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Ready to dig in for gardening season, Thomas Toliver visits the first of three community gardens he established on the West Side.

Colorful spring tulips brighten the Living AIDS Memorial Garden in the East End garden.

While I do pretty well keeping things in basic order, I've had this one room -- a spare bedroom -- that has been haunting me for quite awhile.

This artist's rendering provided by the West Virginia Governor's Office shows the front and back of one of the 1,863 commemorative silver coins minted as part of the celebrations surrounding the upcoming 150th anniversary of West Virginia's statehood.

Several West Virginia authors will make presentations at the "Jump Into Summer Reading -- Meet the Author!" event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 25 at Taylor Books.

I have often suggested to friends that my obsession with wine and food can be attributed to at least one-half of my genetic composition -- the Italian half.

Charleston police officers Cpl. Jeff Setser and Sgt. Nick Null were both called to active duty in Iraq while working for the city.

The morning I wrote this, my littlest daughter was luxuriating in bed, unwilling to face the reality of the impending school day.

Associated Press Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: May. 17, 2013 4:40 PM EDT Updated: May.

Kennie Bass Videographer: Matt Durrett Web Producer: Kennie Bass Reported: May. 17, 2013 6:20 PM EDT Updated: May.

Leslie Rubin Videographer: Matt Durrett/Mike Magee Web Producer: Leslie Rubin Reported: May.

House Speaker Richard Thompson will resign from the West Virginia Legislature next month to join Gov.

Keith Graley, left, and John Wright invested hundreds of volunteer hours into refurbishing Ridgewood Pool.

Larry Miller adds butter to his popcorn. He said he enjoyed getting free refills of popcorn and soda at Park Place on Thursday.

South Charleston City Council bid farewell to Joe Daugherty, recreation director at the Community Center, who is taking a job with DuPont.

The "Another You" film crew sets the scene with local extras before they bring in the stars of the film for the last day of shooting on the production.

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Reported: May. 16, 2013 3:27 PM EDT Updated: May.

Young Jones and Turso, as seen in the school's 1965 yearbook, both waited tables in the cafeteria to defray the cost of tuition.

Jonathan Douglas Layne, 54, will also serve an additional 20 years on supervised probation.

At first, Christy Ray said, she was irate after seeing the overgrown grass on Mother's Day at the cemetery where her grandmother is buried in Winfield.