By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — A paranormal horror might rise at the Marion County Courthouse next year. The film company Allegheny Image Factory dropped hints of film production in Weston at Wednesday’s meeting of the Marion County Commission. The Morgantown-based production company is producing an adaptation of[Read More…]
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WVICU Receives $30,000 from Appalachian Power Foundation; CIC Match Adds $10,000
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities (WVICU) announced a $30,000 contribution from the Appalachian Power (APCo) Foundation to support scholarships and student success across WVICU’s member institutions. The APCo Foundation’s $10,000 increase over last year unlocked an additional $10,000 Scholarship Challenge Grant from[Read More…]
Vaccine exemption lawyer accused of sandbagging defense at hearing
By Esteban Fernandez, The Register-Herald BECKLEY — Day two of the hearing on religious vaccine exemptions hinged on the question of whether or not granting two students religious exemptions or philosophical exemptions would open the flood gates to 570 more requests. Two families from Raleigh County are requesting an injunction[Read More…]
Numbers, resources don’t add up in Morrisey 25-year plan for coal-led energy buildout
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Patrick Morrisey outlined his framework for West Virginia’s energy future in a speech in Wheeling Wednesday, pledging the state would develop a 25-year energy policy that aims to more than triple the state’s power generation capacity. But although Morrisey promised the[Read More…]
This year’s Backyard Brawl is more than just a rivalry
By Cody Burton, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It was a treacherous December night at Milan Puskar Stadium on Dec. 1, 2007, when the No. 2-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers welcomed their bitter rival from 75 miles north: the 4-7 University of Pittsburgh Panthers. It was the final game of[Read More…]
Gov. Patrick Morrisey signs two NIL bills set to level the playing field for WVU, Marshall
By Spencer Ripchik, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN — Lawmakers, WVU president Michael T. Benson, athletic director Wren Baker, football coach Rich Rodriguez and three WVU football players were in attendance Thursday to watch West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey sign two bills into law inside WVU football’s team room. Morrisey signed[Read More…]
Getting rid of school vaccinations would be ‘a step in the wrong direction,’ says Capito
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — Getting rid of West Virginia’s mandates for school vaccinations would be “a step in the wrong direction” for public health, Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Thursday. Capito, speaking during her weekly press briefing, said she supports childhood immunizations and hopes the[Read More…]
Teachers look to help young West Virginians understand gravity of 9/11
By Jake Stiles, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WV News) — For Americans who lived through Sept. 11, 2001, the date carries profound weight, but for today’s middle and high school students, it’s just another entry in their history textbooks. Educators are constantly looking for ways to make 9/11 feel personal to[Read More…]
Testimony delivered on first day of vaccine hearing
By Steve Keenan, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Thursday will bring the second day of a hearing on the possible issuance of a permanent injunction in two cases related to school vaccines and religious freedom. Testimony began Wednesday during a bench trial in the courtroom of Raleigh County Circuit Judge[Read More…]
Governor Patrick Morrisey Announces Comprehensive Energy Policy Framework to Make West Virginia Energy Dominant
West Virginia Press Association WHEELING, W.Va. – Speaking at the West Virginia Energy Educational Forum in Wheeling, Governor Patrick Morrisey laid out the framework for the state’s first long-term comprehensive energy policy. At the center of the policy is the Governor’s “50 by 50” generation plan to increase West Virginia’s energy[Read More…]
