20th Century Images: Valley Bell, 1950

(Richard Andre) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:45:00 -0500

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Stop by the Fountain Hobby Shop on the corner of West Washington and Bigley Avenue on the West Side and Shirley Morse, the owner, will be glad to show you some details of the old Valley Bell store, such as location of the count...

Kids Run (photos)

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Carpenter Ants celebrate 25 years together (Video)

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:58:28 -0500

WANT TO GO. The Carpenter Ants With AC30 WHEN: 10 p.m. Saturday WHERE: The Empty Glass, 410 Elizabeth St. TICKETS: $6 INFO:

Beckley looks to future after loss of part of its past (Video)

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 23:00:00 -0500
BECKLEY, W.Va. -- Possibly the sole comfort in the aftermath of a fire that destroyed two buildings in the citys historic district Jan. 2 is that an even worse downtown blaze was narrowly averted. "Our fire department did a trem...

Local Occupy group moves forward (video)

shellyd@wvgazette.com (Shelly Davidov) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:23:08 -0500
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Like lots of people around the country, Charleston Mayor Danny Jones says he doesnt understand the Occupy movement. "Im not sure what their mission is," Jones said of here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Landau Eugene Murphy Jr. takes his newfound fame in stride, although parts ...

Raising up a new bakery beside the river in Huntington (Video)

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:00:00 -0500
Want to Go. River and Rail is located at the corner of 11th Street and Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Huntington. Open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Friday; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Call 304-399-1247 or visit

10,000 candles illuminate Barboursville cemetery (video)

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:00:00 -0500
BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. -- It was just a one-night show, but what a show. A massive luminaria display this weekend at White Chapel Memorial Gardens near the Huntington Mall was a vivid seasonal memorial honoring thousand...

WVU Armed Forces tribute goes viral on YouTube

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:42:06 -0500
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Who knew the West Virginia University Marching Band could fly. Thats just what The Pride of West Virginia did as part of a tribute to the Armed Forces during the halftime show of the WVU vs. Norfolk State game Sept. 10 as homage t...

Greenbrier Valleys small farms think big

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 21:04:33 -0500
LEWISBURG -- When Jennifer "Tootie" Jones looks out over her 150-acre farm in Lewisburg, she doesnt just see cattle and horses. She sees potential for growth. "What people are open to [in the region] is looking how they can contin...

Dreamas island: Gilligans legacy is alive

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:00:00 -0400
PRINCETON, W.Va. -- If you live in West Virginia, you likely already knew the curious fact that "Gilligan" had come to live in these hills, moving here in 1990. You may even know that Bob Den...

Making a Glee-ful noise

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:48:41 -0400
RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. -- Joyce Pitchford said her high school choir students feel like the "Landau of Ravenswood." "If he can do it, then so can we," the musical director of 38 years at the school said Friday. Pitchfords chor...

Parkersburg collector repairs antique clocks

rustymarks@wvgazette.com (Rusty Marks) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 17:39:42 -0400
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- When Roger Mackey has to spring forward or fall back, it takes him a little longer than the average Joe. The clock collector and repairman has about 400 antique clocks at his Parkersburg home, of which abo...

Hurricane costumer is in mask production

lynch@wvgazette.com (Bill Lynch) — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0400
HURRICANE, W.Va. -- The inside of Dale Morton Studio Mascot Costumes in Hurricane is the kind of place youd want to get lost in if you were a child. Hanging along the wall in one room is a collection of full-body suits with a shelf full of matching m...

Pilot offers W.Va. views higher than the mountains

lynch@wvgazette.com (Bill Lynch) — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 23:00:00 -0400
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- Pilot Chris Kappler doesnt just take people up in the air in one of his vintage airplanes. He takes them for a spin in a time machine. Wearing a crisp, white T-shirt underneath tan coveralls and sporting a classic 1940...

Life in the health lane

katelong@wvgazette.com (Kate Long) — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 23:45:00 -0400
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. -- Walmart customer Jamie Shears maneuvered her shopping cart past checkout lanes lined with candy into an aisle lined with apples, grapes and hula hoops. One daughter grabbed a ban...

Porcine Perfection

julier@wvgazette.com (Julie Robinson) — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 23:45:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "Woo-oop!" Chuck Talbotts voice reverberates through the woods above his farm as he rides an ATV along a rough path up into the hills. The ...

Surfin W-V-A

rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com (Rick Steelhammer) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 21:31:07 -0400
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- An array of paddleboards lined a sandy beach above Fayette Station Rapids on Thursday, while the sounds of reggae and beach music from a generato...

Deconstruction reuses what would be demolished

(Kate White) — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:42:48 -0400
HURRICANE, W.Va. -- A dilapidated house in Hurricane is being taken down, but not by a bulldozer. Instead, its being deconstructed piece by piece as part of Sarah Halsteads effort to make her home state more environmentally friendly. ...

Looking back: The images of 9/11

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 18:25:16 -0400
A look back at images from Sept. 11, 2001 from New York City and Charleston, W.Va.
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Charleston man recalls Ground Zero

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 23:00:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- While standing across the street from the World Trader Center 10 years ago, David Glowatzke remembers thinking it must have been a small two-seater airplane piloted by someone who did not know how to fly very well that just...

