CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey confirmed Wednesday that two members of the West Virginia National Guard on patrol in Washington, D.C., had been shot, though there are conflicting reports on whether one or both members have died. Morrisey released a statement Wednesday afternoon ...
CHARLESTON – Rescue crews located the body of a missing miner in Nicholas County this morning. A two-man team found the body of foreman Steve Lipscomb at 7:37 a.m., according to a statement from Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Lipscomb was believed to be trapped at the Rolling Thunder Mine – ...
JBissett@DominionPost.com Colson Jenkins grinned as he handed over his voter registration form Thursday morning at University High School.“I’m going straight to the source,” the senior said.Said source, in this case, being West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner.“You good, ...
JBissett@DominionPost.com ROWLESBURG – Rick Felton worked for the railroad and was used to hearing metal on metal.Still, the CSX brakeman was sonically unprepared for what shrieked across the night before the Election Day Flood of Nov. 5, 1985.That’s when people started realizing they ...
JBissett@DominionPost.com My God, Jen. I gotta get Jen. Help me. Please.Call that a clothesline prayer.Robin Moore sent it bubbling through the chop just after midnight on Nov. 5, 1985, when she was pulled under.The rain was pounding like Hell’s drumline. The river was a rabid dog.Mobile ...
JBissett@DominionPost.com He doesn’t mind if you call him “Cheesehead” – no sir, not one bit.And on Tuesday morning, this fourth-grade football fan received a free backpack from his favorite NFL team, the Green Bay Packers, to prove it.“This is … awesome,” the Ridgedale ...
