By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite a series of searing questions targeted at Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt in two congressional hearings Thursday, West Virginia’s congressmen were not among Pruitt’s tough critics. Pruitt, facing criticism from Democrats and Republicans following reports of excessive spending of taxpayer[Read More…]
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Huntington receives $800,000 EPA grant to clean up brownfields
By JOSEPHINE MENDEZ The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Plans to redevelop Huntington’s brownfield sites, primarily located in the Highlawn area, will be aided once again by a grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. On Thursday, the city of Huntington announced it had been selected to receive an $800,000 brownfields[Read More…]
Jefferson County sees record number change affiliation to Independent ahead of May 8
By ROBERT SNYDER Spirit of Jefferson CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — Dr. Seuss’s classic tale “The Sneetches” tells the story of a race of beings separated by a single distinguishing characteristic — the presence or absence of a green, five-pointed star on their abdomens. One genus of the species has them[Read More…]
Legislation introduced to expand West Virginia’s Handle with Care program
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W. Va. — A group of U.S. Senators have introduced the Handle with Care Act to recognize and build on the successful program in West Virginia, which aids children impacted by the opioid epidemic. The Handle with Care program connects children who interact with law enforcement[Read More…]
10 West Virginia state parks to host deer hunts in fall
By NANCY PEYTON HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s state parks have hosted deer hunts before, but not like the ones they’re planning to host this fall. Twenty-one three-day managed hunts will take place in 10 parks — a sharp break from recent years, when single-day hunts were held[Read More…]
Panel on race relations draws crowd in Wheeling
By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — A panel discussing race relations said progress on the issue is “stagnant”in the city, and it needs continuing improvement. About 50 people turned out Thursday for “An Average Everyday Discussion about Race”hosted by the Wheeling YWCA. The event was[Read More…]
News and Sentinel vacation planner: 2-hour trips back again this summer
By AMY PHELPS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Last summer, the Parkersburg News and Sentinel ran a weekly travel series explore a new place for families to visit, all within a 2-hour driving distance from the Mid-Ohio Valley. And this year, the series will be back again[Read More…]
WVU’S Reed College of Media to bring new opportunities for sports journalists
By JOHN LOWE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Starting with the Fall 2018 semester, West Virginia University will offer a new degree program. The Sports and Adventure Media major is a blended program between the Reed College of Media and the College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. The[Read More…]
WVU to offer more than 2,000 summer courses
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is offering more than 2,000 summer classes—including more than 700 online courses—that will allow students to more quickly earn degrees, get ahead in their majors or add minors to their existing course work. Summer course schedules are flexible with classes offered in[Read More…]
