Rain was threatening at Mill Run on Oct. 29, 1963, and its sound would have created a kind of chorus with the waterfall nearby. A tent was set up in case Gov. William Scranton and other dignitaries needed to escape an autumn downpour. With no way of imagining the horror that would unfold in ...
PARKERSBURG – The governor was in Parkersburg Tuesday talking about what he called meaningful tax relief lawmakers were able to provide over the last legislative session. In bookending Tuesday’s visit with a visit he made back in January, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey was at ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Convenience chain 7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its locations this year. According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleven's North American operator plans to close 645 stores in the 2026 fiscal year — outpacing the 205 locations it forecasts it will open ...
A Northern Panhandle coal miner was killed when two scoops collided inside the mine, according to a preliminary report by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. MSHA recently released the report about the death of Darin Reece, a section supervisor at the Ohio County Mine near Dallas, West Virginia. According to the report, at around 10:30 a.m. April 3, Reese died after a scoop backed into another scoop that was carrying a longwall shield. The collision caused the shield to shift and pin Reece, who was working underneath it. According to initial reports, Reece died from head and ...
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The standoff between the United States and Iran deepened Tuesday as the U.S. declared it had blockaded Iran's ports, Tehran threatened to strike targets across the region, and Pakistan said it was racing to bring the sides together for more talks. Though last week's ...
WHEELING — The West Virginia Legislature has passed a bill giving counties the option to base their school calendar on the number of hours of classroom instruction rather than the total number of instructional days, but Ohio County Schools Superintendent Kim Miller says the district has no ...
