By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of 11th-grade students from across the state traveled to Charleston Wednesday morning to get more motivated to go to college. GEAR UP, a federally funded program, hosted its annual Student Leadership Academy at the Clay Center for Arts and Sciences. The[Read More…]
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WVU loan default rate the highest in Big 12
By ALAYNA FULLER The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU has the highest rates of student loan default in the Big 12, and 725 graduates from the 2012 class have defaulted on their loans over the last four years. By 2016, almost 10 percent of WVU graduates who started repaying[Read More…]
West Virginia Business Hall of Fame nominations now open
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Business Hall of Fame has announced that the nomination process for 2019 inductees is open until Nov. 30. The event, which kicks off the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and Business Summit at The Greenbrier, saw its largest crowd this[Read More…]
Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival begins in Eastern Panhandle
The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The long-running Mountain State Apple Harvest Festival kicks off today. Festivities will continue through Sunday and affect traffic in the area. Today –2 p.m. – 4 p.m., Free Tour Appalachian Research Station, 2217 Wiltshire Road, Kearneysville –Royal Gala at Hollywood Ballroom, Hollywood Casino at Charles[Read More…]
Mega Millions jackpot a record estimated $900M
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — What would you do if you won nearly a billion dollars playing the lottery? “I can’t even imagine what that would be like,” said Shawn Stewart, who owns and operates two Stogies stores in Huntington and one in Barboursville with his family.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, October 17
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MAN LINKED TO SAUDI PRINCE AT CONSULATE WHEN WRITER VANISHED A man who previously traveled[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Don’t miss Friday afternoon’s Reed College of Media training on covering elections
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — There is still a chance to register for Friday afternoon’s training on “Covering and Protecting Your Elections,” being hosted by WVU’s Reed College of Media, in partnership with the Society of Professional Journalists and Google News Initiative. You must register to attend the event — Friday, Oct. 19, from 1[Read More…]
West Virginia’s U.S. Senate, House candidates turn in finance reports
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s races for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives are gaining national attention and raking in thousands of dollars in campaign donations. Federal candidates had until Monday to file their October quarterly statements with the[Read More…]
Davis federal case slows in wake of West Virginia state court ruling
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Whether a federal lawsuit filed by former West Virginia Supreme Court justice Robin Davis will continue depends on whether the state Supreme Court expands an existing ruling to halt impeachment proceedings against Davis in the state Senate. U.S. District Judge Thomas Johnston[Read More…]
