The following calls were made to police agencies on Nov. 23; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the boundaries of American democracy. Trump relented after suffering yet m… Read more
Thanksgiving 2020 will look different at some homes around southern West Virginia, local residents reported. Read more
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Declaring "America is back," President-elect Joe Biden introduced his national security team on Tuesday, his first substantive offering of how he’ll shift from Trump-era “America First” policies by relying on experts from the Democratic establishment to be some of his… Read more
A Pax man is facing sexual assault charges in Fayette County. Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Before noon on Monday, Jared Gorin was sitting by himself on a wooden bench at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia, masked and waiting for the 12:05 back home to Connecticut, where his parents and sister are to gather for Thanksgiving. Read more
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that has contributed to hundreds of thousands of deaths but also angering critics who want to see individuals held accountable, in addition to the company. Read more
MORGANTOWN — The Daily Athenaeum, as a student-led, independent print and online publication at West Virginia University, is far more than just a workspace that incubates journalism’s next generation. It’s an epicenter of community for students and advisers alike. Read more
LONDON (AP) — British authorities gave the green light Tuesday to holiday reunions, relaxing restrictions on social mixing over Christmas and offering arriving international travelers a way to cut short quarantine if they test negative for COVID-19. Read more
Sens. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., have nominated 76 seniors combined from the state for acceptance into a service academy, including Ryan Shane Sullivan of Fayette County for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Read more
United States Attorney Mike Stuart on Monday announced that Jamie Otis Southern, 50, of Tazewell County, Virginia, pleaded guilty to attempted sex trafficking of a minor. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama-era officials for top national security and economic roles, signaling a stark shift from the Trump administration's “America First” policies that disparaged international alliances and favored deregulation and tax cuts. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government recognized President-elect Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election on Monday, formally starting the transition of power after President Donald Trump spent weeks testing the boundaries of American democracy. He relented after sufferin… Read more
About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the U.S. and public health experts begged people to stay home and avoid big Thanksgiving gatherings. Read more
A boil water advisory has been issued by Pineville Municipal Water Works for the booster station through Rockview, due to a break near the booster station and a leak repaired. Read more
A coal miner has died after sustaining an injury at a Kanawha County mine, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday. Read more
Gov. Jim Justice and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey continued a war of words Monday over the governor’s recent executive order requiring facial coverings in public buildings and including the possibility of criminal charges for violators of the order. Read more
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice has issued another plea for residents to use care during the Thanksgiving holiday and try to gather only with close family members as Covid-19 cases continue to surge to record levels. Read more
Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard and a member of Gov. Jim Justice’s pandemic panel, will be retiring from his post in the WVNG but will continue to serve the state through a new role at West Virginia University. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The General Services Administration ascertained Monday that President-elect Joe Biden is the “apparent winner” of the Nov. 3 election, clearing the way for the start of the transition from President Donald Trump’s administration and allowing Biden to coordinate with federal… Read more
WENCHANG, China (AP) — China launched an ambitious mission on Tuesday to bring back rocks and debris from the moon’s surface for the first time in more than 40 years — an undertaking that could boost human understanding of the moon and of the solar system more generally. Read more
PHILADELPHIA — Last spring was the busiest season Michael K. Donohue can remember for his family's six funeral homes in the Philadelphia suburbs. Covid-19 was the primary reason, of course, with 160 funerals in April alone — double the usual number. Read more
Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced on Monday that $1.4 million has been promised from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federa… Read more
One person was flown to a hospital following a motorcycle wreck Monday afternoon. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Nov. 22; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
The 44th Annual YMCA Thanksgiving Day Run will take place Thursday – Thanksgiving Day – at the Paul Cline Memorial Sports Complex. The long-standing tradition will include a 5-Mile Run, a 5-Mile Walk and a 1-Mile Family Fun Run. Read more
All West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles regional offices will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, beginning Thursday, Nov. 26, through Saturday, Nov. 28. Read more
