NEW YORK (AP) — The economic picture hasn’t looked very rosy: Hiring has been sluggish. Consumers have been dealing with soaring meat prices. Layoffs are rippling through companies. But despite those concerns, shoppers hit the stores in full strength on Black Friday, with some even ...

CHARLESTON — With one member of the West Virginia National Guard dead and another in critical condition following a shooting the day before Thanksgiving, Gov. Patrick Morrisey called for a moment of prayer for the surviving Guard member and the families of both. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Shelley ...

MARTINS FERRY — First Presbyterian Church provided free meals to residents on Thanksgiving afternoon. Organizer and Church Elder Barbara Vickers said she’s spent the past 10 years organizing the event while her daughter Beth Vickers and granddaughter Breezy Vickers cooks the entire ...

BRIDGEPORT — From fighting disease to helping keep the power running, students at Bridgeport High School learned more about their strengths, and where those strengths might take them, when they participated in field trips to different professional sites the week of Nov. 17-21. Guidance ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the shooter who had worked with the CIA in his native country a “savage monster.” As part of his ...

(The Center Square) — An audit of a now-closed eastern Ohio community college revealed millions in questionable federal taxpayer dollar spending on student financial aid. State Auditor Keith Faber announced questions surrounding $17 million in spending at Eastern Gateway Community College. ...