Hats off to the Shepherd University Rams football team
If you haven't heard, the state of West Virginia is sending a collegiate football team to the national championship game next Saturday.The Shepherd University Rams, a member of the NCAA Division II...
View ArticleCharles Krauthammer: For Obama's foreign policy, it's legacy or bust
WASHINGTON - Last Saturday, Barack Obama gained the second jewel in his foreign policy triple crown: the Paris climate accord.It follows his Iran nuclear deal and awaits but the closing of Guantanamo...
View ArticlePhilip Maramba: Charleston art scene a gift to the city all year round
Christmas is less than a week away and, believe it or not, I'm all done with the shopping.Actually, it's been done for some time; my wife has taken the reins this season, including procuring my gift...
View ArticleOn the Town: South Charleston Christmas Parade
The South Charleston Christmas Parade was held Dec. 12 in downtown South Charleston.
View ArticleOn the Town: Clutch for the Future
Kanawha Valley Senior Services held its Clutch for the Future: An Auction with Purse-onality fundraiser on Dec. 3 at the KVSS headquarters in Charleston.
View ArticleA look at robots and other coding toys for the youngest kids
By By BREE FOWLER AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) - It's no longer tough to find coding toys for young kids. Here's a look at your current options. All of the toys are either sold through major...
View ArticlePolice: Man killed at Jefferson strip club
By Staff reports A man hired to work on security cameras at a shuttered Jefferson strip club stabbed another man to death Friday night, then walked to a bar and told someone, police say. Scott Meador...
View ArticleDeaf Santa brings excitement to Tri-State children
By By Dave Lavender The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Four-year-old Steshka Snyder could not sit, she could not wait.With her dolly wrapped tight and her mom's hand in tow, she briskly walked...
View ArticleWVU responds to wrongful death lawsuit from hazing death
By The Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University's governing board has responded to a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of a student who died following a hazing for...
View ArticleKenneth Ford
Kenneth Lee Ford, 77, of Lewisburg, died Thurs. Dec. 17, 2015. Service will be 5 p.m. Sat. Dec. 19, at Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home, Lewisburg. Visitation will follow the funeral service until 7...
View ArticleArtelia Dyer
Artelia Black Dyer, 81, of Dunbar, formally of Pulaski, passed away unexpectedly Wed. Dec. 16, 2015. She was born in Pageton, W.Va. on Sept. 10, 1934. She leaves to cherish her memory daughters,...
View ArticleJustine Crookshanks
Justine Crookshanks, 83, of Rupert, died Wed. Dec. 16, 2015. Service will be 2 p.m. Tues. Dec. 22, at Wallace & Wallace Funeral Chapel, Rainelle. Friends may visit with the family from 1 p.m....
View ArticleEmmogene Craigo
Mrs. Emmogene (Emma) Craigo, passed away at Hubbard Hospice West, South Charleston, surrounded by her loving family on Thurs. Dec. 17, 2015 at the age of 94. Emma was born on October 2, 1921, in...
View ArticleKyle Conard
Kyle Berton Conard, 67, of Mt. Nebo, died Thurs. Dec.17, 2015. Service will be conducted 2 p.m. Mon. Dec. 21, in the Waters Funeral Chapel at Summersville. Friends may call at the funeral chapel one...
View ArticleDreama Carnes
Dreama Kay Carnes, 73, of Florence, S.C., formerly of Frame, passed away Mon. Dec. 14, 2015, at her residence in Florence.She retired from Dow Chemical and was a huge fan of any sports with West...
View ArticleLora Burns
Lora Mae Burns, 74, of Union, died Wed. Dec. 16, 2015. Service will be 3 p.m. Sun. Dec. 20, at Highland Park United Methodist Church at Second Creek. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. at the church...
View ArticleJohn Burdette
John H. Burdette, 68, of Charleston, died Thurs. Dec. 17, 2015. Funeral service information is incomplete. Bartlett -Burdette-Cox Funeral Home is assisting the family.
View ArticleNancy Bowman
Nancy R. Bowman, 86, of Leon, died Dec. 17, 2015. Service will be 1 p.m. Mon. Dec. 21, at Leon United Methodist Church, Leon. Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. Mon. at the church.
View ArticleFunerals for: December 19, 2015
Adams, Eveleen 11 a.m., Hoover Church of Jesus Christ, Chapmanville.Belcher, Ophelia M. 1 p.m., Welcome Baptist Church, Beckley.Daniels, Wanda 8 p.m., Cooke Funeral Home Chapel, Cedar...
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