The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, March 25, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MUELLER’S REPORT COMPLETED, DEBATE CONTINUES The stage is set for new rounds of political and[Read More…]
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West Virginia PEIA Executive Director Cheatham: New $105M reserve fund will keep PEIA solvent through 2021
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON,W.Va. — With $105 million ready to be deposited into a newly created reserve fund, West Virginia’s Public Employees Insurance Agency will be able to get through the 2020-21 plan year without needing premium increases or benefits cuts, PEIA Executive Director Ted Cheatham said Thursday.[Read More…]
State trooper indicted for excessive force after alleged beating of 16-year-old
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Berkeley County prosecuting attorney released dashcam footage Thursday of the November police beating of a 16-year-old male in Martinsburg. The daschcam release came one day after a federal grand jury indicted former West Virginia state trooper Michael Kennedy on one charge[Read More…]
Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area has nation’s 8th-highest rate of population decline; Weirton-Steubenville MSA Is 6th
By ALAN OLSEN The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The metropolitan areas that contain much of the Northern Panhandle have two of the nation’s 10 worst rates of population decline, according to recent census data. The Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area — which contains Ohio and Marshall counties in[Read More…]
WVU researchers evaluate impact of local rail-trails
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An effort to expand a multi-use rail-to-trail network throughout the Industrial Heartland is drawing on the expertise and work of faculty at the West Virginia University Health Research Center. In 2016-2017, the Center evaluated the business impact of the Mon River Trails System, a network[Read More…]
WVU Provost McConnell to leave for Colorado State president’s job
The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU provost and vice president for academic affairs Joyce McConnell has been named as the finalist for Colorado State’s president’s job, and will likely leave after more than 24 years at the University. According to CBS Denver, McConnell will become the school’s first female[Read More…]
Morgantown native Cody Clayton Eagle heads to American Idol
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – When an injury took Cody Clayton Eagle out of sports, he picked up a guitar. Although he could barely walk due to a broken hip, Eagle began learning to play the instrument and even tried singing accompaniment beginning at the age[Read More…]
W.Va. attorney general calls for more victims to come forward after lawsuit against diocese
By MEGAN OSBOURNE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia attorney general is calling for more victims to step forward after a lawsuit was filed against the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston and a former bishop Tuesday for knowingly employing pedophiles and failing to conduct background checks. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey[Read More…]
West Virginia Master Naturalist program features field trips, nature events in mid-Ohio Valley
By Staff Reports The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG — Do you enjoy learning about nature and spending time exploring the wonders of our natural world? If so, consider joining the West Virginia Master Naturalist Programs, Mid-Ohio Valley Chapter, an organization official said. The local program covers 64 hours of[Read More…]
