When Capt. Hugh Nelson’s injured helicopter gunner lay trapped following a crash landing, Nelson made the conscious decision ...

An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam in 1966 was one of seven servicemen awarded the Medal of Honor Friday in ...

An Army captain who grew up in North Carolina and died while saving three fellow soldiers in a downed helicopter in Vietnam in 1966 was one of seven servicemen awarded the Medal of Honor Friday in a ...

President Joe Biden on Friday posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to five minority soldiers from the Korean War who may have been denied the nation's highest decoration for valor by a 1950s ...

Charles Glen “Bubbles” Lynch, 85, left this world on Friday, December 27, at Oak Ridge Center. He was born in Clendenin on January 6, 1939, to the late Glen and Lillian Lynch. In addition to his ...

Editor’s Note: This article originally listed Frank Gatski’s high school as “Fairmont.” Gatski, however, was a graduate of Farmington High School. This article has been updated to reflect that ...

Frank “Gunner” Gatski Frank Gatski was born in Farmington, West Virginia, on March 18, 1919, the son of a Polish immigrant. His football career began at Fairmont High School. He then went on to play ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – While many West Virginians have gone on to play in the NFL, only eight have earned a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Here are the football legends from West Virginia ...