The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ATTACKER STRIKES POP CONCERT IN ENGLAND An apparent suicide bomber sets off an improvised explosive[Read More…]
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Opinion: Will another Interstate 79-style snarl happen again next year?
By Matt Harvey The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Now that it’s clear we’re stuck with an Interstate 79 snarl for probably most of the rest of the summer (and perhaps even beyond), it’s time to look ahead. What’s the likelihood the West Virginia Department of Transportation will award bids[Read More…]
Editorial: Start planning for worst-case scenario
From The Dominion Post of Morgantown: “It does not do to leave a live dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.” Or in this instance, if the dragon is only six weeks away from potentially taking wing and torching your state government. That quote above is from[Read More…]
Talk highlights education and the state’s future
By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal of Martinsburg MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — More than 100 business, education and legislative leaders attended the Education Alliance’s EDTalks “Connecting Education, Jobs and Our Future event” at the Blue Ridge Community and Technology College Thursday. EDTalks is an education-based speaker series that promotes innovative discussion and[Read More…]
Editorial: Making Weirton More Appealing
From The Wheeling News-Register: Weirton Planning Commission Chairman Chuck Robinson might well have been referring to any number of Rust Belt communities when he remarked last Wednesday that, “This town needs some excitement and energy instead of just waiting for something to happen.” But there are differences between Weirton and[Read More…]
Editorial: Reminder to legislators — Community colleges offer more bang for the buck
From the Weirton Daily Times: Among college graduates throughout West Virginia this spring are thousands who were in and out of higher education in two years. They earned degrees and certificates at community and technical colleges, which seem to be growing in popularity. Why is that? Simply because more potential[Read More…]
Many Factors Contribute to Lower Life Expectancy in W.Va.
By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — A local health official believes many factors contribute to southwestern West Virginia’s “very low” life expectancy. Dire results for that region of the Mountain State are cited in a new report issued in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The report[Read More…]
History Alive! Sacagawea at Cacapon Resort State Park May 26
Release from the W.Va. State Parks: BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Sacagawea, the young Native American woman who accompanied Lewis and Clark on their arduous journey west in 1805, has inspired countless enduring myths and legends and will be the subject of a historical program at Cacapon Resort State Park on[Read More…]
Editorial: Increasing culture of “college-going” crucial for Mountain State
From The Register-Herald of Beckley: The “college-going rate” is one of the key measures of educational improvement for West Virginia, and there is good news. After dipping for a couple of years, the percentage of Mountain State high school graduates who enrolled in community colleges and four-year colleges increased last[Read More…]
Nonprofit provides experience, job opportunities for W.Va. women
By Caity Coyne The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In July 2015, the staff of West Virginia Women Work, a nonprofit that trains women for the construction industry, was almost certain they’d have to close their doors at the end of the year due to lack of funding. Wednesday afternoon,[Read More…]
