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Washington Works facility part of ‘new DuPont’ relaunch
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WASHINGTON, W.Va. — Although DuPont is changing as a company, the Washington Works facility will continue with the same people focused on the company’s new goals. The new DuPont debuted globally Monday with a new focus on solutions and technologies in the[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, June 4
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, June 4, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TALKS BUSINESS, FACES MASS PROTEST The president tells outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May that[Read More…]
WV Senate passes bill with sweeping education changes
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate on Monday passed a new, sweeping education bill that would, among many other things, legalize charter schools, raise public school worker pay, increase public school funding in other areas, ban county superintendents from closing schools in anticipation of[Read More…]
Former Journal reporter John McVey remembered for fairness, friendliness
By MATT WELCH The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Whether you knew John McVey for his thick, white mustache or his greeting of “how are ya, by golly,” or for his fairness and thorough reporting at multiple news outlets in the area, you easily could have walked away with a story,[Read More…]
Want to go pro? WVU coach (and Read Aloud West Virginia’s Read-a-Palooza headliner) Neal Brown says first, tackle reading
By MARIA YOUNG Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Gazette-Mail Life & Style section probably isn’t the first place you’d go to look for an article on West Virginia University head football coach Neal Brown. Nor might you normally expect someone whose life is spent on the high-action, high-volume, rough-and-tumble gridiron[Read More…]
WVU’s Jerry West to be awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
By JOHN ANTONIK WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University great Jerry West has earned yet another prestigious award. President Donald Trump said Saturday night that the 81-year-old West will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “The Great Jerry West will be receiving our Nation’s highest civilian honor, The[Read More…]
HepConnect intends to bolster harm reduction efforts in West Virginia and Appalachia
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A new network to support local health efforts to curtail the spread of hepatitis C, which has tripled in Appalachia alongside widespread intravenous drug use, has been established in West Virginia, fueled by an initial $11.3 million corporate grant by California-based Gilead[Read More…]
Student Success Act amended, up for vote today in West Virginia Senate
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate returned Sunday to amend the Student Success Act, moving the bill to third reading and passage this morning. There were seven amendments to Senate Bill 1039 awaiting senators for the 2 p.m. floor session[Read More…]
