By Toni Milbourne, The Journal WASHINGTON, D.C. — In celebration of National Whistleblower Day, whistleblowers and their supporters gathered in the Kennedy Caucus Room of the Rayburn Building in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to continue to promote recognition of the day and to bring awareness to the hundreds of individuals[Read More…]
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Bluefield pilot inducted into West Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A pilot who flew during World War I, became a test pilot, taught aviation pioneer Charles Lindbergh how to land a seaplane and even helped a rocket scientist with some language issues is now in the West Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.[Read More…]
2024 WVPA Convention is next week — Aug. 9-10
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WVPA’s 2024 Convention is Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9-10, 2024 in Charleston at the Four Points by Sheraton. Deadline for registration (at bottom of article) is Saturday, Aug. 3. In this pivotal election year, we’re celebrating news organizations — the true Defenders of Democracy. As watchdogs,[Read More…]
25 charged with drug trafficking in the Eastern Panhandle
By Ainsley Hall, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police’s Martinsburg Bureau of Criminal Investigations office and the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force dismantled two drug-trafficking organizations after indicting 25 people Tuesday morning. These arrests were the product of an investigation started in May[Read More…]
Officials celebrate success of expanding Communities In Schools program throughout W.Va.
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia First Lady Cathy Justice stopped by Waterfront Plaza in Morgantown on Tuesday with the governor and the gubernatorial dog in tow to celebrate the success of Communities in Schools. The support program expanded to all 55 counties in the[Read More…]
RFK campaign submits signatures to West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has submitted more than 19,000 signatures to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. That’s more than double the 7,947 signatures needed to appear on the state’s general election ballot, but the[Read More…]
City of Morgantown honors Don Knotts with new Fife Avenue signs
By Madison Ely, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Don Knotts’s legacy continues as the City of Morgantown installs new Fife Avenue street signs as part of the Don Knotts 100th birthday celebration. The sign depicts Knotts as Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” one of his most recognizable[Read More…]
‘We want people to know there is hope’: Center for Organ Recovery and Education to mark West Virginia Donor Day
By Jacob Martin, The Exponent Telegram BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. — For the past four years, Aug. 1 has been observed as West Virginia Donor Day, a state movement that encourages organ donation and education. The day was chosen to acknowledge the lifesaving potential just one donor can have and to[Read More…]
A Q&A with former West Virginian, Biden drug control official Dr. Rahul Gupta
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dr. Rahul Gupta, former Kanawha-Charleston Health Department health officer and West Virginia health commissioner, is the first medical doctor to head up the national Office of Drug Control Policy. In that role, Gupta has focused on the opioid epidemic with policies to[Read More…]
Elliott, Justice file financial disclosures for U.S. Senate race
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Significant differences in assets and debt can be seen on the most recent financial disclosure reports for Gov. Jim Justice, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, and former Wheeling mayor Glenn Elliott, the Democratic opponent. Financial disclosure reports[Read More…]
