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Media Alert: W.Va. Senate President Carmichael, House Speaker Armstead, WVU’s Dr. Gee among those speaking at 2018 W.Va. Legislative Lookahead
Register now for 2018 W.Va. Legislative Lookahead, Jan. 5 in Charleston CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Each year the media of West Virginia gathers for the West Virginia Legislative Lookahead: A preview of key topics expected for consideration at the upcoming West Virginia Legislative session. This year, legislative leaders, committee members and representatives of statewide organizations will[Read More…]
‘Old Christmas’ and wives’ tales in Appalachia
By LAURA DEAN BENNETT The Pocahontas Times MARLINTON, W.Va. — For those of you who remember something about “Old Christmas” and its peculiarities, these old wives tales will seem familiar. But for those of you to whom these superstitions are new, well, let me just say, thank goodness you are[Read More…]
Census: WV population down almost 13,000 from 2016
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Census data released Wednesday show West Virginia’s population continues to wane, posing a threat to one of three of its congressional seats. According to information from the U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia’s population, as of July 1, is 1.815 million, down by[Read More…]
West Virginia’s population decline: Top five states in gains and losses
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald Top Five States in Percentage Growth From July 2016 to July 2017: 1. Idaho: 2.2 percent 2. Nevada: 2.0 percent 3. Utah: 1.9 percent 4. Washington: 1.7 percent 5. Florida and Arizona: 1.6 percent Top Five States in Numeric Growth From July 2016 to July[Read More…]
Girls Who Code club explores computer science at HHS
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — To the uninitiated, nothing in the block of text and symbols on Madelin Mozafari’s screen would indicate she had just formed a picture of a tomato using JavaScript, save for the words “tomato” and “stem” hidden away in a twisted mass of parentheses,[Read More…]
Dozens show up for West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy public comment meeting in Charleston
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dozens of people packed into a meeting room at the West Virginia Water Development Office in Charleston on Thursday for a discussion about how the state should respond to the opioid epidemic. The state Office of Drug Control Policy held a three-hour[Read More…]
West Virginia University’s Pollini calls W.Va.’s drug overdose death rate increase ‘totally unacceptable’
By CHRISTOPHER DOWELL NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Dr. Robin Pollini, a West Virginia University researcher, is calling for expanded treatment and a sustainable statewide naloxone distribution program after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report which highlights the mounting public health crisis surrounding drug overdose deaths.[Read More…]
Lost arctic owl moved to care at Morgantown facility
By JEFFREY SAULTON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel VIENNA, W.Va. — After a week in unfamiliar territory in Wood County, a snowy owl from the Arctic Circle has been rescued to get some care for the injuries it suffered. Julie Zickefoose, a contributing editor to “Bird Watcher’s Digest” and a[Read More…]
Business & Industry Council getting down to nitty gritty for legislative session
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON — West Virginia Business & Industry Council Chairman Chris Hamilton said his organization is taking a close look at its legislative priorities this year. In addition to the council’s overall focus on education, tort reform and tax reform, Hamilton said the organization has[Read More…]