CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The 12th annual West Virginia Breast Health Conference is scheduled for 8 a.m. – 1 p.m., March 7, in the CAMC Center for Learning and Research (3044 Chesterfield Ave., Charleston.) CAMC experts will focus on the most current topics affecting the diagnosis and treatment of breast diseases and[Read More…]
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WVU’s land-grant mission: Advance innovation and economic prosperity
By Dr. E. Gordon Gee, president, West Virginia University In 1862, amid a devastating Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act, creating land-grant education and fueling the future growth of our republic. Land-grant education grew from the radical new idea of opening higher education to the masses and[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate Minority Leader Alleges Pressure by Morrisey’s Office To Block Democratic Amendments
By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The leader of the two-member Democratic caucus in the 34-member West Virginia Senate alleged Tuesday that Republicans in the majority are succumbing to pressure from officials in Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s administration to not allow amendments to the governor’s bills. State[Read More…]
W.Va. workers among more than 1,000 employees dismissed by VA nationwide
By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced last month it dismissed more than 1,000 employees nationwide. According to a statement released by the VA, the move allowed it to “redirect over $98 million annually to health care, benefits and services for VA beneficiaries.”[Read More…]
WV Spring Fire Season, burning restrictions returned March 1
The Morgan Messenger CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The start of West Virginia’s annual spring fire season on Saturday, March 1, marks the return of burning restrictions. The West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) reminds residents to confine outdoor burning to 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., according to West Virginia State[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association’s 2025 newspaper contest now open — deadline is April 21
The West Virginia Press Association (WVPA) is announcing the official opening of the annual editorial and advertising contest. Entry submission is now open and the submission deadline is Monday, April 21, 2025. NOTE: The Association code for the Contest Website is: WV25 (Uppercase WV) The following are steps each newspaper needs[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes elementary student discipline bill
Senate Education Committee Chair Grady optimistic about bill By Steven Allen Adams for The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After falling apart on the last day of the 2024 legislative session last year, a bill that passed the House of Delegates Monday addressing violent student behavior in elementary school[Read More…]
‘I loved my job’: DOGE cuts come to public land agencies in WV, but details are vague
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two weeks after the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency began the process of eliminating the jobs of at least 2,000 U.S. Forest Service and about 1,000 National Park Service workers nationwide, little is known about how the firings affected employees of those[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate passes bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman’
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON (WV News) — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday that would include definitions of words like “male,” “female” and “sex” in state law. Senate Bill 456 passed 32-1, with one member absent or not voting. It now goes to the West[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Justice and Capito request policy clarifications from NCAA on biological males in women’s locker rooms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 3, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a group of her Republican colleagues in sending a letter—led by U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-W.Va.)—to NCAA President Charlie Baker, urging the organization to clarify its stance on the privacy and safety of female athletes in women’s changing[Read More…]