Lightning short-circuits Coal Bowl

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 20:43:06 -0400

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- One thing was certain Sunday at the football season opener in Morgantown: Both West Virginia University and Marshall University fans were confident their team was going to win.

GW makes it happen (watch the video)

rickryan@wvgazette.com (Rick Ryan) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:01:21 -0400
George Washington has adopted the motto "We Can Make It Happen for the 2011 season.Its plastered on the video scoreboard at Steve Edwards Sr. Field and adorns the schedule posters stuck all over the Patriots home base. Its also blasted ove...

Earthquake in Virginia felt across W.Va. (video)

(Staff reports) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:01:57 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- People across West Virginia felt their homes and offices shake Tuesday afternoon after an earthquake struck north of Richmond, Va., at 1:51 p.m. The earthquake registered 5.8 on the Richter scale at its ...

Troubled Waters: Showing what happens to fish happens to us (Video)

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:28:19 -0400
WANT TO GO. "Troubled Waters" is up through mid-September at The Art Emporium, 823 Quarrier St., in Charleston. Call 304-345-2787 or visit artemporium.net. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- We hardly give it a though...

Doctor displays love of medical devices (Video)

sjbusse@gmail.com (Sara Busse) — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 23:45:00 -0400
Touma art collection has new catalog HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Dr. Omayma Touma was the driving force behind her husbands medical history museum. "My wife g...

Putting the -ell in Lewisburg (Video)

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 23:45:00 -0400
LEWISBURG, W.Va. -- Pay very close attention if someone invites you to meet them at that recently opened Stellas place near downtown. Or, no, maybe its Bella. Or, wait -- maybe its Bella Casa. Stellas. Bella. Bella Casa. Which is it. All t...

W.Va. State Fair is family fare (video)

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 20:57:19 -0400
FAIRLEA, W.Va. -- In his 89 years, Alvin Porterfield has only missed one West Virginia State Fair -- and thats only because he was out of the country. "We were overseas that summer on a trip,"...

South Central Jail chief: Overcrowding worst in W.Va.

(Travis Crum) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Many West Virginia jails are overcrowded, but the director of the South Central Regional Jail in Charleston says the situation at his facility is the worst in the state. The jail sometimes houses about 600 inmates, despite...

Brand recognition at The Greenbrier Classic

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:43:45 -0400
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Charleston native Christian Brand has one proud gallery of fans following him around the Old White golf course during this weeks Greenbrier Classic. "Its been nice to see him walk alongside the best of th...

Segway into summer on Stonewall Resorts high-tech tour (Video)

rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com (Rick Steelhammer) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400
ROANOKE, W.Va. -- Anyone curious about riding a Segway personal transporter -- without having to pay the self-balancing vehicles $7,000 purchase price -- might want to visit Stonewall Resort, where a fleet of seven Segways is available for ...

Watering a new solar-powered business based in West Virginia

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- You dont notice it immediately when you pull up to the South Hills home where James Richards lives. But since hes standing on the driveway looking up at the thing, you do, too. Theres a cool, space-age contrapt...

Greenbrier Classic: Golf techs build clubs in mere minutes

kathryng@wvgazette.com (Kathryn Gregory) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:00:00 -0400
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. -- The men are akin to a pit crew for a NASCAR driver, but you wont see them changing any tires. Instead, the tour technicians in the TaylorMade Golf tour van are at the Greenbrier Classic to help tune up pla...

Berries are blooming at White Oak Farm (Video)

douglas@cnpapers.com (Douglas Imbrogno) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400
RENICK, W.Va. -- A roosters cock-a-doodle-do trumpets across the misty green hills and hollows of White Oak Farm. From the lawn of the 100-year-old house tha...

Manna Meal honors $1 million renovations (photos, video)

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61 Garrison Avenue flood was war zone (Video)

balow@wvgazette.com (Jim Balow) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When the heavens opened on the fateful Wednesday evening 50 years ago, people who lived up Magazine Hollow did what they normally do -- they kept an eye on the water pouring down th...

Deathly Hallows: Part 2 a spellbinding conclusion to Harry Potter series

flipside@wvgazette.com (Nicholas Ransbottom, FlipSide staff writer) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:27:18 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Ten years ago, after four years in development, Warner Bros. released "Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone," an adaptation of J.K. Rowlings best-selling childrens novel. A worldwid...

Arrests using Facebook, Twitter, cellphone pictures on the rise (video)

Zachary.Taylor@wvgazette.com (Zac Taylor) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A few hours after Shawn Peck and Shane Gibson finished robbing, binding, gagging and beating an elderly woman inside her Big Chimney home last year, they checked into a local motel room and used their ...

Response team practices hostage rescue (video)

(Travis Crum) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 23:45:00 -0400
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- Inside a St. Albans haunted house, members of the West Virginia Special Response Team practiced another scary situation last week -- how they can save lives if someone takes a hostage. Th...

