By SARAH PLUMMER The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia’s senators and representatives are urging congressional leaders to include a permanent solution for miners’ benefits in the government funding bill that Congress will consider next week. The Miners Protection Act next week honors the promise of health care and retirement[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Manufacturers Association (WVMA) will host the Marcellus and Manufacturing Development Conference (MMDC) May 2–3 at the Waterfront Place Hotel in Morgantown, W.Va. This year, the MMDC also will feature a Natural Gas Expo, sponsored by the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia[Read More…]

By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Prince Railroad Station Authority board members will meet April 26 to discuss the purchase of Prince Station from CSX Railroad, PRSA Chairman David Gay said Monday. Gay said members will discuss fundraising efforts, elect officers and approve documents at the meeting. “Our group[Read More…]

Release from West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 900 students and other guests are expected to attend an awards ceremony at Ripley High School today at 1:15 p.m. Students from the school submitted a video entry addressing the dangers of drinking and driving to the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control[Read More…]

By Ali Schmitz The Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Costs for the Charleston Civic Center expansion project are going up again. Charleston City Council members approved a $1.2 million change order Monday related to the Civic Center’s renovation. The signed change order brings costs for the Civic Center project up to[Read More…]

  MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s second Academic Media Day is next Monday, April 24, where reporters and editors can hear from six of the University’s top researchers about their work and the everyday impact it can have on people’s lives. The event will be held in the Rhododendron Room of the Mountainlair[Read More…]

  Release from Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education: BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – United Hospital Center (UHC) welcomes the community to visit the traveling exhibit celebrating the life and career of Senator Robert C. Byrd on  the first floor of UHC near the Gift Shop.  Honoring the 100th Anniversary[Read More…]

Association to honor  outstanding individuals dedicated to supporting caregivers Release From the West Virginia Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association:  CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Join the Alzheimer’s Association, West Virginia Chapter for the Reason to Hope Luncheon on Wednesday, April 19, at 11:30 a.m. at the Four Points by Sheraton Charleston. “Alzheimer’s disease is the nation’s[Read More…]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —  West Virginia Public Broadcasting will rebroadcast  “Truth and Consequences: Fake News, Filter Bubbles and Democracy” today  at 2 p.m. WVPBS taped the panel discussion on fake news hosted by The David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas and the West Virginia University Reed College of Media when the event was[Read More…]