WHEELING — At age 100, Joe Gompers feels that his time serving in World War II was “the greatest experience of my life.” “You can’t imagine how fast you grow up,” he said. Gompers’ grew up in fast forward when he joined the United States Navy, going from first-year college ...
LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Multiple people were shot Saturday along Interstate 75 in a rural area of southeastern Kentucky, authorities said. The Laurel County Sheriff's Office said in a post on Facebook that it was an "active shooter situation" and "numerous persons" were shot near the highway. ...
By ED WHITE Associated Press Murder charges filed against the father of a 14-year-old boy accused of a Georgia school shooting follow the successful prosecution of two parents in Michigan who were held responsible for a similar tragedy at a school north of Detroit. Is it a sign of a ...
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — Evacuations were expanded Saturday as a wildfire with leaping flames scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. The so-called Line Fire was ...
By ISABELLA O'MALLEY Associated Press In a step forward for efforts to acquire the metals crucial to addressing climate change, on Monday a new plant that can extract nickel and cobalt from scrap material opens in Fairfield, Ohio. The resulting metals will be used in new batteries and ...
Alvin “Al” Albert Prettyman, Jr., 69, of Sherrard, WV, passed away on Sunday, August 25, 2024. Friends will be received for a memorial visitation on Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 1 PM until the time of the memorial service at 2 PM at Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church, 905 National Road, Wheeling, WV 26003 with Rev. Margie Carr officiating. Arrangements made by Kepner Funeral Homes, 166 Kruger Street, Wheeling, WV (304-242-2311). Condolences may be offered to the family at www.kepnerfuneral. com
