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Signature McDonald’s sandwich — with a north-central West Virginia connection

FAIRMONT — This is the fast-food jingle you know, even if you don’t know it. “Two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun …” It was the musical recipe for the Big Mac, the multi-decker sandwich sensation from the McDonald's ad campaign that went viral in 1974 — or, what passed for viral 50 years ago — when the commercials featuring it were unleashed on TV and radio. Kids sang the jingle on the playground at recess. Their moms and dads did the same (tried to, anyway) at the McDonald's counter, where, if they could ...

Morgantown Council finalizes vape shop zoning restrictions

MORGANTOWN — The city of Morgantown has seen its last tobacco and vape shop open downtown, at least for the foreseeable future.  More than a month after its June 4 first reading, Morgantown City Council has adopted a zoning text amendment creating the “smoke shop/tobacco store” use ...