookhaven’s fifth-graders became the first kids in[Read More…]