The Herald-Dispatch Voters in this area will have several choices to make when they decide who will represent them in the West Virginia Legislature for the next two years. Some choices are clear, while others are less so. State Senate, 5th District: This one is easy. Sen. Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell,[Read More…]
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Daily Mail endorsements: House endorsements for Charleston area races
Charleston Gazette-Mail By most any measure, West Virginia has benefited from Republican majority rule in the state House of Delegates and Senate after 83 years of Democrats being in control. Yet despite the high levels of partisanship, particularly at the national level, there are still many state Democrats and Republicans[Read More…]
Recovery Point volunteers help renovate Huntington Museum nature trails
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A day spent in honest, physical work volunteering in the quiet grandeur of the woods would be therapeutic for any body and spirit. But that private, inner glow of a job well done – and of cashing in your own sweat equity[Read More…]
Daily Mail endorsements: Stick with the ‘R’s in area state Senate races
Charleston Gazette-Mail In the three Charleston area races for State Senate — Districts 4, 8 and 17 — voters once again have good choices among both Democrat and Republican candidates. But the experience and philosophy of each of the GOP candidates earns them the Daily Mail endorsement. District 4 covers[Read More…]
WVU Online offers a wide variety of courses during Winter Intersession, Dec. 17-Jan. 3
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University undergraduates looking to fit an extra course into their schedule, who want to boost their GPAs, or who simply want to make the most of their upcoming winter breaks can earn up to three credit hours during WVU Online’s “Winter Intersession,” Dec.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, October 26
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Oct. 26, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NATIONWIDE SEARCH FOR PERPETRATOR OF MAIL BOMB PLOT Investigators have been searching coast-to-coast for the[Read More…]
Chemical Safety Board moves to act on combustible dust
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After years of urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to act to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is asking for feedback about the management and control of combustible dust. Specifically, the call comes as the[Read More…]
Business owners already feeling effects of Pocahontas Trail closure
By CHARLES BOOTHE and JESSICA NUZZO Bluefield Daily Telegraph BRAMWELL, W.Va. — As efforts are already under way to create a new trail near Bramwell to connect ATV riders to the Hatfield-McCoy trail system, some business owners that depend on the riders say the situation is already hurting them. “I[Read More…]
Not ‘just for kids’: WVU communication studies professor researches the interactivity of video games
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A nuclear war survivor stands on the edge of an Appalachian mountain in an apocalyptic setting at the beginning of the Fallout 76’s trailer, while a version of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays in the background. The video continues to show popular[Read More…]
