See WVPA Contest information at the bottom of this email CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Press Association Newspaper Contest Coordinator Dalton Walker has issued his annual call for volunteers to help with judging the WVPA’s annual newspaper contest swap. The WVPA needs the support and help of publishers, editors advertising managers and newspaper staff[Read More…]
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‘Yay, I made it!’ – GBT monitors successful InSight Mars landing
By SUZANNE STEWART The Pocahontas Times GREEN BANK, W.Va. — Five months and 21 days after it was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the InSight robot successfully landed on the Elysium Planitia near the equator of Mars. While NASA was unable to witness the landing, the Green[Read More…]
Hatfield-McCoy Trail will remain open through mid January in Mercer County
By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph BRAMWELL, W.Va. — The Pocahontas ATV Trail in Mercer County will remain open until Jan. 14, officials with the Hatfield-McCoy Trail System said Friday. John Fekete, deputy executive director of the system, said a mining company that has leased property the trail crosses has[Read More…]
Wheeling-Charleston Diocese releases list of priests accused of sexual abuse since 1950
By ALEX MEYER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston released Thursday the names of 31 clergy members accused of sexual abuse through lists that include dozens of incidents dating back as far as 1950. The diocese released two lists — one of[Read More…]
WVU showcase focuses on sustainable economic development from natural gas
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As an energy-producing state that has experienced its share of boom-bust cycles, West Virginia has struggled to create an energy economy with stable, good paying jobs for its residents. The Center for Innovation for Gas Research and Utilization at West Virginia University has assembled an[Read More…]
Personnel Board approves making West Virginia Highways human resources director at-will
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the state Personnel Board voted Thursday to remove civil service protections from another position in state government, making the human resources director in the Division of Highways an at-will position. Division of Personnel Assistant Director Wendy Elswick told the board[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, November 30
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WORLD LEADERS GO SOUTH The U.S.-China trade dispute and the conflict over Ukraine could overshadow[Read More…]
WVU Cancer Institute studies new treatment for colorectal cancer using novel drug combination
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Once colorectal cancer invades another organ—the liver or lung, for instance—a cancer patient has about a 13 percent chance of living five more years. Richard Goldberg, who directs the West Virginia University Cancer Institute, is searching for new ways to slow this cancer’s progression. In[Read More…]
Two more WV casinos to offer sports betting soon, official says
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s casinos continue to implement their newfound ability to offer sports betting, a practice which until earlier this year was prohibited by federal law. That’s according to Lottery Director John Myers, who gave an update on sports betting at a regularly[Read More…]
