CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The director of a West Virginia development group and a mayor are under scrutiny after a racist post about first lady Michelle Obama caused a backlash and prompted calls on social media for both women to be fired. Clay County Development Corp. director Pamela Ramsey Taylor made the post following Donald […]
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Tiger Woods Misses Cut at Greenbrier
One week after he won for the third time this season, Tiger Woods gets a rare weekend off. Woods missed the cut in the Greenbrier Classic by a stroke Friday, following an opening 71 with a 69 to finish at even par. He missed a cut for only the ninth time in his PGA Tour […]
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Parishioners Comfort Relatives of WV Fire Victims
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — As Talma Isabell coped with the crushing heartache of losing her daughter and five grandchildren in a house fire that killed nine people in all, several dozen people surrounded the woman and her family at church Sunday with their arms raised and their heads bowed in prayer. Seven children and two […]