LONDON (AP) — Haircuts, shopping trips and visits to the pub will be back on the agenda for millions of people when a four-week lockdown in England comes to an end next week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday. Read more
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli media reported Monday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Saudi Arabia for a clandestine meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, which would mark the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials. Read more
Clarksburg — Karen Friel, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s West Virginia district director, is encouraging consumers to shop at local small businesses on Small Business Saturday. Read more
SHEPHERDSTOWN — Julia Ivey of Oak Hill has been awarded a John E. Diehl Memorial Scholarship, a privately funded scholarship from the Shepherd University Foundation. Read more
Charleston — The Charleston Ballet has canceled another performance due to the continuing pandemic. Read more
Men and Women of Action (MWOA) — a global outreach ministry of the Church of God, Cleveland, Tenn. — is hosting its annual Appalachian Christmas Event over the next week in Hinton at the Lifeline Church of God, Hinton Campus, 505 Stokes Drive, Hinton. Read more
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zirkle and Wood County Commissioner David Couch to the West Virginia Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority Board. Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) reports as of 10:00 a.m. Nov. 23, there have been 1,033,510 total confirmatory laboratory results received for COVID-19, with 41,114 total cases and 667 deaths. Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Antony Blinken as secretary of state, according to multiple people familiar with the Biden team's planning. Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump is appealing a federal judge's dismissal of his campaign's effort to block the certification of votes in Pennsylvania. Read more
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — As they frantically searched for ways to salvage President Donald Trump's failed reelection bid, his campaign pursued a dizzying game of legal hopscotch across six states that centered on the biggest prize of all: Pennsylvania. Read more
CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey won a $256,000 judgment and a permanent injunction that blocks a contractor from any future work in home improvement. Read more
PETERSTOWN — This holiday season will be a special one for a Monroe County woman, who can now for the first time in 48 years take a hot shower and not have to use an outhouse. Read more
The following calls were made to police agencies on Nov. 21; however, the call may have resulted in something other than what was originally reported. Read more
WEST LIBERTY — West Liberty University Board of Governors named Dr. W. Franklin Evans as the university’s 37th president on Saturday. Read more
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Wisconsin recount observer Ardis Cerny stretched her neck as far as she could toward a Plexiglas divider separating her from two vote counters, eagle-eyeing them as they scrutinized ballot papers one by one. Read more
Thanksgiving is a celebration of gratitude, an acknowledgment of the blessings and bounties bestowed on us throughout the year. Read more
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Mortar shells slammed into a residential area of Afghanistan's capital and killed eight people Saturday, hours before outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held what are likely his last meetings with the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators trying to ham… Read more
Like his West Virginia home, Chance McCoy’s path may be full of twists and turns and ups and downs, but he’s sure glad he’s followed it. Read more
Hospice of Southern West Virginia (HSWV) on Nov. 20 hosted its annual Hospice Angel Tree Ceremony on Facebook and itswebsite. Read more
The Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will organize Moral Monday caravans to mourn the nearly quarter-million Americans who have died from Covid-19, demand a smooth and open transition of power and lift up moral policies. Read more
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) encouraged veterans to take the first step, Nov. 19, to stop smoking as part of the annual Great American Smokeout to improve their physical and mental health by combining cessation counseling with other VA clinical resources and support. Read more
Transmission of Covid-19 continued racing across the country on Saturday, adding confirmed cases of the highly infectious disease, jamming hospitals, testing the country’s public health capacity and raising the nation’s death toll. Read more
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Marvin Rexford Harper, 75, passed away at his home in Beckley, on November 18th, 2020. The services were private. The arrangements were handled by Melton Mortuary.
John Samuel, 72, of Key Rock, died November 21, Welch Community Hospital, Welch. Service 7 pm Wednesday, November 25, Chapel of Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco. Arrangements by Stafford Family Funeral Home, Lynco, WV.
Sarah Frances Ballengee, 88 of Beckley went home to be with the Lord Monday, November 23, 2020 at Pine Lodge Center in Beckley following a long illness. Born November 18, 1932 at Hinton, she was a daughter of the late Charlie O. and Anna Marie Adkins Allen. Sarah was a member of the Glen Whi…
