KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — A strengthening Melissa grew into a Category 4 hurricane Sunday and U.S. forecasters said it could reach Category 5 status, unleashing torrential rain and threatening to cause catastrophic flooding in the northern Caribbean, including Haiti and Jamaica.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center added that Melissa is likely to reach the southern coast of Jamaica as a major hurricane late Monday or Tuesday morning, and urged people on the island to seek shelter immediately.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run for the White House.
In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her.
“I am not done,” she said.
The former vice president said she hasn’t decided whether to mount a 2028 presidential campaign. But she dismissed the suggestion that she’d face long odds.
“I have lived my entire career a life of service and it’s in my bones. And there are
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time when pink ribbons appear across our towns and social media feeds. But beyond the color and campaigns lies a message that can save lives. Early detection remains one of our strongest weapons in the fight against breast cancer.
Breast cancer continues to be the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the United States. According to the American Cancer Society, about one in eight women will develop breast cancer during her lifetime. Those
MORGANTOWN — An unveiling of sorts will be on display Sunday.
First, there is the newly-named Hope Coliseum, which will officially host its first basketball action of the season with a live crowd in place.
That basketball action is the bigger unveiling, as both Ross Hodge and Mark Kellogg will have their WVU men’s and women’s basketball teams on display with both coaches having the opportunity to answer some early questions.
The men’s game against Wheeling University begins at 4 p.m. and will
ELKINS — The GFWC Elkins Women’s Club and the History Alive Program from the West Virginia Humanities Council is hosting a Pearl S. Buck event on Nov.1 on the campus of Davis & Elkins College.
The presentation, which will take place inside the historic Halliehurst Mansion, is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. Nov. 1 and is free to the public. There will be a luncheon prior to the lecture at 11:30 a.m., with food prepared from Pearl Buck’s cookbook.
“We have had a Pearl Buck book club as part of the
Dear Annie: I’ve recently been diagnosed with a recurrence of cancer. The prognosis isn’t good, but right now I feel OK and haven’t changed my daily life. My husband is here for me, and we are considering possible treatment plans.
I haven’t told my daughter yet. Truthfully, I don’t know how. She has newborn twins and a 6-year-old daughter. Since her first husband’s suicide four years ago, I’ve dedicated my life to her well-being. Her new husband is a great guy, and I am sure of his strength and
WHEELING — The 2025 Mountain East Conference Cross Country Championships will take place today at Oglebay Resort.
The MEC Women’s Championship 6K is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. on the Crispin Golf Course, with the MEC Men’s Championship 8K to follow at 10:30 a.m.
The women’s race will feature the top two individual finishers from a year ago in Davis & Elkins’ Lauren Twyman and Point Park’s Cassondra O’Connor.
Twyman defeated O’Connor in last year’s race, but O’Connor swept the MEC Runner
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced he’s ending “all trade negotiations” with Canada because of a television ad sponsored by one of its provinces that used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs — prompting the province’s leader to later pull the ad.
The post on Trump’s social media site Thursday night ratcheted up tensions with the U.S.’s northern neighbor after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he plans to double his country’s exports to
DAVIS – A citizens group and environmental agencies have filed a second appeal regarding the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s handling of applications for a proposed power plant in Tucker County.
The proposed Ridgeline Power Plant would be a 500-acre natural gas power plant fueling a data center, both built by and belonging to the company Fundamental Data. The facility would be located between the towns of Davis and Thomas.
The three groups filed a Notice of Appeal after
BEVERLY — Mountaineer Food Bank is pledging to “remain committed” to helping feed the hungry during the current delays on SNAP benefits caused by the federal government shutdown, including through Mobile Pantry visits such as one to 4-H Camp Pioneer in Beverly Thursday morning.
“More than 144,000 West Virginia households rely on SNAP to help stretch their budgets and put food on the table,” a Mountaineer Food Bank press release states. “When that support is interrupted, the strain falls hardest
