Parents and guardians cannot receive reminders often enough about the urgent need to prepare kids for staying safe online. Local residents got an alarming one this week with news that Steven James Boose, 35, of Littlestown, Pa., had been arrested after allegedly traveling to Parkersburg to ...
As the weather gets colder and snow mixes with the drifting leaves, most of us are grateful for the knowledge that a cozy home awaits us at the end of a long day. But thousands of West Virginians are experiencing both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness — and according to data from the ...
If you have been arguing with members of your household about whether the time is right for putting up Christmas decorations (ahead of Thanksgiving), perhaps try mentioning that the bells are already ringing at local retail establishments that host Salvation Army red kettles. The season has ...
As West Virginians watched for news of the trapped foreman of a mining crew in an Alpha Metallurgical Resources mine in Nicholas County, just days after learning of the death of another miner in an accident at a Mettiki Coal mine in Tucker County, the health and safety of our coal miners was ...
On Veterans Day, there may be parades, ceremonies — even retailers and restaurants hoping to show their respect by offering discounts and deals to veterans, but how many truly pause long enough to consider the weight of what we honor on that day? On the anniversary of the eleventh hour of ...
“We have to get to work to improve health outcomes,” Gov. Patrick Morrisey said in Parkersburg this week during the latest round of stops to spread his messages in every corner of the state. This time, he was touting the state’s application for money through the federal Rural Health ...
