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Unclaimed checks to beneficiaries skyrocket in WV
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Treasurer John Perdue’s Unclaimed Property Division has paid beneficiaries in fiscal year 2018 more than a quarter of all life insurance proceeds ever returned by the state. Perdue’s office has returned to beneficiaries $1.1 million in fiscal year 2018, which is roughly 27 percent[Read More…]
Number of births drop to a 30-year low nationally and in West Virginia
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — As long as she calls southern West Virginia home, Nikki Ellis won’t be having children. When she was younger, the Wyoming County native wanted nothing more than to be a stay-at-home mom. But at age 29, living in Oceana, she’s focusing on[Read More…]
WVU one of five worldwide awarded state-of-the-art manufacturing system from GE
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Students at West Virginia University will have the opportunity to experience a full additive manufacturing experience, thanks to a gift from GE Additive. In the first quarter of 2019, the Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources will take delivery on a Concept Laser Mlab[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, July 2
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, July 2, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. LEFTIST WINS BIG IN MEXICO ELECTION Angry and frustrated over corruption and violence, voters elect[Read More…]
Capital Gazette publisher: ‘We will honor our colleagues’ memories by continuing our mission’
From The Capital Gazette: By Colin Campbell The Baltimore Sun ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Following the attack on the newsroom of the Annapolis Capital Gazette, heartbroken colleagues will pay tribute to the victims by continuing to deliver the news, the publisher and editor-in-chief of The Baltimore Sun Media Group, which includes[Read More…]
NEA and NCA members impressed on tour of Huntington
By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Mesmerized by the twinkling stars in the ceiling and impressed by the work being done to restore the last remaining Thomas Lamb atmospheric theater in the world, one member of the National Council on the Arts turned to state Sen. Bob Plymale,[Read More…]
Report: More should be done in researching, monitoring black lung disease
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the rate of black lung disease continues to grow, a study released Thursday says the rules and regulations in place might not be enough. The study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, called the “Monitoring and Sampling Approaches[Read More…]
Justice Kennedy retirement has some WV advocate groups concerned
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Groups engaged in LGBTQ rights and abortion policy offered different reactions to the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire at the end of next month. On Wednesday, news of Kennedy’s pending retirement broke. With his swing-vote role serving as[Read More…]
