While lawmakers spent way too much time during this past legislative session waging a socio-cultural war that appeared aimed at damaging teachers’ ability to prepare students for life in the real world, researchers were finding there is a different educational problem to be tackled. There are ...

Ever try driving down one of West Virginia’s back roads (or I-77 south of Charleston, for that matter) and NOT keeping your eyes glued to the road and both hands on the steering wheel? It is not advised. And we’re used to it. Watch what happens to someone from, for example, Florida when ...

The next major election for West Virginians is still about a year away, but already polls are being released showing who might win among a slate of potential candidates for two of the highest offices set to go on the ballot. On Monday, National Public Affairs released a poll claiming current ...

Every teacher leaves a mark on the hearts and minds of their students, whether it is through a single lesson or a lifetime of influence. That couldn’t be more evident than with the 32-year career of Rick Taylor. The former Brooke High School music teacher, choir director, assistant band ...

One of the hallmarks of the Upper Ohio Valley is that we always pull together when times are tough, or when things need to get done. The teamwork and effort across multiple agencies from multiple counties and three states to fight what could have been a terrible fire last week at the Tunnel ...

A common theme is emerging in the weeks after a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. It seems as though information about what is being transported is difficult to come by. First, Norfolk Southern gave an incomplete list of the chemicals that were being transported in the first place — ...