By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Officials from Marshall, West Virginia University and several businesses related to the bioscience industry gathered Thursday at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus for the eighth annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit. “Approximately 7,000 jobs currently exist in the[Read More…]
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West Virginia Supreme Court rules in Parkersburg meal case
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court in a 4-1 decision ruled for a man denied reimbursement for a meal he ate while on an ordered medical examination 100 miles from home. The court said Carlos D. Silveti, who worked at[Read More…]
Alderson Broaddus University, Sodexo, The Campus Kitchens Project and AARP Foundation form taskforce to tackle food insecurity
The Inter-Mountain PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Hunger affects all 55 counties and more than 275,000 residents in West Virginia, including seniors. Four organizations — Alderson Broaddus University, Sodexo, The Campus Kitchens Project and AARP Foundation — formed a taskforce to address food insecurity within West Virginia’s senior community, and today announced[Read More…]
West Virginia organ donor and recipient siblings share their story, encourage others to donate
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. When his older brother needed a kidney transplant 10 years ago, Mark Billups didn’t hesitate. “It was a pretty easy decision,” Mark said. “We had to share our toys. I had two (kidneys) and he had none.” His brother Paul had been diagnosed with[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Jenkins takes on opioids with new legislation
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Calling the opioid crisis “the most challenging public health and safety issue of our time,” Rep. Evan Jenkins, R- W.Va., is proposing new legislation to fund programs he believes will get to the heart of the problem. Jenkins is one of six[Read More…]
WVU student researching effects of reproductive politics on West Virginia women
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University junior Ashley Brash is researching the effects of reproductive politics on women in West Virginia. Brash’s research focuses on interpreting actions by legislators and construction of arguments against abortion and allowance of access to reproductive healthcare. The Oak Hill native presented her findings[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, April 20
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, April 20, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF TOLD THE FORMER FBI DIRECTOR James Comey’s memos reveal, among[Read More…]
With West Virginia primary weeks away, Blankenship seeks to have conviction thrown out
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON,W.Va. — Less than three weeks before West Virginia’s primary election, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship on Wednesday asked a federal judge to throw out his criminal mine safety conviction. His lawyers raised in court the same complaints about that conviction that are[Read More…]
West Virginian Jan Rader, Huntington fire chief, named to TIME 100 list
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington fire chief Jan Rader joined 99 of the most influential people in the world on Time magazine’s TIME 100 list, which was released Thursday morning. Rader has traveled the country advocating for drug recovery and fighting the opioid epidemic, all while leading the men[Read More…]
Three Republicans, one pro-union, vie for Armstead’s seat in WV House
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With House Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, stepping down after nearly 20 years in the West Virginia Legislature, the House of Delegates’ 40th District is a wide-open race, with one Democrat and three Republicans vying for the open seat. While the platforms of[Read More…]