By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va.  — Education, health care and government retained dominance as top employer categories in the Eastern Panhandle this year, according to a report released by WorkForce West Virginia this week. Based on figures collected this year, the boards of education had the most employees[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A longtime community organizer and nonprofit director announced plans to run for governor in 2020. Stephen Noble Smith, 38, who ran the West Virginia Healthy Kids and Families Coalition for the past six years, confirmed Wednesday he plans to run as a[Read More…]

By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — West Virginia University-Institute of Technology on Tuesday endorsed a move by Beckley Mayor Rob Rappold to codify class protection of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents and those who are questioning their sexual identity (LGBTQ). Rappold said during a Common Council workshop[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT SCIENTISTS ARE SAYING ABOUT GENE-EDITED BABIES Experts at a Hong Kong conference declare that[Read More…]

By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Legislature will take up water quality standards during the 2019 session, the legislative rule-making committee decided Tuesday evening. Before finally agreeing to send the proposed rule to the full Legislature, the committee first decided to modify it, eliminating new proposed parameters[Read More…]

By LIZ BEAVERS Mineral Daily News Tribune KEYSER, W.Va. —  “Today is a great day for the City of Keyser. It is a day we as a city can give back to a hero.“With those words, Keyser mayor Damon Tillman opened the short ceremony on a brisk Friday afternoon to[Read More…]

By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — In 1837, Alfred Beckley visited modern-day Blue Jay, and the Beckley founder noted a mystery that baffled him and would baffle generations after him — the remnants of a “fort” near Beaver Creek. The Cartography Club of the Raleigh County Historical Society will hold a[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. —‚ What do you imagine is in the future for Appalachia? West Virginia University Libraries is developing an interdisciplinary exhibit for 2019-20 themed around “Appalachian Futures.” The WVU Libraries’ Arts in the Libraries Committee is seeking content from scholars, artists, community groups and practitioners from a[Read More…]

The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va.  — The West Virginia Farm Bureau’s Mobile Agriculture Education Science Lab will visit Jennings Randolph Elementary School during the week of Dec. 10-14. The 40-foot lab is a fully self-contained unit equipped with multiple research stations. A retired or certified teacher guides students while they conduct[Read More…]