Teen gets 10 years for $40 Brawley Walkway mugging

Zachary.Taylor@wvgazette.com (Zac Taylor) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 21:32:15 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Charleston teen will spend up to a decade in prison for her role in a brutal downtown robbery and beating that left a former legislative employee with permanent brain damage last year. Kanawha Circuit Jud...

Firefighters battle West Side blaze

(Staff reports) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:49:04 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Firefighters battled a house fire Friday afternoon at 601 Russell St. on Charlestons West Side. Capt. Eddie Moore, of the Charleston Fire Department, said the cause of the fire was suspicious ...

Innerviews: City jazz king just starting out

sandyw@wvgazette.com (Sandy Wells) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 23:45:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- What can you say about Bob Thompson.In jazz circles, hes the man, the king, Charlestons revered jazz pianist. Hes a composer, teacher and nationally r...

Broom maker not yet swept aside

julier@wvgazette.com (Julie Robinson) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 20:00:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In the world of broom making, Jim Shaffer is the last man standing. Shaffer, 82, shapes and binds dried corn bristles into about 250 brooms a week in his dusty shop. Hes made brooms for 65 years, after he took his f...

FestivALL continues with chili cook-off, wiener dog races

mackenzie.mays@wvgazette.com (Mackenzie Mays) — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 20:07:31 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For retired fire lieutenant and paramedic Bill Donovan, the Smoke on the Water Chili Cook-Off means a lot more than competitive cooking. The Cincinnati resident is a leukemia sur...

One last photo op (news photo)

kennykemp@wvgazette.com (Kenny Kemp) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 18:00:35 -0400

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Old White makeover

tatkinson@wvgazette.com (Tommy R. Atkinson) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:18:09 -0400
To see list of changes to the Old White course, click here. WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - During nearly every turn of last years inaugural Greenbrier Classic...

Oakhurst: a step back in time (Video)

tatkinson@wvgazette.com (Tommy R. Atkinson) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:25:37 -0400
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS - They came from across America and the northern border on Friday to this little corner of Greenbrier County that time forgot.Golfers from 16 states and Canada descended on Oakhurst ...

Hundreds march to Blair Mountain (Video)

pjnyden@wvgazette.com (Paul J. Nyden) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 17:58:13 -0400
MARMET, W.Va. -- On Monday morning, hundreds of people began a weeklong, 50-mile trek to protest mountaintop removal mining and defend labor rights. Nearly 250 marchers and supporters of the Appalachia Rising March on Blair Mou...

WVU fashion show wraps up (Video)

(Staff reports) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:45:00 -0400
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The 29th Annual WVU Classic Fashion Show took place Friday in the ballroom at the Charleston Marriott Town Center. The show, which featured clothes and accessories from a dozen Charleston-area...

Alpha CEO promises great things (Video)

kward@wvgazette.com (Ken Ward Jr.) — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 19:18:37 -0400
Read more here and in the Coal Tattoo blog. JULIAN, W.Va. -- Hours after Massey Energy and Alpha Natural Resources shareholders approved...

The Charleston Gazette - Multimedia

20th Century Images: Valley Bell, 1950

Kids Run (photos)

Carpenter Ants celebrate 25 years together (Video)

Beckley looks to future after loss of part of its past (Video)

Local Occupy group moves forward (video)

Raising up a new bakery beside the river in Huntington (Video)

10,000 candles illuminate Barboursville cemetery (video)

WVU Armed Forces tribute goes viral on YouTube

Greenbrier Valleys small farms think big

Dreamas island: Gilligans legacy is alive

Making a Glee-ful noise

Parkersburg collector repairs antique clocks

Hurricane costumer is in mask production

Pilot offers W.Va. views higher than the mountains

Life in the health lane

Porcine Perfection

Surfin W-V-A

Deconstruction reuses what would be demolished

Looking back: The images of 9/11

Charleston man recalls Ground Zero

Lightning short-circuits Coal Bowl

GW makes it happen (watch the video)

Earthquake in Virginia felt across W.Va. (video)

Troubled Waters: Showing what happens to fish happens to us (Video)

Doctor displays love of medical devices (Video)

Putting the -ell in Lewisburg (Video)

W.Va. State Fair is family fare (video)

South Central Jail chief: Overcrowding worst in W.Va.

Brand recognition at The Greenbrier Classic

Segway into summer on Stonewall Resorts high-tech tour (Video)

Watering a new solar-powered business based in West Virginia

Greenbrier Classic: Golf techs build clubs in mere minutes

Berries are blooming at White Oak Farm (Video)

Manna Meal honors $1 million renovations (photos, video)

61 Garrison Avenue flood was war zone (Video)

Deathly Hallows: Part 2 a spellbinding conclusion to Harry Potter series

Arrests using Facebook, Twitter, cellphone pictures on the rise (video)

Response team practices hostage rescue (video)

Teen gets 10 years for $40 Brawley Walkway mugging

Firefighters battle West Side blaze

Innerviews: City jazz king just starting out

Broom maker not yet swept aside

FestivALL continues with chili cook-off, wiener dog races

One last photo op (news photo)

Old White makeover

Oakhurst: a step back in time (Video)

Hundreds march to Blair Mountain (Video)

WVU fashion show wraps up (Video)

Alpha CEO promises great things (Video)