Oceana

The once-abstract idea of light rail in the city continues to take shape as planners crunch the numbers and take public comment on the most detailed scenarios yet for sending The Tide to the Oceanfront. Hampton Roads Transit now has street-level...

Time is running out for those interested in contributing to the Wyoming County Historical Museum's time capsule. The final deadline is June 8. The only state created during the Civil War, the museum board will mark the 150th anniversary of West...

It's a tale of two cities. In Oceana, hardworking, God-fearing people try to make ends meet with what they have. As in many West Virginia coal mining communities, production in Wyoming County isn't what it used to be. But there is hope. In Oxyana,...

Numerous activities are planned for the second annual Wyoming County Civil War Days this Saturday and Sunday on the field behind Oceana Middle School. "This year marks the 150th birthday of West Virginia, the only state born of the Civil War, so the...

There's nothing like a little adversity, controversy or an outsider taking a perceived swipe at a community to get its citizens rankled. It can spark a rallying point for a common cause, or even a dose of organization within ranks that needed a focal...

Oceana is a misnomer, a small town at the confluence of the Clear Fork and Laurel Fork rivers in the mountains of southern West Virginia, some 400 miles from the nearest ocean. Lately, locals have given it a more accurate appellation. They call it Oxyana....

With three screenings down and two more to go, the documentary "Oxyana" is already receiving rave reviews at the Tribeca Film Festival. "Oxyana," a film that highlights Oceana and the prescription pill epidemic, is being called "gripping" and a...

Local law enforcement agencies are urging residents to take advantage of National Prescription Pill Take Back Day Saturday, sponsored by the Drug Enforcement Agency. The event will be hosted Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following...

Like a victim tied to buzz saw table in an old movie melodrama, federal, state and local agencies and departments, and a host of businesses and nonprofit organizations are watching with alarm as budget blades churn toward them. On Friday automatic...

The Navy this weekend announced additional cutbacks to deal with sequestration, now that the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts are official. The service will defer or cancel up to six ship deployments to various locations around the world...

It's nice to see man's best friend isn't getting shortshrifted because of budget cuts. The Navy announced Monday it has begun construction on a new kennel for military working dogs at the Naval Air Station Oceana Dam Neck Annex in Virginia Beach....

A former Navy fighter pilot who spent several years at Oceana Naval Air Station in Virginia Beach in the 1990s has been selected for a year-long mission aboard the International Space Station. Scott Kelly, 48, a New Jersey native, will launch into space...