By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., called a recently fired FBI director’s allegation that President Donald Trump asked him to drop an investigation into his former national security adviser “extremely troubling.” Manchin, who sits on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, declined to comment[Read More…]
Month: June 2017
West Virginia Business College degrees not accredited
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A day after conferring degrees to graduating students, West Virginia Business College officials learned the school will not be allowed to operate after June 30, as the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education upheld an April[Read More…]
Shining up the Big Apple
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — From left: Alexander Cole, Matthew Hausafus, Daniel Price and Max Fitz — Boy Scouts from Troop 29 in Martinsburg — scrap rust and chipped paint from the Big Apple Time Capsule on West King Street Thursday evening in Martinsburg. The project is Max Fitz’s Boy Scout Eagle[Read More…]
Bill aims to expand Medicaid nutrition services to those at risk for diabetes
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Under current law, Medicare only covers medical nutrition therapy services for individuals already diagnosed with diabetes or renal disease. But Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Gary Peters, D-Mich., have reintroduced the Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act to extend Medicare coverage for medical nutrition[Read More…]
Jenkins discusses funding for mine reclamation sites, Green Bank Observatory
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Congressman Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., said he’s continuing to fight for funding for coal mine reclamation, as well as funding for the Green Bank Observatory and the White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery. In a pilot project, the Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation Program awarded tens[Read More…]
Pietro Fiorentini breaking ground today
Staff reports The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — A new manufacturing facility, expected to bring an initial 45 jobs to the community, is set to break ground today. Representatives of Italy-based Pietro Fiorentini, along with local government and development officials, are scheduled to gather in the Three Springs Business[Read More…]
Heritage Farm donates glass furnaces to Blenko
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A few months ago Audy Perry Jr., executive director of the Heritage Farm Foundation, wanted to create a partnership with Blenko Glass in Milton to benefit both entities. “Several years ago my dad, A. Michael Perry, had acquired some very old furnaces from[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, June 9
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, June 9, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHY BRITISH PM’S EARLY ELECTION GAMBLE SPECTACULARLY BACKFIRES Theresa May’s Conservative Party loses its majority[Read More…]
Search continuing for missing boater at Sutton Lake
News Release: SUTTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Section confirms a search for a missing boater is currently underway at Sutton Lake. Joe D. McPherson, a 64-year-old resident of Sutton, West Virginia, was reported missing by his wife at approximately 6 p.m. Monday, June 5, 2017.[Read More…]
WVU Today Story Pitch: WVU experts assist in local STEM project
Editors’ Alert: The WVPA will share WVU Today’s “story pitch” for journalists. The “pitch” includes suggestions and resources for potential feature articles: STORY PITCH: WVU experts assist in local STEM project (Eds. note: With updated links and photos in the WVUToday Media Center.) Using help from West Virginia University experts, the Mountain[Read More…]
