The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A former editor of The Parkersburg News passed away on Saturday. He was 70. Robert Glen “Bob” Robinson Jr., editor of The News from 1985 to 1989, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1978 for a breaking story about the collapse[Read More…]
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Judge approves $23M settlement for Century Aluminum employees
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Seven years ago, Karen Gorrell sat on a couch in Ravenswood, crying and feeling defeated after she and hundreds of other former Century Aluminum employees lost their health care and retirement benefits. On Monday, Gorrell again cried, but this time with relief,[Read More…]
Scripps Howard Foundation recognizes WVU’s Maryanne Reed
CHICAGO, Ill. — Maryanne Reed, dean of the WVU Reed College of Media, was honored the Scripps Howard Foundation as its Administrator of the Year during the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention in Chicago. At AEJMC Conference, the Scripps Howard Foundation honors Reed as Administrator of the Year and Allan Richards from[Read More…]
Photos offer memories of WVPA Convention 2017
DAVIS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association held its 2017 Convention, Aug. 3-5, at Canaan Valley Resort. Here are photos from the event:
Governor says companies close to agreement on back taxes
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said state tax officials and those running several of his coal companies are close to reaching an agreement on millions of dollars in past-due severance and other taxes. “I’m a high-profile guy now,” Justice said Aug.[Read More…]
Two-thirds of WV’s high school seniors apply for financial aid
By JAKE JARVIS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly two-thirds of all high school seniors in West Virginia had completed an important application by the end of June, according to the state’s Higher Education Policy Commission. The application, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, is the first step for[Read More…]
Johnson named executive editor of I-M
The Inter-Mountain ELKINS — Brad Johnson has been introduced as the new executive editor of The Inter-Mountain, and will begin his duties today. Johnson is taking over for Matthew Burdette, who served as executive editor since 2012. Burdette is leaving The Inter-Mountain for the editor’s position at The Telegraph in[Read More…]
Amid opioid crisis, drug firm cites WV infant rehab clinic for possible fault
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a bid to dilute responsibility for West Virginia’s opioid epidemic, one of the nation’s largest drug distributors is pointing a finger at the most unlikely of targets: Lily’s Place, a Huntington clinic that nurses drug-exposed newborns through withdrawal. Cardinal Health has[Read More…]
Justice company agrees to settlement with flood cleanup contractor
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice’s family companies have reached a legal settlement with a Texas company and will pay that company more than $500,000 owed for work on flood cleanup and restoration last year at The Greenbrier resort, according to new federal court[Read More…]
Journalism employment opportunities available in the Logan, Williamson, W.Va., region
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Journalists interested in working in the Logan and Williamson region of West Virginia should contact Don Smith, [email protected], of the West Virginia Press Association. “Community journalism is at its best when the journalists know the community and understand the issues,” Smith said. “Right now we have a[Read More…]
