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Reporting news from Huntington, WV and the Tri-State area since 1909.
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Charleston commercial real estate executive Todd Goldman was elected chairman of West Virginia International Yeager Airport’s 15-person governing board on Wednesday, replacing long-time chairman Ed Hill.
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Charleston, West Virginia commercial real estate executive Todd Goldman was elected chairman of West Virginia International Yeager Airport's 15-person governing board on Wednesday, replacing long-t...
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West Virginia is set to lose more than $25 million in federal education funding this coming school year after President Donald Trump’s administration withheld billions in federal money. Via @WV_Watch .
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West Virginia is set to lose more than $25 million in federal education funding this coming school year after President Donald Trump’s administration withheld billions in federal money for after-sc...
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Looking for things to do in the Tri-State Area this week: July 24-30?. Check out our compiled list of all live music and entertainment happenings throughout the Tri-State below👇.
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HUNTINGTON — Music, movies and plays are all the focus of events scheduled for this upcoming week. But there are also two activities focused on Teddy Bears. Here are some
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When he’s not serving on the advisory board for the local Salvation Army, Elvis impersonator Lee Dean sings and dances at locations like FoodFair in Barboursville to collect donations for its cause.
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BARBOURSVILLE — When he’s not serving on the advisory board for the local Salvation Army, Elvis impersonator Lee Dean sings and dances at locations like FoodFair in Barboursville to collect
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An emergency window to some relief from increasingly burdensome energy bills is cracked open for West Virginians, but only for a limited time. And the federal door to that window could be slammed shut soon.
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The West Virginia Department of Human Services on July 21, 2025 announced that applications for the state’s Emergency Low Income Energy Assistance Program will be accepted from Mon., July 28, 2025...
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The East Division took the stage for Sun Belt Conference football Media Days on Wednesday to wrap up the event in New Orleans ahead of fall camps beginning next week.
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NEW ORLEANS — The East Division took the stage for Sun Belt Media Days on Wednesday to wrap up the event in New Orleans ahead of fall camps beginning next week. Below is a brief quote from each coach...
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Huff’s move shows light on another side of modern-day big-time college football. He said Southern Miss will bring in about 80 new players.
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The last question that Charles Huff was asked in his SBC Media Days main stage press conference on Tuesday made him ask for it to be repeated. “Why did you put your yes on the table for the Golden...
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A trailer filled with 24,250 pounds of food donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints arrived at Facing Hunger Foodbank on Tuesday morning in Huntington.
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HUNTINGTON — A trailer filled with 24,250 pounds of food donated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints arrived at Facing Hunger Foodbank on Tuesday morning in Huntington.
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Former Charleston television anchor Tom McGee died on Sunday at the age of 78.
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Tom McGee a former Charleston, West Virginia, news anchor turned attorney died on Sunday, July 20, 2025, in the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington, West Virginia. His visitation will be...
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Sun Belt Conference football Media Days began on Tuesday with teams from the West Division taking the stage. Marshall and the rest of the East Division will take the stage on Wednesday.
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The Sun Belt Media Days began on Tuesday with teams from the West Division taking the stage. Marshall and the rest of the East Division will take the stage on Wednesday. Here’s a bit of the best from...
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The Huntington Water Quality Board will give residents a closer look into the work its two utilities and staff do on a daily basis.
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HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Water Quality Board will give residents a closer look into the work its two utilities and staff do on a daily basis.
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Children got an up-close look at dinosaurs Tuesday during the second day of the Greater Huntington Park and Recreation District’s Dino-Mite Summer Camp.
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Dinosaurs stomped into Ritter Park for a visit with campers at GHPRD Dino-Mite Summer Camp on Tuesday, July 22, 2025.
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West Virginia lawmakers put $17 million in the state budget for a pay increase for Birth to Three workers, who hadn’t seen a raise in more than two decades. Via @WV_Watch .
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West Virginia lawmakers put $17 million in the state budget for a pay increase for Birth to Three workers, who hadn’t seen a raise in more than two decades. The
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Organizations across Cabell, Mason and Wayne counties are receiving new automated external defibrillators (AEDs), FaithHealth Appalachia and Marshall Health Network announced at the Cabell-Huntington Health Department on Monday.
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HUNTINGTON — Organizations across Cabell, Mason and Wayne counties are receiving new automated external defibrillators (AEDs), FaithHealth Appalachia and Marshall Health Network announced at the...
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The preseason All-Sun Belt Conference awards, teams and rankings were released Monday ahead of the league’s media days gathering Tuesday.
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The preseason All-SBC awards, teams and rankings were released by the Sun Belt Conference on Monday ahead of SBC Media Days, beginning on Tuesday with the West Division with Marshall and the East...
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Officers with the Hurricane Police Department are awarding vouchers for a free mini Blizzard from Dairy Queen to children who are wearing helmets while riding their bikes, skateboards and scooters.
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Children in Hurricane, West Virginia, have a chance to get a free Dairy Queen Blizzard from a local police officer this summer if they do this one important task: wear a helmet while they ride their...
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EDITORIAL: Wheeling University is facing the same sort of financial troubles that face many private colleges in West Virginia.
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As was said in this space two years ago regarding the Alderson Broaddus’ financial difficulties, “It’s a tough market for small private schools in a time when even regional giants such as West...
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Veronica Swope, Cabell County Emergency Medical Services’ (CCEMS) new director, wants every employee to come to work and love their job. Swope has returned to the place where she started her EMS career 25 years ago as its newest leader.
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Veronica Swope, hired Monday, July 21, 2025, as Cabell County Emergency Medical Services' (CCEMS) new director, wants every employee to come to work and love their job. Swope returned to the place...
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Bass fishing fans will have the chance to meet professional angler Mike DelVisco when he visits Huntington on Tuesday, July 22.
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HUNTINGTON — Bass fishing fans will have the chance to meet professional angler Mike DelVisco when he visits Huntington on Tuesday, July 22.
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The coal mine-themed ride begins in an artificial coal shaft at one end of the ticketing building, where riders board stylized, streamlined imitation coal carts to begin a leisurely, 700-foot ascent up an adjacent, forested hillside.
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Brush Creek Holl'r, West Virginia's first mountain (or alpine) coaster, opened at Brush Creek Falls RV Resort in Athens, Mercer County, West Virginia over the July Fourth weekend in 2025.
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