Virginia Grosch OBITUARY GROSCH, Virginia “Jean” (Halloran) Virginia “Jean” (Halloran) Grosch, 93, of West Hartford, wife of the late Robert J. Grosch passed away Sunday (October 18, 2009).

Everyone in West Virginia has an opinion on Joe Manchin — some more than one. Manchin backs the coal industry and limited regulation while skirting the social issues that increasingly define his ...

Virginia Peck (Cook) Osterhoudt, 93, wife of the late Earle W. Osterhoudt and first husband, the late Wallace E. Cook, passed away Wednesday, (March 5, 2003) in Plano, TX after a brief illness ...

He was born in Farmington, West Virginia, a town that became infamous in 1968 after a mining accident left nearly 80 people dead, including one of Manchin’s uncles.

Frank “Gunner” Gatski Frank Gatski was born in Farmington, West Virginia, on March 18, 1919, the son of a Polish immigrant. His football career began at Fairmont High School. He then went on ...

FARMINGTON, W.Va. – For more than nine hours, Joe Manchin wouldn't budge, and the fate of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill hung in the balance. The Democratic senator ...

No fatalities or major injuries were reported, but the rural communities of Mannington, Rachel, Farmington — all near the Pennsylvania border — were reported to have experienced more than 30 ...

Nonprofits in McDowell County, West Virginia, face severe challenges due to federal funding cuts. Once a thriving coal hub, the county now struggles with poverty, with over one-third of ...

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According to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia lost a higher percentage of its residents than any other state in the nation. From 2010 to 2020, the population dropped ...