KENOVA-WV (HNN) Tri-State Airport became the largest commercial airport in West Virginia with an extension of 500 feet added on to the runway. A runway extension dedication ceremony took place with a ribbon cutting on the new section of runway Tuesday afternoon. Read more
HUNTINGTON-WV (HNN) Barnett Center hosted a family festival to celebrate Earth Day in Huntington on Thursday afternoon in the first garden developed by Huntington Community Gardens.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) -A hit and run Thursday afternoon April 21 before 5 p.m. left a building intact, a damaged vehicle, a passenger sent to the hospital and the driver arrested.Read more
Charleston, WV (HNN) – According to a research brief released Thursday, April 21, 2011 by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, students planning to major in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields have high aspirations for education and training beyond high school. Read more
A poem of wild weather from Stan Rice (1942-2002), husband of author Anne Rice, a poet and painter whose concise songs of praise continue to fascinate. Read more
Cuba’s President, Raul Castro, has proposed term limits for office holders “in the Party, the State and the Government”.He has done so because, as he put it, “we (in Cuba) are faced with the consequences of not having a reserve of well-trained replacementsRead more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (HNN) - Awards of distinction will be presented and retiring faculty recognized during Marshall University’s spring general faculty meeting Wednesday, April 27, at the Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on the Huntington campus. Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Auditions for Huntington Outdoor Theatre’s “The Wedding Singer” will be Saturday, April 23 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and Monday, April 25, from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at Huntington High School.Read more
The fact that GOP Governor's Candidate Betty Ireland has not been able to raise sufficient funds for a viable statewide campaign leaves Republican voters here the choice between two candidates: State Senator Clark Barnes (R-Randolph) and Bill Maloney (R-Monongalia). Read more
Prevent Child Abuse West Virginia, and its funding partners--the West Virginia Children’s Trust Fund, the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources--are providing a unique statewide opportunity to help today’s youngest West Virginians grow up free from abuse and neglect.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – A “secret” unannounced project just became outted by an unidentified company source and construction source. Culling the combined data, 200-300 jobs would come to Kinetic Park. Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Workers from Schooner's riverfront restaurant made an unpleasant discovery cleaning near the waters of the Ohio River. They found a body, which police later could not identify as male or female. Read more
Here's a site that tracks the fallout from the Japanese nuclear disaster and tracks the conditions of the reactors at the facility. Click the U-Tube video to understand how to learn more about the site and the readings. Read more
Huntington, WV (HNN) - The financial struggling Huntington Symphony Orchestra announced today as a reminder that the April 23, 2011 performance was cancelled. Read more
GOP Gubernatorial candidate Betty Ireland appears to be having more problems with fundraising, if the absence of promised TV ads is any indication. Shortly after GOP rival Bill Maloney went up with his first TV ad on April 10th, the Charleston Daily Mail quoted an Ireland spokeswoman saying that their campaign's TV ads would begin "within the week." That was ten days ago and still no Ireland TV ad as of this writing. Read more
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man. -- George Bernard Shaw, (1856-1950) from "Man and Superman"
HUNTINGTON, WV – Joe Johns, a 1980 Marshall University graduate and CNN correspondent based in Washington, D.C., will be the featured speaker Friday, April 29, at the Elizabeth Gibson Drinko Honors Convocation at MU’s Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center on the Huntington campus.
HUNTINGTON, WV - Cabell Huntington Hospital invites high school studentswho are interested in pursuing a career in the medical field to participate in its Medical Explorer Post. The next Medical Explorer Post event will take place on Friday, April 29 at 4:30 p.m. Read more
Existing-home sales rose in March, continuing an uneven recovery that began after sales bottomed last July, according to a Wednesday, April 20 report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Next in the series from Come Home. Love, Dad, published by Bernard Street Books, a memoir about my father, Samuel Reuben – a truly extraordinary man. Letter from my father.
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) – Three new flicks for the weekend and the demographics are varied. “African Cats” comes from Disney’s documentary unit. While there’s an elephant in the title, “Water for Elephants” emphasizes drama, at a circus, which centers on the performers not those in cages; and finally, Tyler Perry opens “Big Happy Family.”Read more
Bill Maloney has been called "Raese Lite" by many political observers across the state. After all, he's wealthy, he's from Morgantown, and he's done well in business. But whereas John Raese has always had a whole other dimension--that of a citizen activist, taking on the powers that be in Charleston and Washington--Maloney just isn't there. Read more
Nuclear Physicist Arnie Gunderson provides in depth analysis of the status of the nuclear reactors in Japan. Hie states that "if you take TEMCO at its word", the release of Iodine equals a Chernobyl level release.
He also asks that West Coast fish be monitored for "prudent health risks" that may develop.
CINCINNATI, OHIO (HNN) - Save the $4.00 a gallon gasoline. You do not need to journey to the Queen City ,at least if you just want to see a peek of the internet sensation known as a purring penguin. The little tuxedo creature hatched about eight years ago according to zoo officials.The few seconds of video credit is to You Tube and kforrest. Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Emeritus professors George Arnold and Ralph Turner will speak at a luncheon for Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism & Mass Communications (SOJMC) on Saturday, April 23.Read more
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s Office of Student Health Education Programs and the Cabell-Huntington Health Department are hosting an educational session on vaccines as part of a continuing public awareness campaign. Read more
Everyone has cried at the movies of their youth where a noble, heroic pet passes on either to Heaven or for those who question the presence of 4-legged creatures in God's kingdom, Rainbow Bridge. Read more
Back in 1996, writer Kevin Williamson and director Wes Craven brought us a unique horror film that was basically a satire of the slasher genre while at the same time being a pretty good slasher on its own. Due to the film’s success, a sequel was made immediately, and while it wasn’t quite on the level of the original, it worked pretty well as a follow up. The third film was where things started to go wrong.Read more
HUNTINGTON, WV (HNN) - Mayor Wolfe over last weekend had family business of which to tend. Kim and Debbie's daughter, Sara married Zackary Petticrew. Read more