Tyler Oliveira, 24, took a trip to the most impoverished areas of West Virginia. The state is ranked number one in depression rate and two in poverty. Locals spoke about how they handle the incessant crime and 'dope heads'
An eye-opening documentary takes viewers into the heart of alternative, off-grid encampment. Filmmaker Ryan Twomey said he had 'always been interested' in Slab City and he went to spend the day there. He met a number of residents, with a man called Wolf stating the biggest attraction of life there is 'freedom'
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American banks closed a total of 18 branches between March 10 and March 16. Wells Fargo was a front-runner and accounted for almost half the closures. Has your local bank branch shuttered recently? Write to
This year’s convergence of the national political issue of immigration and St. Patrick’s Day got me thinking about West Virginia and the Irish. I am not a historian, but even just a little amateur research reveals the significance of Irish immigrants in the Mountain State. An estimated 1.5 million Irish left their home country for
The most affordable and most expensive parts of the Coventry and Warwickshire area to buy a house has been confirmed
If you head into Sheffield, you can find a bustling city centre with lots going on - and lots of noise. But for many of us, we also want to have somewhere were we can get away from that and find a bit of peace and quiet. We have asked our readers where they think are the quietest places to live in and around Sheffield. Get a bespoke headline round-up, as well as breaking updates, when you sign up to The Star’s free emails From their answers, we have put together a gallery below showing just...
About third of the coal mined in northern West Virginia is shipped out of the presently idled Port of Baltimore
Officers in Fullerton responded to a bank after a man inside claimed to have an explosive device. Fullerton Police responded to the Wells Fargo bank on the 100 block of W. Bastanchury Rd. around 5 p.m. Tuesday.According to the police department, officers arrived within two minutes and began evacuating employees. Witnesses told police the man inside was armed with what appeared to be an explosive device. In a statement, police said upon exiting the bank, an officer involved shooting occurred....
This story is about a Pit Bull named Malea, a gentle dog who was heartlessly abandoned by a monster of an owner. The Pit Bull was put inside a sweltering dumpster in the midst of the summer heat. Her owner then shut the lid to ensure she had no way of getting out and walked away. We’ve come across many stories of abandonment, but this may be the cruelest one yet. However, Malea had a guardian angel that day who
Another West Virginia fishing record has fallen in 2024.
Fremont, California, and Overland Park, Kansas lead the pack as the happiest places to live, while Cleveland, Ohio and Detroit, Michigan are less happy.