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…]
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Ripley High School wins ABCA NO School Spirits PSA contest
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…]
Construction change order add $1.2 million to Civic Center renovation
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…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, April 18
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT PENCE’S MEETINGS WILL FOCUS ON The U.S. vice president assures Japan’s prime minister “we are[Read More…]
MEDIA ALERT: Register today for WVU Academic Media Day, April 25
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…]
Sen. Robert C. Byrd exhibit on display at United Hospital Center in Bridgeport
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…]
Alzheimer’s Association’s Reason to Hope Luncheon set for Wednesday
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…]
WVPB to rebroadcast WVU fake news panel discussion today at 2 p.m.
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…]
Legislature considered and passed fewer bills than in 2016
By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A member of the West Virginia Legislature must know that a bill he or she introduces has a small chance of ever becoming law. This year, that chance was about one in seven. According to numbers compiled on the Legislature’s website,[Read More…]
What’s holding up all those bills, anyway?
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Anyone who grew up watching “Schoolhouse Rock!” probably knows how a bill becomes a law, right? Someone has an idea, it gets introduced as a bill, goes through the committee process, is passed and goes to the president or governor for[Read More…]
