What: 2024 West Virginia Social Studies Fair When: Wednesday, April 10, 2024, 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Where: Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, South Hall, 200 Civic Center Drive, Charleston, West Virginia 25301 Contact: Christy Day, West Virginia Department of Education Office of Communications, at 304-558-2699 or [email protected] Students from across[Read More…]
WVPA Updates and Alerts
News, alerts and updates from and about the West Virginia Press Association
MEDIA ADVISORY: Dedication rescheduled for Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has rescheduled its planned dedication ceremony for the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation. Due to power outages related to inclement weather, the ceremony is now scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 10, at 1425 4th Ave. in Huntington. The 78,000-square-foot facility opened[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: W.Va. Democratic Legislators to discuss extraordinary session (Apr. 1)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Democratic Legislators will discuss the anticipated May extraordinary session call. WHEN: Monday, April 1, 2024 at 2 pm WHERE: State Capitol, Building 1, Room 252M A recording of this press conference will be available following the event.
Expert Pitch: WVU experts caution seeing is not believing with everything online
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two West Virginia University experts with extensive knowledge of deepfakes and AI-assisted technologies are sounding the alarm about their prevalence in our daily lives at a time when headlines about potential AI-generated photos and videos, and questions by the public about what’s real and what’s not persist. Deepfakes —[Read More…]
EXPERT PITCH: WVU supply chain expert says it’s smooth sailing for vehicle freight while coal exporters fume after Baltimore port closure
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University global supply chain expert sees a varied landscape of challenges for different industries looking to move commodities into and out of the United States following Tuesday’s (March 26) collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and subsequent closing of the Port of Baltimore. John Saldanha,[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Health Care Advocates Kick-Off Medicaid Awareness Month
April Marks the fifth annual Medicaid Awareness Month – and there has never been a better time to raise awareness about Medicaid’s importance for communities here at home and across the country. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The month of April is a critical reminder that over 560,000 West Virginians – nearly one-third[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia issues 32 Memorandum Decisions (Mar. 25)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Intermediate Court of Appeals of West Virginia (ICA) issued 32 Memorandum Decisions today. There is a link to each on the ICA Opinion page of the West Virginia Judiciary website: Intermediate Court – Opinions | West Virginia Judiciary (courtswv.gov).
MEDIA ADVISORY: Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia issues opinion, memorandum decision (Mar. 19)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia has issued the following Opinion: In the Matter of the Honorable Deanna R. Rock, Family Court Judge of the Twenty-Third Family Court Circuit The court also issued one Memorandum Decision. There is a link to each on the Supreme[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: W.Va. Supreme Court issued three opinions and two separates on Friday, March 15
The Supreme Court issued three opinions and two separates on Friday. The full opinion can be found on the Judiciary website: Supreme Court – Opinions | West Virginia Judiciary (courtswv.gov) 03/15/2024 23-691 The Board of Education of the County of Cabell v. The Cabell County Public Library and the Greater Huntington[Read More…]
