Up and down the Ohio River Valley, communities have gotten used to seeing what comes out of the many industrial facilities that help support the economy. (And, to be clear, some of that is just water vapor.) We have also gotten used to the increased number of medical conditions some experts ...

Applause to the many volunteers, and the hundreds of attendees, who all made Tuesday’s third annual CommUnity Table event on Davis Avenue in downtown Elkins a huge success. The event was free to the public and featured soup made by local restaurants and organizations. Tables were placed ...

Anti-Catholic sentiment has been present in what is now the United States since the first Europeans made their way to the continent. Once the U.S. was established, it continued to rear its ugly head in waves, often brewing in the minds of those who think of themselves as nativists, nationalists ...

Many of the county school systems across West Virginia let students out of school early Monday — or canceled the whole day’s classes — due to the total solar eclipse set to take place in the afternoon. Several local private schools, however, took advantage of the rare event to teach ...

A tragic trend is emerging at West Virginia’s roadwork sites. Rather than paying more attention as we approach work zones, we seem to be paying less — with deadly consequences. Last week, the West Virginia Department of Transportation said a woman was killed while working as a flagger for ...

Most West Virginians have a pretty good idea what the federal government and its partner agencies think of us. (We also know that SOME of our reputation is earned.) But while we were busy bracing for reported tornadoes, derechos, heavy rain and flooding that has demanded our full attention for ...