Industry awards, updates and educational seminars highlight event MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Tourism industry representatives from across West Virginia will gather in Morgantown on Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 18-19, for educational seminars and industry updates as part of the 2018 West Virginia Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The agenda includes the 2018 Stars of[Read More…]
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West Virginia Department of Education releases first new scorecard for public schools
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials with the state Department of Education released the first results from a new school accountability system required by the federal government. Just 37 percent of students in public schools met or exceeded the state’s standards for math, while 45 percent met[Read More…]
West Virginia Bishop Bransfield facing harassment allegations
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Pope Francis Thursday named an apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston where Bishop Michael Bransfield is suspected of sexual harassment of adults. Francis appointed Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore and instructed him to conduct an investigation of[Read More…]
Governor halts I-77 construction, offers discount on West Virginia state park accommodations
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As part of the State of Preparedness issued Tuesday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has directed the West Virginia Department of Transportation to suspend construction work on I-77 Northbound from the state line to Charleston. Additionally, a blanket special hauling authorization exclusively[Read More…]
TIF districts are unseen growth drivers in West Virginia’s cities
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — They can stretch for miles and often hang around population centers like Charleston, Huntington and Morgantown, but remain unseen — and often unknown — throughout their lifespans, which can last for decades. What they have helped produce in West Virginia, however, can[Read More…]
After second challenge, Jenkins, Armstead decry West Virginia Supreme Court removal efforts
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a second legal challenge to his candidacy for the West Virginia Supreme Court, Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-W.Va., on Thursday called the legal action a “desperate, partisan effort” to keep him off the court. Former state House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead,[Read More…]
West Virginia’s poverty rate increases to 19.1 percent
By TAYLOR STUCK The Register-Herald HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Despite economic growth, West Virginia was one of just two states to see its poverty rate increase from 2016 to 2017, according to data released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. An estimated 336,301 West Virginians lived in poverty in 2017, for[Read More…]
Study examines workplaces of coal miners with black lung
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. A study published last week points to a link between coal miners with black lung disease and their unsafe work environments. The study, conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, looked at workplace practices[Read More…]
WVU kicks off West Virginia Economic Outlook Series in Charleston
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University’s Bureau of Business and Economic Research will kick off its fall Economic Outlook Series in early October, the first of five events that will run through mid-November. The BBER, which is housed in the WVU College of Business and Economics, will present its[Read More…]
