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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Slice of NY Squared WV took home two awards Saturday during the second annual Taste of Harrison County, a one-day downtown Clarksburg event organized by the Clarksburg History Museum. The restaurant was voted Best Sandwich and Best Pizza as local food businesses competed across six
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GRAFTON, W.Va. — Elkins continued its strong start to the high school football season Friday night, defeating Grafton 44-21 at McKinney Field. The result improved the Tigers to 5-1, while the Bearcats moved to 3-3. The matchup brought together two Big Ten Conference programs as Grafton celebrated
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is preparing to launch a new nuclear engineering pathway beginning in 2027, giving students across several engineering disciplines an opportunity to develop specialized skills for careers in the nuclear industry. The Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources plans to introduce a
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. – Bernard “Bernie” Fazzini Sr., a longtime Harrison County public servant whose career stretched from the Clarksburg Fire Department to county government and eventually to representing West Virginia counties on the national level, has died at the age of 79. Fazzini died Tuesday, Sept. 29, at J.W.
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BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A West Virginia Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter will be among the highlights Saturday as Girls in Aviation Day returns to North Central West Virginia Airport for its fifth year. The free event is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct.
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BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A major expansion of aviation workforce training in North Central West Virginia is officially moving forward after Pierpont Community & Technical College broke ground Wednesday on a new aviation maintenance education facility at the West Virginia AeroTech Park. The approximately 65,000-square-foot facility near North
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SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — A West Virginia woman walked away a winner on “Wheel of Fortune,” taking home more than $66,000 in cash and prizes, including a trip to Thailand. Sissonville native Autumn Collette appeared on the nationally televised game show Monday, winning the main game before advancing to the
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KINGWOOD, W.Va. — One of West Virginia’s best-known fall traditions brought thousands of visitors, families and community groups to Kingwood as the 84th Preston County Buckwheat Festival filled the city with parades, livestock competitions, carnival rides and plenty of buckwheat cakes. The five-day festival ran Sept. 23
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Republican Party has launched a public campaign urging voters to support Amendment 1 this November, releasing new “Yes on 1” material centered on adding an explicit U.S. citizenship requirement for voting to the West Virginia Constitution. The party’s campaign graphic carries the
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CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Harrison County is heading into a busy fall weekend, with a major country concert, multiple family festivals, an aviation expo and the annual Clarksburg Winterfest Pageant all scheduled over the next several days. The weekend gets an early start Thursday night when 1990s country group Little Texas
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Local farmers, makers and small businesses will come together in downtown Clarksburg next week as Pierpont Community & Technical College hosts a Fall Harvest Farmers Market. The market is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pierpont’s Gaston
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — A new hospital is set to begin serving patients in Harrison County next week following a ribbon-cutting ceremony Tuesday at Charles Pointe Crossing. Vandalia Health officially celebrated the opening of its new Mon Harrison Neighborhood Hospital, a $30 million, approximately 38,000-square-foot facility built
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s tourism economy reached another all-time high in 2025, generating a record $9.4 billion in economic impact as more visitors traveled to and spent money across the Mountain State. New figures released Monday show West Virginia welcomed 78.4 million visitors during 2025,
SHINNSTON, W.Va. — A state championship, multiple state runner-up finishes and success across nearly every season helped Lincoln High School earn recognition as the top overall girls athletic program in Class AA for the 2025-26 school year. Lincoln has been awarded The Health Plan Champions Cup after finishing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia ranks first in the nation for the five-year survival rate of new businesses, according to a recent analysis highlighted by the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. The analysis found that 57.6% of businesses launched in West Virginia in 2019 were still
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Country singer and songwriter David Lee Murphy will headline a free outdoor concert at WVU’s Almost Heaven Village ahead of the Mountaineers’ Big 12 matchup against Arizona. The Big 12 Fall Tour Kickoff Concert is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10, on the North Lawn outside Milan
West Virginia is receiving national recognition for something Mountain State residents have long known: few places can compete with its natural beauty. A nationwide ranking highlighted by Travel + Leisure named West Virginia the No. 2 most naturally beautiful state in America, trailing only New Hampshire. Neighboring Virginia finished third. The
ARLINGTON, Texas — President Donald Trump has signed legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Jim Justice that clears the way for a National Medal of Honor Monument in the heart of Washington, D.C., while honoring one of West Virginia’s most celebrated veterans. Trump signed the Hershel “Woody” Williams National
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — Bridgeport wasted little time taking control Friday night, putting together a dominant first half on the way to a 75-6 victory over East Fairmont at Wayne Jamison Field. The Indians scored 68 points before halftime and improved to 2-1 on the season with the win.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Twenty-five years after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, FBI leaders, first responders, students and community members gathered Friday morning at the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services Division in Clarksburg to remember those who were lost and reflect on how the attacks changed the
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Robert C. Byrd continued its unbeaten start Friday night with a 42-14 victory over Keyser at Flying Eagle Stadium. The matchup brought two undefeated Class AAA teams into the night, but RCB took control early and carried a 28-0 lead into halftime. Quarterback Isaiah Heflin
