CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Public Broadcasting is proud to announce that on January 1, 2016, The West Virginia Channel will be on the air. Currently called WVPBS 2, the channel will feature programs about West Virginia and Appalachian culture, history and current affairs, as well as some of the best educational and news programs PBS has to offer, such[Read More…]
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Prosecutors oppose Blankenship bond reduction
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Saying that potential restitution and fines could have “financially disastrous consequences” for Don Blankenship, federal prosecutors on Wednesday urged a judge not to lower the former Massey CEO’s bond or otherwise reduce restrictions on his pre-sentencing release. While Blankenship faces a statutory maximum prison sentence of one year,[Read More…]
West Virginia State president leaving for Radford
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State University President Brian Hemphill has been named president of Radford University. The university, which is based in Radford, Virginia, announced Hemphill’s appointment Wednesday morning in a news release. Hemphill will succeed Penelope Kyle, who is retiring after 11 years as Radford’s president. Hemphill will[Read More…]
WV technical students make artificial hand for boy
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — There is nothing 6-year-old Cooper can’t do. Although born without a fully developed right hand, Cooper can tie his shoes, button his shirt, hammer a nail and pretty much anything else you ask of him, and it all got a little easier Wednesday with the help of[Read More…]
Manchin pushing proposed deal on U.S. oil exports
WHEELING, W.Va. — Both Democratic and Republican senators believe they have an agreement in place to lift a ban on oil exports, in the interest of both economic development and national security. The federal government’s ban on exporting oil dates to the 1970s, an era when gasoline shortages – caused[Read More…]
Small plane’s parachute saves two lives in WV crash
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — The two occupants of a small aircraft were uninjured when their plane crashed near Wheatland Road in Jefferson County on Wednesday morning. According to Ed Hannon, deputy director of the Jefferson County Emergency Services Agency, the emergency call of a small aircraft downed near the Norfolk[Read More…]
Obamacare advocate cites WV hospital savings
BECKLEY, W.Va. — With more than 200,000 West Virginians enrolled for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, data from the West Virginia Health Care Authority shows that 25 hospitals across the state saved $265 million last year in uncompensated health care. Perry Bryant, founder and former director of West[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Thursday, Dec. 17
Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. UNCERTAINTY OVER WHAT HAPPENS NEXT AFTER OFFICER’S MISTRIAL IN FREDDIE GRAY’S DEATH Lawyers[Read More…]
Register-Herald looking for full-time page designer/graphic artist
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Register-Herald is looking for a full-time page designer/graphic artist. The successful candidate will be designing most of the A section with particular attention paid to 1A and the sports front with the occasional opportunity to design covers and spreads for WV South, a glossy monthly magazine. Additionally, the designer/artist will be intimately[Read More…]
Senators Manchin and Kirk call for additional background screening of all visa applicants
Bipartisan letter comes after confirmation that San Bernardino attacker expressed support for terrorism on social media before applying for visa WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Mark Kirk, R-IL, sent a letter to President Obama Tuesday urging the Administration to immediately require social media screening as a[Read More…]