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One Month at a Time: Visiting classrooms for Read Aloud West Virginia
By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It was weird getting judged by a nine-year-old. “You look old,” he said. “You’re 48, aren’t you?” This was from the kid in the front row of the class. Trolls start young. “That’s pretty good,” I said. “We ought to get you[Read More…]
Shepherdstown residents gather to join nationwide protest of White House actions
By MEGAN HUGHART The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Residents in Shepherdstown held a “rapid response protest” Thursday over concern of President Donald Trump interfering with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The protests, which were organized by activist group MoveOn took place across the[Read More…]
Charleston hospital is the first in WV to use technology to help with opioid withdrawal
By REBECCA CARBALLO Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Daniel Tucker, 26, said he can’t remember how many times he tried to quit opioids, but now he’s on his longest stretch of sobriety. He credits part of his success to a device small enough to fit in the palm of his[Read More…]
Marshall University’s business college receives $25M gift from alumnus, wife
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON – One of the largest monetary gifts in the history of Marshall University was announced Thursday by school officials. Marshall President Jerome Gilbert broke the news of a $25 million gift from alumnus and Intuit Chairman and CEO Brad D. Smith and his wife,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, November 9
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ONE OF AMERICA’S SAFEST CITIES GRIEVES Hundreds of people gathered in Thousand Oaks, California to[Read More…]
National Novel Writing Month in full force at Marion County Library
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Despite being surrounded by books, kids in the Marion County Public Library Tuesday weren’t there to read, but to create their own reading material. November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and the library is hosting an educational program to introduce[Read More…]
A closer look at WV’s legislative elections
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON — Although Democrats picked up a wave of seats at the federal level, state Democrats weren’t able to capture the majority in either chamber of the West Virginia Legislature. In all, Democrats picked up five seats in the House of Delegates and two seats[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources names Slemp interim state health officer
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va, — After seven years away, Dr. Catherine Slemp is returning to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources as the interim state health officer and director of the Bureau of Public Health. Slemp’s appointment is also a[Read More…]
Raleigh and Wyoming counties account for 24 percent of coal mined in southern W.Va.
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — While it has been known for some time that coal production, particularly in southern West Virginia, had bounced slightly back in 2017, the United States Energy Information recently releasedits in-depth 2017 Annual Coal Report which offered further details to that bounce back. According to[Read More…]
