With Christmas Day approaching, hopefully the holiday for you means plenty of family, friends and remembering the reason for the season.
The first Christmas for West Virginia as a state in 1863 was eventful in a variety of ways.
West Virginia entered the Union on June 20th, but statehood didn’t bring peace to the region. Families were often divided; loyalties split between the Union and the Confederacy.
Over the course of the Civic War, several high ranking officers saw their stars rise and
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –With Christmas three days away, families across the area are spending the final days before the holiday preparing meals while also finding time to be together.
Some families chose to spend part of their week at Light the Night at GoMart Ballpark in Charleston, which features a 2.5 million-light display, carnival rides, games, and more.
Taylor Connard of Gauley Bridge attended the festival Monday night with her family. She said the event offers a break from last-minute holiday
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— By Michael Griffith, The Dominion Post
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — If Marcos Kniska could go back and give the freshman version of himself one piece of advice before stepping on the football field at the high school level for the first time, he would simply let his younger self know to take everything one play at a time.
That’s precisely what the University High senior did defensively in 2025 for the Hawks en route to an appearance in the state semifinals as the seventh seed in Class AAAA.
For his
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NITRO, W.Va. – Around 300 residents of Nitro were without water on Sunday after one of West Virginia American Water’s main lines in the city broke, resulting in several homes and businesses becoming flooded.
According to Nitro spokesperson Joe Stevens, the break occurred Sunday morning, and both the Nitro Fire Department and WVAWC utility workers responded to the scene.
“They were on the scene of the break at 8:40 to shut off a 16-inch main water line,” Stevens said.
The initial call to Metro
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