France bombs Islamic State HQ, hunts attacker who got away
By By Lori Hinnant and Thomas Adamson The Associated Press PARIS (AP) - As police launched an international manhunt for a key suspect in the Paris attacks on Sunday, French officials told The...
View ArticleDivision II Newberry beats Marshall 101-89
By Doug Smock HUNTINGTON - James Stepp scored 20 points and Brandon Taylor added 17 as Division II Newberry stunned Marshall 101-89 in an exhibition game Sunday at Cam Henderson Center.The Wolves, who...
View ArticleFood, music part of Marshall's International Festival
By Elaina Sauber HUNTINGTON - Thousands of visitors from across the Tri-State flocked to Huntington Sunday to experience Marshall University's cultural mosaic. The 52nd Annual International Festival,...
View ArticleOverdose death and child put in freezer among Kanawha indictments
By Kate White A Kanawha County grand jury found probable cause to return an indictment Thursday charging a Charleston man with murder in the death of a woman who, according to police, died of a heroin...
View ArticleWages, safety lower in right-to-work states, lawmakers told
By Phil Kabler Legislators heard the pros and cons Sunday of proposed legislation to make West Virginia a right-to-work state, with proponents saying it will help grow the state's economy, and...
View ArticleState 'far behind' on technology, workforce, lawmakers told
By Phil Kabler West Virginia is so far behind in developing assets - both in technology and workforce - for information technology based "knowledge-sector" jobs that there's no easy solution to help...
View ArticleJudge orders meat company to comply with AG's subpoena
By Kate White A judge ordered a Jackson County meat wholesaler on Friday to turn over documents sought in an ongoing investigation by state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey's office.Morrisey's office...
View ArticleProsecutors seek to block additional Blankenship calls
By Ken Ward Jr. On June 29, 2009, Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was talking on the phone with Stan Suboleski, a member of Massey's board of directors. Just four days earlier, Blankenship had been...
View ArticleTracy Floyd
Tracy Mae Floyd, 34, of Montgomery, died Nov. 13, 2015. O'Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery is in charge of arrangements.
View ArticleJewel Fleshman
Jewel Craft Fleshman, 95, of Campbells Creek, went home to be with the Lord on Nov. 13, 2015, at the Hubbard Hospice House surrounded by her family. She was born June 13, 1920, to Daniel and Flora...
View ArticleEmma Jean Dixon
Emma Jean Dixon, 80, of Warren, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on November 13, 2015, at the Warren Hospice House.She was born on March 21, 1935, in Kanawha Co., a daughter of the late Fred and...
View ArticleJames Clinton Dent
James Clinton Dent, 94, of Winfield, passed away Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 at Country Villa Care Home, Buffalo.Born Nov. 9, 1921 in South Charleston, he was a son of the late Chap and Effie Smith Dent. He...
View ArticleMary Davenport
Mary Elizabeth Ennis Davenport, 95, of East Bank, formerly of Pratt, died Nov.12, 2015. She was born on October 19, 1920, in Crickmer, near Meadow Bridge, and was the daughter of the late Andrew...
View ArticleSarah Daniels
Sarah Jeanne Daniels, 36, of Pecks Mill, died Sun. Nov. 1, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Mon. Nov. 16, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Pecks Mill. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 1...
View ArticlePriscilla Craddock
Priscilla Ruth Craddock, 72, of Ottawa, died Nov. 12, 2015. Arrangements are by the Handley Funeral Home, Danville.
View ArticleMary Carter
Mary Jane Carter, 65, of 71 Swoope Road, Swoope, Va., went to live in her mansion in the sky on Wed. Nov. 11, 2015. She was born in Charleston on May 8, 1950, a daughter of the late James Edward and...
View ArticleHerman Abbott
Herman Eugene Abbott, 89, of Spencer, passed away Fri. Nov. 13, 2015, at Roane County General Hospital.He was born Nov. 28, 1925, in Lincoln County. Herman was the son of the late Fred and Lottie...
View ArticleFunerals for: November 15, 2015
Abbott, Herman 2 p.m., Hafer Funeral Home Chapel, Elkview.Aliff, Henry 2 p.m., Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill.Casey, Florence 5 p.m., Ebenezer Baptist Church, Charleston.Chafins, Bobby L. Jr. 1...
View ArticlePhoto: That's a beak-ful
A robin tosses back a locust berry on a mild, sunny, autumn Monday. In addition to berries and other fruit, the year-round state inhabitant also feeds on earthworms, as well as beetles, termites and...
View ArticleCoalition campaigns for tax credit for low-income workers in WV
By Phil Kabler A coalition of 18 citizen and community organizations kicked off a campaign Monday for passage of a state Earned Income Tax Credit for low-income workers, unveiling a website that shows...
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