By CONOR GRIFFITH NCWV Media MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  — For Earth Day 2019, West Virginia University’s facilities took a step forward into going green. Monday afternoon, representatives of Siemens presented the WVU Law School with a check of $43,800 that will be used for the installation of solar panels on the[Read More…]

The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrissey is warning consumers of an effort by con artists who are posing as Social Security Administration workers and stealing personally identifiable information. The increasingly prevalent scam relies upon unsolicited phone calls and various excuses to steal Social Security numbers[Read More…]

The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — The 2019 Joining Community Forces Veterans Resource Fair will be held 3-7 p.m. Thursday at the National Guard Armory, 1500 Blizzard Drive. Joining Community Forces is a local association of veterans organizations, providers and veterans service groups that meets monthly to discuss[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Evan MacCarthy, assistant professor of musicology in the School of Music, has been named a recipient of the 2019–20 Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome. The highly competitive Rome Prize, awarded this year to just 30 American artists and scholars, supports advanced independent work[Read More…]

By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When organizers at Fairness West Virginia hosted events designed to teach communities about transgender people, they noticed a theme. Several transgender people who answered questions during the “Tipsy Trans 101” events held in bars in a handful of West Virginia cities told[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, April 23, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SRI LANKA SAYS BOMBINGS RETALIATION FOR NEW ZEALAND ATTACK The toll from coordinated bombings at[Read More…]

Mountain Messenger LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Downtown Lewisburg was flooded with tasters to the point where the crowds rivaled those of the TOOT festival held each October. Over 5,000 people in attendance enjoyed over 48,000 chocolate treats on Apr. 13. Most business owners say they ran out of goods “relatively quickly,”[Read More…]

By WAYNE TOWNER The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Beginning May 1, the Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park will open for the 2019 season as visitors begin taking sternwheeler rides to visit the restored mansion and tour the historic island. Park officials said the new season will see[Read More…]

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Public schools throughout the state are in current crisis mode as the opioid epidemic continues to sweep its way in and remain a dark cloud over West Virginia, according to Diana Whitlock, the autism coordinator for the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE).[Read More…]