As lawmakers continue to look for ways to kick-start our sluggish and somehow still backward-looking economy, West Virginians are falling prey to another draining and damaging addiction at a higher rate than in most other states. WalletHub’s “2026’s Most Gambling-Addicted States” ...

Saturday is National Prescription Take Back Day, a twice-a-year opportunity for us to collect the expired and unused prescription drugs in our homes and dispose of them safely. Having those drugs around the home can be dangerous. They can become lost, stolen and sold illegally, or misused by ...

For those who followed his career, David McKinley’s legacy is neither complicated nor difficult to define. In more than four decades of public and professional service to his state, he consistently put West Virginia and its people first. McKinley died Friday at age 79. He is one of just a ...

A welcome sight was seen on Washington Avenue this week, one that will continue evolving — and continue making folks in the neighborhood happier. Heavy machinery has been brought to the site of the Washington Ave. Bridge, and steel beams are coming with it. Those beams will be placed across ...

Earth Day is today, the annual celebration of this big blue and green ball on which we live and a reminder that she needs taken care of. There will be several big events scheduled around the country, and some nice-sized ones around the Ohio Valley to commemorate the day and make a significant ...

If you’re planning to vote the Republican ticket during the May 12 primary election, remember this: only registered Republicans can participate this year. If you’re a registered Independent and you don’t change your party affiliation prior to end of day Tuesday, April 21, then you will ...