The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Pope Francis Thursday named a temporary head of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston where Bishop Michael Bransfield resigned and is under investigation for sexual harrassment against adults. Francis appointed Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of[Read More…]
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Desktop drill helps ready WV emergency personnel for Florence’s arrival
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As dozens of emergency response personnel gathered in Kanawha County’s Metro 911 Center on Wednesday to hold a drill on planning for the arrival of 5 to 9 inches of rainfall from the remnants of a fictional tropical storm, they listened to[Read More…]
Huntington-based Coast Guard swiftwater rescue team deploys to NC
By TRAVIS CRUM The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit of Huntington has deployed to Greensboro, North Carolina, ahead of Hurricane Florence, a Category 4 storm expected to make landfall by at least Thursday. In somewhat perfect timing, the swift-water rescue team completed exercises and[Read More…]
Census data shows number of uninsured in WV increased in 2017
Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fewer West Virginians had health insurance in 2017 than the year before, reversing a years-long trend of coverage increasing, according to U.S. Census data released Wednesday. The rate of West Virginians without health insurance dropped from 14 percent (255,000 people) to 5.3 percent (96,000) between[Read More…]
Train derailment clean up continues in Fayette County in New River Gorge
The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Park rangers and resource managers are working to clean up remnants of a Sunday morning train derailment in Fayette County. The crash occurred along the CSX rail line near the Fayette Station area of New River Gorge National River. Reports from CSX indicate that eight[Read More…]
West Virginia State Police welcomes new class of cadets
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media INSTITUTE, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police welcomed a new cadet class of troopers Monday morning. The new cadets, the state’s first since 2014, consist of a group of people who are already in law enforcement and will thus need less training than other[Read More…]
WVU receives $1 million award to better prepare West Virginia’s rural, first generation students for careers of the future
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — While many students enter college without the necessary skills to study and learn effectively, they can cultivate positive study habits after they arrive. A new cross-unit collaboration will help move WV Forward by preparing rural, underrepresented Appalachian West Virginia University students for long-term computational careers in West Virginia’s evolving[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Mothman Festival to host Fallout fan event
By DEAN WRIGHT Point Pleasant Daily Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — With the announcement that the internationally-known gaming franchise Fallout would be basing its next title, Fallout 76, in West Virginia and that Mason County’s Mothman legend would reportedly be featured in the game, the Mothman Museum reached out to[Read More…]
‘American Idol’ auditions make first stop in WV Saturday
By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The latest “American Idol” is nearly though its first leg and those important, preliminary auditions around the country are coming to an end. Saturday, five producers of the television talent competition will be at Haddad Riverfront Park (weather permitting) to see and[Read More…]
