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Manoah struggles in first rehab start after UCL surgery
Alek Manoah's return to action ended after five batters on Monday. The Toronto Blue Jays righty made his return from Tommy John surgery with the Florida Complex League Blue Jays against the Detroit Tigers' FCL affiliate. Manoah, 27, went a third...

Olympic legend's tearful mugshot surfaces after DUI arrest in West Virginia
Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The mugshot of former U.S. Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Mary Lou Retton was released Tuesday, months after...
Safeguarding institutions: Case for suspending Ghana’s Chief Justice
The suspension of Ghana’s Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo in April 2025 has provoked intense constitutional debate, eliciting polarised reactions across political, legal and civil society spheres. However, from a public case...

Southern West Virginia Health System celebrates 50 years
HAMLIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Southern West Virginia Health System (SWVHS) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 24 after opening its doors in 1975. Initially starting as Lincoln Primary Care Center in Hamlin, the purpose of the center was to...

Paul Mitchell, 87, formerly of Sibley
MARSHFIELD, MN—Paul Douglas Mitchell, age 87, of Marshfield, WI, passed away peacefully in the comfort of his family on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Born Nov. 7, 1937, in Sibley, Iowa, Paul was a son of the late Glenn and Ella (Wolff) Mitchell. A 1956...

News digest: Bratislava Pride draws record crowd despite budget cuts
Good evening. Here is the Monday, July 21 edition of Today in Slovakia - the main news of the day in a few minutes. LGBT+ march sends message of resilience and support Article continues after video advertisement Article continues after video...

Hospice of Southern West Virginia and Brian’s Safehouse invites the community to Revved Up Regardless concert on July 12
Beckley, WV (WOAY) – Hospice of Southern West Virginia and Brian’s Safehouse’s annual Friends of Charity Auto Fair will be taking a hiatus this year. However, event organizers are revved up regardless and have a plan to keep the good times rolling...

Supreme Court to Hear Trans Sports Bans from West Virginia, Idaho
One week after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, the Court announced it will take on two more critical cases in its next term—this time, over transgender students’ rights in school sports....

West Virginia adds commitment from 2026 RB Christopher Talley
The West Virginia Mountaineers football program has added a commitment from Memphis (Tn.) Whitehaven 2026 running back Christopher Talley. Talley, 6-foot-0, 170-pounds, picked the Mountaineers over scholarship offers from Arkansas, Georgia Tech,...

New West Virginia law creates a state Dementia Services Director
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — At the end of the week, a new law will go into effect that will allow the state to hire a full-time Dementia Services Director. Delegate Walter Hall, R-Kanawha, was the lead sponsor of the bill to create this position....

Mary Lou Retton Arrested for DUI in West Virginia
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Former Olympic gymnastics star Mary Lou Retton was arrested in May for driving under the influence after police discovered her in the driver’s seat of her Porsche with a bottle of wine. The police pulled over Retton, who is now...

Lobbyists spent nearly a quarter of a million dollars on West Virginia lawmakers in first half of 2025
(Graphic by Steven Allen Adams) CHARLESTON — It’s been nearly 90 days since the end of the 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, with lobbyist spending reports shedding light on how interest groups worked to get the attention of...

Top-paying employers for registered nurses in 2025 and who’s hiring
Top-paying employers for registered nurses in 2025 and who’s hiring The nursing shortage isn't letting up — and pay is soaring in response. Across the U.S., hospitals are throwing big money at hiring and keeping nurses, while staffing agencies...

Judges warned CPS was failing kids. West Virginia ethics officials want to silence them.
In October, Judge Tim Sweeney ordered state workers to send a severely traumatized child to out-of-state mental health treatment. Four months later the child, one of more than 6,000 in custody of the state, still wasn’t receiving that care. In a...

Bell To Replace Kelly In West Virginia House Of Delegates
Bill Bell Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Monday that William “Bill” Bell has been appointed to fill the vacancy left by David Kelly in the 8th District of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Kelly was appointed to become Commissioner of the...

Community Calendar for July 21, 2025: Upcoming local events in the Bristol area
Barter Theatre’s Artistic Producing Director Katy Brown, talks about their 2025 season show lineup and how they chose the theme “family.” AUDITIONS FOR ‘THE ODD COUPLE’ & ‘THE MOCKINGBIRD SINGS’—Auditions for two upcoming shows at Theatre Bristol,...

Trump White House releases some after school funds but billions for education still frozen
Support trusted journalism in Connecticut. Join CT Mirror’s members today and make an impact. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Federal funds for before- and after-school...

Opioid Settlement Fund Distribution And Mental Health Crisis Intervention, This West Virginia Morning
Home » Opioid Settlement Fund Distribution And Mental Health Crisis Intervention, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published July 7, 2025 - 10:22 am On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia is slated to receive millions in settlement...

2025 Trib HSSN Preseason Football All-Star Team: Hempfield's Brock Heisler
By: Bill Beckner Jr. Monday, July 21, 2025 | 9:48 AM Hempfield junior Brock Heisler While he is young for his grade, Brock Heisler has an old-school side to him. The Hempfield senior lineman, who just turned 17, wears vintage T-shirts to practice...

West Virginia Circuit Judges File Objections to Admonishments Over Public Statements on Foster Care, Child Welfare System
The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia courtroom in the West Virginia State Capitol. April 17, 2023 (J. Alex Wilson - Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia) CHARLESTON — Arguing that they were not violating judicial ethics by raising...