First-time submitter wins $500 Purchase Award
By Faith Hensley Mingo Central High School Working as a security officer at the Charleston Town Center Mall, Sam Slater learned of its upcoming art competition for people ages 13 to 23. With a love...
View ArticleMall announces teen art competition winners
On June 30, the Charleston Town Center Mall announced the winners of the 2015 Teen Art Search: FestivALL's Quest for Xtreme Teen Artists.The winners are: Best in Show - James Petit Purchase Award -...
View ArticleLoudendale man wins national award for community involvement
By Lydia Nuzum LOUDENDALE - Jeff Blount tries to be the sort of neighbor he'd want to have - a strategy that has earned him national recognition."This community goes above and beyond. You can't...
View ArticleGiant Orlando Ferris wheel traps riders 400 feet above ground
ORLANDO, Fla. - A technical crew with The Orlando Eye safely evacuated all 66 stranded riders from the largest Ferris wheel on East Coast, an incident that shut down the attraction that towers 400...
View ArticleFeds face tough task proving airlines conspire to set prices
WASHINGTON - As the Justice Department launches an investigation into possible collusion in the airline industry, experts say the government faces the burden of proving that carriers were deliberately...
View ArticleAmerica ramps up for July 4 celebrations
As the nation gears up to celebrate America's birthday, here are some Fourth of July highlights from around the country:IN AMERICA'S BIRTHPLACE: CONCERTS, A PARADE AND BEERPhiladelphia started its...
View ArticleMarshall hires noted but controversial neurosurgeon
By John Raby Associated PressCHARLESTON, W.Va. - Marshall University has recruited a noted surgeon who ran into trouble experimenting with human brains using bowel bacteria but will continue the same...
View ArticleWoman drowns crossing high water in Lincoln County creek
Staff reports A woman drowned in Lincoln County early Saturday morning after the car she was traveling in attempted to cross a creek and got stuck in high water, the West Virginia State Police...
View ArticleLiquor license suspended after shooting at Charleston bar
Staff reports The state Alcohol Beverage Control Administration has suspended the license of Monkey Barrel after three people were wounded in a shooting at the Charleston bar early Saturday...
View ArticleCaptain Davis Love wants team "better prepared" for 2016 Ryder Cup
By Rich Stevens WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. - Davis Love III was aware of what he was getting himself into when the 20-time winner on the PGA Tour accepted his second appointment as Ryder Cup...
View ArticleNoble Maddox
Noble D. Maddox, 78, of St. Albans died Thursday, July 2, 2015. Bartlett-Chapman Funeral Home, family owned and located at 409 Sixth Ave., St. Albans is honored to serve the Maddox family.
View ArticleRichard "Dick" Long
Richard Lee "Dick" Long, 87, of Charleston, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, in Thomas Memorial Hospice Center.Richard was born August 16, 1928, to the late Nobel Milton Long and...
View ArticleMarjorie Lattimer
Marjorie Lattimer, 98, of Spencer, passed away on Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at home.She was born May 22, 1917 at Reedy, a daughter of the late Martin and Mary Eunice Butcher Atkinson. She was a...
View ArticleJohn Hodges
John Edsel Hodges, 86, of Ronceverte, died Fri. July 3, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Tues. July 7, at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Ronceverte. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Mon. July 6,...
View ArticleLorena "Kay" Gillispie
Lorena "Kay" Gillispie, 81, of Dunbar died Friday July 3, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Mon. July 6, at Curry Funeral Home Alum Creek. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
View ArticleJennie Figiel
Jennie Mary Solace Figiel, 94, of Mount Hope, died Thurs. July 2, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be 2 p.m. at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Oak Hill. Friends may call one hour prior to the...
View ArticleTimothy Dawson
Timothy Bradford Dawson, 55, of Dunbar, W.Va., passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015.He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Alvin and Kathryn Hager Keeling and Arnol and June Dawson. Surviving are...
View ArticleBarbara Ann Cooper
Barbara Ann Cooper, 82, of Webster Springs, died Thurs. July 2, 2015. Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Sun. July 5 at Dodd and Reed Funeral Home. Service will be held 11 a.m. Mon. July 6, at the...
View ArticleGeorge Bassitt Sr.
George E. Bssitt Sr., 86, of Hamilton, Ohio, died Monday June 29, 2015, at Hospice of Hamilton. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Mon. July 6, at the Webb Noonan Kidd Funeral Home. Service will be...
View ArticleFunerals for: July 04, 2015
Long, Richard "Dick" 11 a.m., St. Marks United Methodist Church, Charleston, Bennett Chapel.Thomas, Jeannine 1 p.m., Morris Funeral Home, Cowen.
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