West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. – BridgeValley Community and Technical College has announced they have received a $400,000 Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) award to support the implementation of a Gunshot Detection System. The Fiscal Year 2024 CDS request was submitted by Senator Shelley Moore Capito and Senator Joe Manchin, reflecting[Read More…]
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MEDIA ADVISORY: W.Va. National Guard to host training exercise Sentry Storm ’24
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard will host a large-scale air operations training exercise, Sentry Storm ’24, at various locations throughout West Virginia the week of April 15-19, 2024. Sentry Storm is a joint training exercise that will include Airmen and Soldiers of the[Read More…]
Volunteers provide companionship to patients reaching the end of life
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Eleventh-Hour Program was designed to ensure no patient passes alone in the hospital. Established in 2023, the first Eleventh Hour vigil was held on Easter Sunday in 2023. Since then, the companions have participated in 14 vigils in six nursing units at[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito questions DHS Secretary Mayorkas on border security, TSA programs, fentanyl
WASHINGTON, DC – On April 10, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on the agency’s budget requests for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. During the hearing, Senator Capito pressed Secretary Mayorkas on cuts[Read More…]
Ryan M. Eller named executive director of Appalachia Funders Network
West Virginia Press Association HAZARD, KY — Appalachia Funders Network (AFN), a network of more than 70 philanthropic institutions and organizations has announced the appointment of Ryan M. Eller as its new executive director. Since its establishment in 2010, the Appalachia Funders Network (AFN) has been a catalyst for cultivating meaningful connections and[Read More…]
WV Department of Education hosts 500 students at State Social Studies Fair in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) hosted more than 500 students in Charleston on April 10 as part of the 2024 West Virginia State Social Studies Fair (WVSSSF). Students worked individually and in teams to enter approximately 320 projects. The event brought students from 40 counties to[Read More…]
Marshall dedicates Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University officials, faculty, staff and students celebrated on Wednesday afternoon with the official dedication of the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation, located at 1425 4th Ave. in Huntington. The new facility housing the Lewis College of Business, Brad D. Smith Schools of Business is[Read More…]
KCHD celebrates National Donate Life Month with story of a living donor and paired exchange
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A group of employees gathered in the rain on April 10 by the flagpole at Kanawha-Charleston Health Department to hear the story of one woman’s sacrifice to save her critically ill husband, and to raise a flag to commemorate the agency’s inaugural year[Read More…]
Manchin, Capito, Miller, Caraveo introduce the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act
Bipartisan, bicameral legislation would expand ambulance services in rural, mountainous areas WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representatives Carol Miller (R-WV-1) and Yadira Caraveo (D-CO-8), introduced the Preserving Emergency Access in Key Sites Act (PEAKS Act). The legislation would allow Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in[Read More…]
Gov. Justice announces plans to ease congestion on WV 9 in Berkeley County
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice has announced a 15-point improvement project to alleviate congestion along several sections of West Virginia Route 9. Growth in the Eastern Panhandle, and Berkeley County in particular, has led to congestion on WV 9 between Martinsburg and Hedgesville. The presence of multiple schools in the[Read More…]