The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, July 31, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RAGE ON Twin wildfires in Northern California threaten some 10,000 homes and pose[Read More…]
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Register at online at Eventbrite for WVPA Convention 2018 Aug. 9-11
Get a WVPA room discount at Embassy Suites in Charleston if you book by July 31. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration is now open for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2018 WVPA Convention, Aug. 9-11, in Charleston. “The WVPA is partnering with WVU’s Academic Media Day program. It’s an excellent opportunity for[Read More…]
Diversified Gas & Oil buys EQT assets in southern West Virginia
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An Alabama-based oil and gas company bought a swath of EQT assets in the southern half of West Virginia, along with other spots in Appalachia, earlier this month. The $575 million deal between Diversified Gas & Oil and drilling company EQT closed[Read More…]
Several WV providers competing for piece of $1.98B in broadband funds
By MAX GARLAND Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several West Virginia internet providers are in the thick of competing for a piece of $1.98 billion in federal funding to expand rural internet access. The Federal Communications Commission’s Connect America Fund Phase II reverse auction began July 24. The purpose of[Read More…]
Coalition forms against anti-abortion amendment to West Virginia Constitution
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia voters will have more to decide than who will represent them in Congress come November. Voters will need to make the important decision on an amendment to the state’s Constitution to explicitly state no one has a right to an[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin seeking data on health care premium rates in West Virginia
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., has asked West Virginia health care providers for information on how they are determining their rate premiums for 2019. Specifically, Manchin has asked CareSource and Highmark if efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, were taken into[Read More…]
WVU researchers working to stop cancer-growth protein
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — What do one in five breast cancers have in common? Large amounts of a protein called HER2 (or human epidermal growth factor receptor 2). “Every healthy cell produces a normal amount of HER2, but HER2 is produced 10 to 20 times more in a cancer[Read More…]
Former Mid-Ohio Valley resident designs New York City waterfront park
By PAUL LaPANN The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PHILADELPHIA — Trevor Lee, who formerly lived in the Mid-Ohio Valley, worked on the design of a large waterfront park in New York City and will lead a workshop on solar artwork next month in France. Lee, a landscape architect, is an[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, July 30
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, July 30, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES CLAIM MORE LIVES; CREWS MAKE PROGRESS Thousands more are fleeing their homes after[Read More…]
