Grafton News

Fire destroyed a home in Taylor County Thursday morning. It started at about 10:30 in a home on Oak Grove Road, off 119 North.

Two people are flown to the hospital after a crash in Taylor County Saturday afternoon, and police say one of the victims was pregnant.

Two people are sent to the hospital after an accident in Taylor County Thursday afternoon.

Four-time Race Across America winner Jure Robic is looking rather vulnerable going into what likely is the final day of racing for the two leaders in the men's under-50 division.

With family and friends located across the country and around the world, getting together to reconnect and reminisce is an important part of keeping relationships strong.

Story Created: Jun 17, 2009 at 6:43 PM EDT The Taylor County Sherriff's Department picks up two fugitives in Florida accused of fraudulent schemes across our area.

Many parts of West Virginia have an excess of deer. At the same time, there are hundreds of Mountain State families who need food.

Grafton will hold its annual Firemen's Festival this weekend. It will kick off Saturday morning on Main Street, with activities including a craft show and car show.

A Grafton man has been sentenced to three years' probation for stealing more than $54,000 from a funeral home.

Shortly after 1:00 Sunday morning, one male was shot in the back at Shelby Run in Grafton, which is in Taylor County.

The jury has returned a verdict in the Kenneth Mikolon trial. The jury found Mikolon guilty for failure to appear in court, but could not reach a unanimous verdict on the sexual abuse charges.

West Virginia University Truman Scholar Franchesca Nestor, of Grafton, will help foster community service at colleges and universities throughout the state as director of West Virginia Campus Compact, a coalition based at WVU that promotes civic engagement and service learning in higher education.

The trial is underway for a Grafton man who was featured on "America's Most Wanted". A seven man, five woman jury will decide Kenneth Mikolon's fate.

Anna M. Jarvis, born at Grafton, W.Va. in 1864, devoted her life to establishing an annual Mother's Day to honor her mother, Anna R. Jarvis, and all mothers.

The Hillbilly Gypsies performed songs from Come On In , along with a number of favorite repertory cuts.

Mother's Day originated in 1907 in the United States when Anna Jarvis created a day to honor mothers.

WDTV News Karilynn Galiotos Story Created: May 10, 2009 at 7:07 PM EDT Story Updated: May 10, 2009 at 7:07 PM EDT Mother's Day is a time for stepping back and giving some thanks to the one who brought you into this world.

A crowd gathered Sunday in downtown Grafton at the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church for the annual mother's day celebration.

Mother's Day has it antecedents in a movement by Julia Ward Howe after the Civil War to bring women together against war.A Due to her efforts, in 1873, women in eighteen cities in the United States held a Mother's Day for Peace gathering.A The charge was later taken up by Anna Jarvis, whose mother, Ann Marie Jarvis had attempted to improve ...

After receiving numerous complaints about aggressive door-to-door salesmen attempting to sell magazines, police arrested a man who was charged with obstructing an officer.