(Editor’s note: A media tool kit with downloadable photos, videos and additional resources is available and will be updated in the WVUToday Media Center.) WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — In a unique agreement that will provide West Virginia University significant financial and intellectual resources, Silicon Valley visionary John Chambers today[Read More…]

By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va.  West Virginia’s failure to comply with grant requirements has earned it a penalty from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, believed to be shared only with Puerto Rico. The findings came in a report from the legislative auditor’s office that was shared with the[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Nov. 12, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES MATCH RECORD Six more are dead in a swath of Northern California wiped[Read More…]

By HEATHER ZIEGLER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — The magic of the Christmas season was captured Thursday evening by a petite young third-grader and a box of crayons. Lakin Chambers, a student at Woodsdale Elementary School, created a new birthday-themed light display for Oglebay’s 90th anniversary and[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A college scholarship worth $10,000 is up for grabs in a competition for West Virginia high school juniors and seniors who have a great idea for a business and a plan for success. The Sixth Annual West Virginia High School Business Plan Competition is open[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia is asking for an extension of time to file a response to a second motion from state supreme court Justice Allen Loughry. U.S. Attorneys Philip Wright and[Read More…]

By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It was weird getting judged by a nine-year-old. “You look old,” he said. “You’re 48, aren’t you?” This was from the kid in the front row of the class. Trolls start young. “That’s pretty good,” I said. “We ought to get you[Read More…]

By MEGAN HUGHART The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Residents in Shepherdstown held a “rapid response protest” Thursday over concern of President Donald Trump interfering with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The protests, which were organized by activist group MoveOn took place across the[Read More…]