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A Hamburg fundraiser 400 people strong has one unifying message, ‘Bring Albert Home.’ The group raised money for Tony Cavallaro’s legal fees, while he fights the DEC to bring back his pet alligator.

HUNTINGTON — West Virginia native Homer Hickam, author of “Rocket Boys,” which was adapted into the movie “October Sky,” visited Marshall University on Thursday as part of the Margaret Kathryn

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  Among the most celebrated veterans of the Vietnam War, retired U.S. Army Colonel Bruce Crandall is best known for his actions of November 14, 1965, when he flew 22 missions in an unarmed helicopter into enemy fire to evacuate more than 70 wounded and bring ammunition and supplies to United States forces under the command of then-Colonel Hal Moore. Crandall’s actions at LZ X-Ray – chronicled in the bestselling memoir from Moore and Joseph Galloway, ‘We Were Soldiers Once…and Young’ ...

In a typical year, I am pretty proud of that. In 2020? It was a herculean feat. Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the Rocket did not skip a beat this year – although true confession: more interviews were conducted in our pajamas than ever before. We never could have done it without our public affairs partners – many of whom were working remotely, but still taking care of business. Our advertisers – it was a rough year for many of them but we are grateful that they still saw...