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Marshall wins designation as a research institution
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University’s new classification as an “R-2” research institution places the university in the same category as prestigious research universities like Wake Forest and Baylor, and officials hope it will help attract even more talented minds to Huntington. John Maher, vice president[Read More…]
WVU researchers explore stroke’s effects on microbiome
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tumult in the bacterial community that occupies your gut—known as your microbiome—doesn’t just cause indigestion. For people recovering from a stroke, it may influence how they get better. A recent study by Allison Brichacek and Candice Brown, researchers in the West Virginia UniversitySchool of Medicine,[Read More…]
Flu activity ‘widespread’ in WV, health official says
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Flu cases have been up across West Virginia in recent weeks, a health official said Tuesday. For the past two weeks of available data, flu activity has been “widespread” across the state, said Lauren Spadafora, flu coordinator for the state Department of[Read More…]
All eyes on governor as Justice preps for West Virginia highway funding announcement
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice is set to announce a plan for secondary road maintenance today, but a cloud hangs over the announcement with the firing of the Department of Transportation secretary. Justice is slated to announce a plan for[Read More…]
10 things to know: Wednesday, March 13
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ETHIOPIA TO SEND PLANE’S BLACK BOX ABROAD The black box from the doomed Ethiopian Airlines[Read More…]
Secondary road repair led to WV transportation chief’s firing
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A difference of opinion with Gov. Jim Justice over how to fix crumbling secondary roads in West Virginia apparently led the governor to fire veteran highways engineer Tom Smith as state Transportation secretary on Sunday night. One day after the regular legislative[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia lawmakers worry over education
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While education policy was one of the most-debated topics during the legislative session, many local lawmakers said they are leaving the chambers with a sense of disappointment, feeling like an opportunity to improve public education in West Virginia was wasted. Senate Bill 451, the[Read More…]
West Virginia delegates allocate $1.1 million for MARC commuter train service
By DANYEL VanREENEN The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia state legislature has approved $1.1 million to fund the MARC commuter train service in Berkeley and Jefferson counties for the 2019-2020 year. The MARC train, which connects the Eastern Panhandle to the Washington D.C. Metropolitan area, has faced funding[Read More…]
New mine safety test lab proposed for site on Pocahontas-Randolph border
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health is eyeing a 460-acre tract straddling the Randolph-Pocahontas County line near Mace as the future site of a research center and testing laboratory for underground mine safety. NIOSH personnel on Wednesday hosted an open[Read More…]
