NEW MEMBER: Erika Alford was welcomed as a new member of Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church, Hurricane, West Virginia, on Jan. 15. What a great way to celebrate the first month of a new year. Congratulations Erika, and may…
The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein’s bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world’s most influential people. But while investigators collected ample proof that Epstein…
As federal judges have ruled that three immigrants were wrongly jailed in West Virginia, the state continues to hold hundreds of immigrant detainees in its overcrowded jails. U.S. District Judge Thomas Johnston on Wednesday ordered the release of Danny Briceno-Solano…
This month, we’re meeting Laura Treacy Bentley, a talented writer and photographer from Huntington. She is the author of “Glass Mountain” (2025); “Looking for Ireland: An Irish Appalachian Pilgrimage” (2017); “The Silver Tattoo” (2013); “Night Terrors” (2015); and “Lake Effect”…
ASHLAND — Economic development dominated discussion during a recent three-hour work session of the City of Ashland Board of Commissioners on Thursday, as leaders and staff reviewed ongoing projects, business recruitment efforts and ways to better communicate progress to the…
A national column on this page this week (“Heavier trucks could undercut billions in infrastructure spending,” Feb. 4) noted efforts in the trucking industry to increase weight limits by adding another axle to heavy trucks on the nation’s highways. For…
Three West Virginia barns that served as rustic billboards for Mail Pouch chewing tobacco in one of America’s earliest outdoor advertising campaigns are among eight properties from across the state that have been added to the National Register of Historic…
Pizza Hut plans to close 250 U.S. restaurants in the first half of this year as its parent company considers a sale of the chain. Yum Brands said Wednesday it’s targeting underperforming Pizza Hut restaurants in its system. Pizza Hut…
Several hundred people turned out Wednesday as West Virginia University and WVU Extension hosted WVU Day at the Legislature, highlighting the university’s academic programs, resources and events through interactive exhibits set up in the Capitol Rotunda. Students, faculty and staff…
HUNTINGTON — In 1982, British playwright Michael Frayn debuted his three-act comedy, “Noises Off,” to much acclaim. A hit in London’s West End Theatre District, “Noises Off” eventually migrated to Broadway one year later where it was nominated for four…
