The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rumble strips have been installed outside the Interstate 64 highway work zone between Cabell and Putnam counties as part of a continued safety effort to slow motorists down, state officials announced Monday. Brent Walker, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, called the work[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Studying how insects’ wing movements affect their sense of smell has the potential to explain underlying causes of disorders like schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease and shortness of breath, according to new research from West Virginia University. When our nervous systems send motor commands to our muscles,[Read More…]

By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Local artist David Heatwole is taking his message of “art can change the world” on the road — literally. Heatwole and the Martinsburg High School Art Department plan to send across America a 53-inch trailer decorated with two giant paint-by-the-numbers murals. Rather[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TO REVEAL IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL’S FATE European members to the landmark atomic deal with[Read More…]

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Gov. Jim Justice and revenue officials touted an improving state economy, citing critical April revenue coming in ahead of estimates and a bond rating agency’s rating, which changed the state’s outlook from negative to stable. Justice announced April’s numbers with Chief of[Read More…]

By RACHEL ELLIS For The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The words “human trafficking” have generated a lot of buzz in West Virginia since January, when the Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office helped raise awareness of the issue. In this series, we will examine the nuances of the human trafficking[Read More…]

By MICHELLE JAMES The Register-Herald FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Barbara Tarka Leonard made a couple of quick stops recently as she drove from her mother’s home in Pennsylvania to her own on Johns Island, S.C. “There was a display at Tamarack with a big tub and I saw bath bombs,” Leonard[Read More…]

By KELSIE LEROSE The Journal BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va.  — Mike McKechnie said it takes the whole Mountain View Solar family to be successful. Winning the West Virginia Minority-Owned Business of the Year goes to the entire team. “I owe this to the past employees, the present and the future,” McKechnie,[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTWON, W.Va. — A group of counties in eastern West Virginia have turned to West Virginia University to develop a strategic action plan for its future. WVU’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research will lead a team of expert organizations who will prepare the plan in an effort[Read More…]