WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With 1.3 million active duty military personnel nationwide, coordinating and finding accessible healthcare and social services for their 1.7 million family members is a major challenge. Christopher Plein, the Eberly Family Professor for Outstanding Service at West Virginia University, is working to address these challenges[Read More…]
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Incentive electric rates for new WV businesses are announced
By FRED PACE HD Media WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — Appalachian Power, along with Wheeling Power, are offering new or expanding businesses an extra incentive to operate in West Virginia — a discount on their electric service. “We’re looking at every possible tool we can provide to make our state more competitive[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, February 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about[Read More…]
WVU oncologist researches new treatment for cervical and vaginal cancers
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Cervical cancer can be insidious. Changes to the cervix are often detected with a pap smear, but for those with limited access to health care, cervical and vaginal cancers can go unnoticed for years—silently growing, spreading and invading other organs—and by the time they’re detected,[Read More…]
WV Natural Resources Commission quarterly meeting set for Feb. 24 in South Charleston
Press Release from West Virginia Natural Resources Commission: SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Natural Resources Commission will conduct its next quarterly meeting Sunday, Feb. 24, at the Division of Natural Resources Headquarters at 324 4th Avenue in South Charleston. The meeting will start at 1 p.m. The public is invited[Read More…]
Lawmakers keeping West Virginia Supreme Court in check
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, under new management, has worked hard to put rules and policies in place to fight the perceptions of corruption that plagued justices over the last year. But the recent sentencing of[Read More…]
Winter Blues Farmers Market draws hundreds for West Virginia agriculture businesses
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Farmers and vendors from around the state gathered at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center on Saturday, selling everything from apples and corn to honey, jams and even bees, as part of the annual Winter Blues Farmers Market. Sponsored by the Department[Read More…]
W.Va. Corrections Day at the Legislature marked by Freedom Awards for Distinguished Service
Press release from the W.Va. Military Affairs and Public Safety with video from the Governor’s Communications Hub: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Intercepting smuggled drugs, going the distance for at-risk youth and soldiering on after a horrific crash are just some of the actions recognized Friday with Freedom Awards for Distinguished Service during Corrections Day[Read More…]