America Today Staff 
Travelers throughout West Virginia have likely spotted stickers and hats featuring authentic Appalachian phrases displayed in gift shops, at festivals and even at the Tamarack. Elizabeth Elswick, the creative force behind those designs, now proudly owns Hippie’s Daughter. “Everything that I use has just been things that I’ve heard my family say my entire life,” … Read more
After enjoying a week of warmer, spring-like conditions, colder temperatures have returned to the region, bringing snowfall along with them. Due to the snow, several counties have announced school closures and delays for Monday. The following counties confirmed schools will be closed on Monday, Feb. 23 (as of 9:10 p.m. Sunday): McDowell Mercer Pocahontas Raleigh … Read more
A Raleigh County man has been charged with murder after authorities say he fatally shot a security guard at a southern West Virginia resort. According to the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Monday to a reported shooting at the guard shack at The Resort at Glade Springs near Beckley. When deputies arrived, they found … Read more
A Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $40,000 from a Huntington-based labor union, federal prosecutors said. James Burke, 55, of Grayson, Kentucky, entered a guilty plea Tuesday to embezzlement of labor union assets, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Prosecutors said Burke served as a … Read more
A 15-year-old student at Russell County High School died Monday after collapsing during softball tryouts in Russell County. Russell County Coroner officials believe Brylie Northcutt died from a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lung. The cause of the clot has not yet been determined, and additional testing is underway. According to school officials, … Read more
An inmate has died following a fight involving multiple prisoners at United States Penitentiary McCreary, according to federal officials. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said staff responded around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 to reports of several incarcerated individuals fighting at the high-security facility in Pine Knot. Prison employees isolated and contained the incident while … Read more
A former worship pastor at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church has been arrested on multiple charges involving alleged sexual abuse of a juvenile in Daviess County. According to Kentucky State Police, troopers arrested David A. Rodgers, 40, of Utica, around 7:30 p.m. Monday and booked him into the Daviess County Jail. Investigators allege Rodgers engaged in … Read more
A teenage boy is recovering after being shot while trying to escape an armed robbery late Monday night in Chicago’s West Pullman neighborhood. According to the Chicago Police Department, the incident occurred around 11 p.m. near the 12700 block of South Wentworth Avenue. Police said a 16-year-old boy was walking in the area when he … Read more
A teenage boy was injured in a shooting Monday night in downtown Chicago’s Loop, according to the Chicago Police Department. Police said the 14-year-old was standing outside in the 0-100 block of East Washington Street around 8:30 p.m. when an unknown individual fired shots in his direction. The teen suffered a gunshot wound to his … Read more
Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect who allegedly robbed a woman aboard a Chicago Transit Authority bus last month. According to the Chicago Police Department, the robbery occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Jan. 19 while the bus was traveling in the 3000 block of South Ashland Avenue in the Lower … Read more