The following editorial appeared in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, a CNHI newspaper. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the Times-News.

Each week the Times-News features this Hits and Misses column. It is a look at the positive and negative news or events over the past week. Readers are invited to send their suggestions.

You probably know someone with Alzheimer’s disease since 5.7 million people in the U.S. now have it. If you don’t, you probably will, since the number of Americans with that form of dementia is projected to triple in coming decades, led by a human tidal wave of aging baby boomers.

Each week the Times-News features this Hits and Misses column. It is a look at the positive and negative news or events over the past week. Readers are invited to send their suggestions.

Earlier this week, the American Lung Association placed Washington, D.C., in the top 10 metro areas in the U.S. that would reap the benefits from a gradual transition to electric vehicles by 2050.

As the West Virginia Mountaineers toppled the Colonels of Eastern Kentucky at home this past weekend in their season opener, they had the dubious distinction of the only football game in town.

One of our reporters, Greg Larry, recently wrote a story about Frostburg resident Albert Raley, who threw his hat in the mix for the presidency, managing to get his name on the ballot as a write-in candidate in 42 states. Raley is not alone in this, as hundreds of people across the United St…

Americans viewing morning TV shows on Sept. 11, 2001, watched with heightened interest, and then shock, as what first seemed like a freak accident quickly turned into a coordinated aerial attack against the United States.

Just as Memorial Day heralds the unofficial beginning of summer, with its time at the swimming pool or beach, family reunions and other outdoor activities, Labor Day marks the symbolic end of warm weather pursuits, bookends for a season.

Cellphones and social media have revolutionized the way families and friends connect and keep in touch, but their dark side of misinformation and outright lies has led to armed confrontations, injury and death.

A family buys an old farmhouse flanked by pasture in an idyllic mountain community. While doing upkeep on the house, they find one of the walls has a termite infestation. However, before they can get it all squared away, a few days later, someone forgets to close a basement door and a soon-t…

The following editorial appeared in the Bluefield Daily Telegraph, a CNHI newspaper. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Times-News.

COVID-19 health concerns among poll workers, many of whom are senior citizens, prompted the local Board of Elections to designate six voting centers across Allegany County for the Nov. 3 general election, rather than the 37 precincts normally in operation.