WASHINGTON — It’s not clear why a plane was allowed to take off as President Donald Trump’s helicopter was approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday afternoon in an apparent violation of safety procedures put in place after last…

An energy company whose ex-leader in 2023 told West Virginia officials it was poised to generate a type of industrial material that could “give rise to a complete change of society” has filed a bankruptcy petition two years after the…

LOGAN, W.Va. — Logan County 911 recently issued a public clarification distinguishing its network of live-stream traffic cameras from Flock Safety systems, following public discussion and concern on social media about automated license plate reader technology in the county.

For Rylee Vealy, running a brick-and-mortar bakery on 3448 Piedmont Road in Charleston was only the first step in sharing her passion for baking with the Kanawha Valley. Now, the owner of Batter & Bliss is taking her sweet treats…

One of the most popular series I’ve shared with my online viewers has been something surprisingly simple. I visit old Appalachian cemeteries and photograph weathered gravestones and highlight unusual names from generations past in a series I call “’Appalachian Baby…

For collectors or shoppers looking for a bargain, Putnam County has so much to offer -- especially last weekend, when the Hurricane High School Red Hot Show Choir hosted a huge rummage sale and Beamer & Company, in Teays Valley,…

CHARLESTON — In an effort to tell the story of Charleston’s union labor heritage, community members and West Virginia Mine Wars Museum staff discussed which pieces of history to memorialize while gathering at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on July 17.

Attentive readers of this column will recall a piece published here six weeks ago datelined Soboba, California. That’s where I’d gone to help a former seminary classmate get into producing a memoir of his nearly 50 years of missionary work…

The Pittsburgh Pirates have made a significant move to boost their struggling bullpen by acquiring veteran pitcher Luke Weaver from the New York Mets. The Pirates, aiming to end a decade-long playoff drought, traded 21-year-old shortstop prospect Sammy Stafura for…

Key senators have unveiled a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown during the middle of campaign season. The bill unveiled Sunday would keep federal agencies funded past the midterm elections, through Dec. 11. The Senate is likely to…