CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is asking citizens to be on the lookout for a potential new invasive species to West Virginia. The spotted lanternfly, a destructive, invasive plant hopper, has been confirmed in New Castle County, Delaware. The insect was first detected in the United[Read More…]
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Bluefield College, WV, hosts 18th Annual Media Appreciation Luncheon
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, Va. — A Bluefield College student and a journalist from the region were honored at the 18th Annual Media Appreciation Luncheon at Bluefield College Thursday. Ben Ayers, a BC student, and WVNS-TV (Channel 59) anchor Tim Carrico won the Shott Excellence in Media[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, December 1
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 1, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NEW TAX BILL COMES DOWN TO THE WIRE Last-minute changes are being made on the[Read More…]
EPA hosts second day of public hearings in Charleston
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The second day of public comment on the proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan concluded Wednesday with many speakers expressing concern over the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hosting its lone public hearing in Charleston. Hearings started Tuesday in three separate meeting[Read More…]
As EPA greenhouse hearing ends, calls continue for more public input
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As two days of testimony wrapped up this week on the Trump administration’s proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, calls continued for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to schedule more public hearings before it moves forward. Numerous witnesses during[Read More…]
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship enters U.S. Senate race
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Just six months ago, he was released from federal prison. On Wednesday, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship officially joined the 2018 race for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. Blankenship has filed the necessary paperwork to become a candidate[Read More…]
Justice chief of staff takes career on faith
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mike Hall, chief of staff to West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, seems comfortable in his leather-backed chair in an office overlooking the south lawn of the state Capitol building. He is explaining how he went from seminary into politics, ending up[Read More…]
Fire at Marshall County EQT Well Under Investigation
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CAMERON, W.Va. — EQT Corp. officials will work to determine the cause of a Wednesday blaze at the Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling pad near the Williams Energy Fort Beeler plant, just north of Cameron. Marshall County Emergency Management Director Tom Hart[Read More…]
WVU graduate student lays groundwork for potential new diabetes treatments, receives NIH grant
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Conventional diabetes medications tend to fix downstream problems, meaning they typically work by stabilizing blood sugar levels, not by improving the chemical processes that underlie how the body makes and processes blood sugar in the first place. A West Virginia University graduate student is working[Read More…]
Minority graduation rate accountability provision cut from WV ESSA plan
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Education cut a proposed accountability provision regarding minority students’ graduation rates from its plan to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, before submitting that plan to the U.S. Education Department. The state department cut the[Read More…]
