Maria Young

A school bus driver and nine Putnam County students were sent to area hospitals following an early morning school bus accident, on April 10, 2024, near Roosevelt Boulevard in Eleanor, Putnam County West Virginia.

Chef Paul Smith will be returning to Chicago again in 2024, as a finalist in the prestigious James Beard culinary competition. Smith, co-owner of the popular 1010 Bridge restaurant in the South Hills neighborhood of Charleston, West Virginia, was named a finalist in the Best Chef: Southeast category on April 3, 2024.

Since the state’s We Foster WV campaign in partnership with Aetna, Mission West Virginia and foster and adoption agencies across the state kicked off less than a month ago, hundreds of prospective families have responded with interest. The state and foster/adoption advocates say the need for foster homes is urgent, especially for those willing to take in older kids and teens and to push for reunification. Foster parents John and Amy Williamson who focus on teen placements share their story -- an…

CAMC in Charleston, West Virginia, is among the first hospitals in the nation to take part in a breastfeeding initiative administered by the the Boston Medical Center’s Center for Health, Equity, Education, and Research. The program is designed to increase the number of newborns who are breastfed. Doctors at the CDC, the World Health Organization and other experts say breastfeeding improves the health of both babies and their mothers. Dr. Elizabeth Copenhaver, a pediatric newborn hospitalist wit…

The former manager of Charleston’s historic Quarrier Diner pled guilty, on Feb. 12, 2024 in federal court in Huntington, to fraud in connection with Huntington restaurant G.D. Ritzy’s. The popular Huntington eatery closed in the aftermath of George West’s time there.

Charleston-based Chef Paul Smith owns and operates The Pitch in Dunbar, 1010 Bridge in the South Hills neighborhood in Charleston, Ellen’s Ice Cream in downtown Charleston, and is a partner in the Humble Tomato in Lewisburg. He was a 2023 finalist for the Best Chef category for the southeast region of the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards, manages the Eat Local WV Facebook group and purchased “Taste West Virginia” magazine. But most importantly, Smith has overcome alcohol addiction and has…

Christmas presents were delivered Wednesday to Sherry Jean Russell’s home, bought for two young grandchildren she was raising and a 10-year-old boy in her custody.

One of Andrea Harrison’s earliest memories is of fetching beer for her mom from the bar next door to their Mingo County home. She was maybe 5 years old.

If you’ve ever watched a juggler in action and wondered how they managed to keep all those balls, knives or flaming hoops in the air, then you can imagine what

Illustrated new series explores life after addiction in West Virginia. The Gazette Mail spent weeks following men in a sober living house in Charleston, WV as they struggle to overcome their addictions. In the coming weeks we will follow their paths--some will relapse while others remain sober.