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Local bookstores advocate for availability of banned, challenged books
Banned Books Week highlights some of the most challenged and banned books. It responded to thousands of books being challenged by pressure groups and lawmakers who demand that certain books not be available to certain age groups.
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Hollywood-Connected Pianist Tom Roberts to Perform Live Score for Nosferatu at Towngate Theatre October 30th
WHEELING, W.Va. — A pianist whose talents have taken him from Carnegie Hall to Hollywood is bringing a one-of-a-kind Halloween experience to Wheeling. Internationally acclaimed pianist, composer and arranger Tom Roberts will perform his original musical score. live during a special screening of the 1922 silent horror classic Nosferatu...
wheninyourstate.com
German settlers built this West Virginia town before America had a name
Shepherdstown sits along the Potomac River in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, about a 90-minute drive from Washington, D.C. It shares the title of the state’s oldest incorporated town with Romney, both chartered on the same day in 1762. German settlers built it before the country had a name,...
weelunk.com
Wheeling Goes Beyond The Bowl
When the local açai bowl stand LaBowls, run by husband-and-wife team Brian and Sami Campbell, won the Wheeling Heritage Show of Hands crowdfunding pitch competition in May of 2026, neither the business nor Wheeling Heritage knew quite what was in store next…. The idea for the Beyond the Bowl...
Metro News
Field set for the WVSSAC State Golf Championships
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The first WVSSAC state championship of the 2025-2026 academic year will be hosted by Wheeling’s Ogelbay Resort next week. The Jones Course is once again the site for the State Golf Championships. The 36-hole event begins on October 12 and concludes October 15. Class AAAA and Class AAA teams will compete Monday and Tuesday while Class AA and Class A will follow on Wednesday and Thursday.
therealwv.com
Michael paces WVU at Nemacolin
FARMINGTON, Pa. – West Virginia University sophomore golfer Jack Michael shot 2-under-par to finish tied for sixth place to pace the Mountaineers at the Nemacolin Collegiate Invitational in Farmington, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday. Michael recorded rounds of 71-74-69=214 for his -2 score. West Virginia finished third in the tournament at...
wvexplorer.com
Award-winning films from Cannes, Berlin coming to West Virginia film festival
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Films honored at two of the world’s most prestigious international film festivals will be screened in Charleston this November as the West Virginia International Film Festival celebrates its 41st year with eight feature films from six continents. The festival, scheduled for November 12–15, will feature...
CBS News
Chippie the robot raccoon is on the loose in Pittsburgh!
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12th Showcase of Bands to be held at University High School tonight
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The 12th annual University High School Showcase of Bands featuring 14 bands is tonight at Mylan Pharmaceuticals Stadium. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” University High School Band Director Mark Palmer said the 14 bands are from Pennsylvania and the northern part of West Virginia and also include Fairmont State University. The gates will open at 5:30 p.m., and Palmer said the public is encouraged to attend.
jamaicaplainnews.com
Pulitzer Prize Winner Jayne Anne Phillips Discussing New Book at JP Library on Oct. 8
Jamaica Plain resident and Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Jayne Anne Phillips will be discussing her newest book, Small Town Girls, at the Jamaica Plain Branch Library on Oct. 8. Small Town Girls is Phillips’ ninth book and first nonfiction title, and is a “writer’s memoir” in essays. Phillips grew up in...
connect-bridgeport.com
Bridgeport Wins Regional Title, Advances to State Golf Tournament
The Bridgeport Indians' first visit to Wheeling was postponed by rain before they could finish a hole or two. This time, they're not turnng around. The Tribe qualified for next week's Class AAA state golf tournament at Oglebay Park by winning the Region II tournament at Stonewall Resort on Monday.
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Before he was a big-band comedy icon, Ish Kabibble studied law at WVU
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Long before he won over mid-century audiences with his signature bowl haircut and novelty songs, the big-band entertainer known as Ish Kabibble was a law student at West Virginia University. Born Merwyn Bogue in Erie, Pennsylvania, the future star enrolled at the university in Morgantown in...
WDTV
Former WVFX executive George Boggs dies at 73
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WDTV) — George Frederick Boggs, a veteran television broadcaster who helped launch Fox affiliates across the country including WVFX in Clarksburg, has died. He was 73. Boggs died peacefully at home on Sept. 26, surrounded by family, according to his obituary from Davis Funeral Home. Boggs spent...