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R. Hamrick reeling and sweating By Allen Hamrick It’s summertime, and it is hot enough to melt the skin off...

July 3, 1863: At Gettysburg, Union troops in the 1st West Virginia Cavalry took part in a fruitless charge against...

By Allen Hamrick Here it is July 4th and people’s minds are focused on cookouts, fireworks, camping, boating and whatever...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey held a news conference in Wheeling, W.Va. to give an update on the state’s flood response on...

Old Courthouse goatee getting shaved. By Allen Hamrick Many years the original Clay County Courthouse has stood the test of...

Audience members, featuring representatives from the Communications Workers of America, listen as commissioners make remarks during the hearing on June...

Mountaineer Food Bank announces its sponsorship of the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. Multiple-day Parent Pick-Up Lunches are open...

Box Tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has confirmed the presence of the Box Tree...

By Allen Hamrick June 20th, 1863 - finally a new state those at the time could call home, a place...

State Treasurer Larry Pack, who serves as Chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, today announced the application deadline for new...