By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — With midterm elections just around the corner, lawmakers and other entities weighed in on developments that they would like to see or avoid when it comes to the matter of energy. Last year saw the state Legislature pass West Virginia House Bill[Read More…]
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West Virginia’s 3rd District race draws national attention
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The 3rd Congressional District of West Virginia is in the spotlight, with more than just West Virginians paying attention to the race between Republican Carol Miller and Democrat Richard Ojeda. Among the factors fueling that attention: Some experts say the district has[Read More…]
Land Trust raising funds to buy Canaan tract encompassing ‘Moon Rocks’ bike terrain
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail DAVIS, W.Va. — A 1.5-square-mile chunk of Canaan Valley encompassing the headwaters of Yellow Creek, a large cotton grass bog and the regionally famous Moon Rocks mountain bike terrain, will become the West Virginia Land Trust’s largest public preserve if a fundraising effort proves successful.[Read More…]
Effort to remove convicted Justice Loughry from office continues
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Allen Loughry, a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, is suspended without pay, impeached, and now convicted. But he is still a justice on the state’s highest court, with a picture hanging outside the chambers,[Read More…]
WVU Tech working to better serve ‘Generation Z’ students despite higher levels of social anxiety
By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — WVU Tech’s interim president Dr. Gerald Lang believes Generation Z students (Gen Zers) are impacting recruitment for most colleges and universities due to higher levels of social anxiety. The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in “The New Generation of Students,” Gen Zers[Read More…]
WVU Native American Studies Program to host 26th anniversary of the Peace Tree Ceremony Oct. 30
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Native American Studies Program at West Virginia University welcomes the public to its 26th anniversary of the Peace Tree Ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 11:30 a.m. at the Peace Tree, located between Martin and Elizabeth Moore halls. The Mountainlairballrooms will serve as a[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, October 29
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘HE DIDN’T SEE US, THANK GOD’ A survivor of the Pittsburgh synagogue massacre describes how[Read More…]
Maryland resident convicted of illegal voting in Morgan County, W.Va.
From the office of the West Virginia Secretary of State: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner has announced that another conviction for voter fraud has been secured by his office. Jeffrey Hartman, 73, of Westminster, Maryland, plead guilty to illegal voting in the Morgan County Magistrate[Read More…]
W.Va. 3rd District race draws national attention; Will it be Red or Blue?
By Taylor Stuck The Herald Dispatch of Huntington HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The 3rd Congressional District of West Virginia is in the spotlight, with more than just West Virginians paying attention to the race between Republican Carol Miller and Democrat Richard Ojeda. Among the factors fueling that attention: Some experts say[Read More…]
