Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 120,340 Current Active Cases – 21,807 Total[Read More…]
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Federal judge grants summary judgment in lobbyist Webb’s lawsuit against West Virginia education officials
By Steven Allen Adams, Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge ruled in part that a former state superintendent of schools and Department of Education officials retaliated against a lobbyist for his critical social media posts. U.S. District Judge John Copenhaver granted a motion Monday for summary[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association Foundation accepting scholarship applications for $1,000 awards in 2021
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia college students are learning the West Virginia Press Association Foundation’s mission of improving the quality and future of West Virginia newspapers and the communities they serve in West Virginia is more than just rhetoric. The WVPA Foundation is now accepting applications for 2021 college scholarships. The[Read More…]
West Virginia Department of Education seeks organization partners to feed children this summer
Release from the The West Virginia Department of Education: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is seeking partnerships with organizations across the state to help feed children and provide supervised activities this summer. When school is out of session during the summer months, community programs and organizations[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia has 119,467 positive cases, 2,006 deaths, 59,047 people fully vaccinated
Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 29. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 119,467 Current Active Cases – 22,570 Total[Read More…]
Treasurer Riley Moore, Auditor J.B. McCuskey call for legislation after West Virginia Economic Development Authority Audit findings
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Treasurer Riley Moore and Auditor J.B. McCuskey both called for legislation after a legislative report found that the West Virginia Economic Development Authority wasted nearly $25 million on failed venture capital programs. In a press release Wednesday, Moore said he was[Read More…]
Vice President Harris urges West Virginia to support American Rescue Plan
By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday urged West Virginians to support the White House’s American Rescue Plan, saying the country must take bold, fearless and ambitious steps to address the public health and economic crises brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. She[Read More…]
Criniti named finalist for West Virginia’s Professor of the Year
The Weirton Daily Times WEST LIBERTY, W.Va. — West Liberty University, once again, has a finalist for West Virginia’s Professor of the Year award, presented annually by the Faculty Merit Foundation. Stephen Criniti, an English professor at the university, was among the five finalists named Monday in a state-wide press[Read More…]
Registration open for 2021 WVPA Legislative Lookahead Zoom Series
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Media from across West Virginia will gather virtually next week with government and state leaders for the 2021 WVPA Legislative Lookahead. The 2021 event is a series of one-hour zoom meetings. The event is hosted by the West Virginia Press Association with partnership support from[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia has 118,562 positive cases, 1,983 deaths, 51,741 people fully vaccinated
Free testing sites listed; Harvard Global Health COVID Map included WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 118,562 Current Active Cases – 23,140 Total[Read More…]
