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Gallery: The Buffalo Creek Flood

2013-02-26T08:43:16-05:00

In 1972, the Logan County community of Buffalo Creek experienced the most destructive flood in West Virginia history, when a coal waste dam burst and 130 million gallons of water and sludge poured through nearby mining towns. During the Buffalo Creek Flood on Feb. 26, 1972, 125 people lost their lives, 1,100 were injured and 4,000 were left homeless.

Gallery: 1937 Flood historical photos

2013-01-27T14:37:09-05:00

On Jan. 27, 1937, the Ohio River crested in the Tri-State in the worst flood in local recorded history. The Flood of 1937 caused the river to reach a depth of 69.45 feet, more than 19 feet above flood stage in Huntington.

Gallery: Historical photos of the 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge

2012-12-11T14:55:07-05:00

Photos related to the Silver Bridge at Point Pleasant and its collapse on Dec. 15, 1967.

Gallery: The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks

2011-09-10T19:19:30-04:00

On Tuesday, Sept. 11, terrorists hijacked airplanes and used them to destroy the Twin Towers in New York City and damage the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. One of the planes crashed in a field in rural Pennsylvania.

Gallery: Do you remember? -- March 9, 2011 -- final edition of the Huntington Advertiser

2011-10-17T14:13:17-04:00

The Huntington Advertiser, which began daily publication in 1889, merged with The Herald-Dispatch in 1927 to form the Huntington Publishing Company. The two staffs remained separate and competitive. These photos show the final printing of the Advertiser on Aug. 24, 1979.

Editorial: Newspaper, community have a shared history

2009-01-16T23:43:00-05:00

On Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch appeared on the streets of Huntington -- 100 years ago today.

The Herald-Dispatch celebrates 100 years

2010-05-26T15:08:14-04:00

Today, The Herald-Dispatch celebrates its 100th anniversary by sharing memories of those who've worked at the newspaper throughout the years and with special coverage, including photo galleries, online.

Gallery: Current Herald-Dispatch employees on the job

2009-02-15T16:09:03-05:00

On Sunday, Jan. 17, 1909, the first edition of The Herald-Dispatch hit the streets in Huntington, and we are celebrating the 100th anniversary of that event in 2009.

Check out our 100 Years site at http://www.herald-dispatch.com/specialsections/100years, and be sure to pick up a copy of our 100th Anniversary Commemorative Edition on Saturday, Jan. 17.

Delivering the news takes big effort from many

2009-01-15T14:21:22-05:00

HUNTINGTON — Thousands of words are in every edition of The Herald-Dispatch.

Technology continues to expedite reporting of news

2009-01-15T10:05:53-05:00

HUNTINGTON — Today’s reporters hustle from one assignment to the next with lightweight laptops and digital recorders, but it wasn’t long ago that newspaper staffs lugged cassette tape players and bulky equipment or even wrote stories in longhand to get the scoop.