WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University (WVU) Upward Bound (UB) program announces its sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s federally funded Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for its 2018 summer residential program. UB will receive reimbursement from the USDA for meals served to income-eligible students enrolled[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Friday, May 18
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, May 18, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO IS DENYING FUNDS TO CLINICS THAT DISCUSS ABORTION The Trump administration is resurrecting a[Read More…]
Pending West Virginia Legislature special session call notable for what it doesn’t contain
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice is expected to issue a call for a special legislative session to coincide with upcoming interim meetings of the West Virginia Legislature, May 20-22, but according to lawmakers, the tentative agenda is most notable for what it doesn’t include.[Read More…]
West Virginia House Democrats start petition to add medical marijuana fix to any special session call
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia House Democrats are pushing Gov. Jim Justice to add a medical marijuana banking fix to a special session that could take place as early as next week. Nothing is set in stone for an agenda, but a draft of what[Read More…]
Mountaineer Opry in Milton going silent after 46 years
By BILL LYNCH Charleston Gazette-Mail MILTON, W.Va. — After 46 years, West Virginia is losing its regular home for bluegrass music. Mountaineer Opry House in Milton will soon close its doors forever. “We have to be out by June 19,” said Larry Stephens, who has managed the Opry House since[Read More…]
Atlantic Coast Pipeline moving forward in 5 West Virginia counties
By TIM MacVEAN The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Dominion Energy officials are gearing up for work to begin on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which will span across 100 miles of the state. Residents in Harrison, Lewis, Upshur, Randolph and Pocahontas counties will begin seeing workers entering the area to begin[Read More…]
Court pulls permit from Atlantic Coast Pipeline; regulators say construction can continue
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Less than a week after lawyers argued that a permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline didn’t specifically address potential effects on endangered species, a panel of judges for the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the environmental lawyers. Tuesday evening, the[Read More…]
WVU Extension partners with drug courts to offer a fresh start to residents fighting addiction
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Illicit drug use in the United States has been steadily increasing, and in 2014 alone, more than seven million Americans who struggled with drug use. West Virginia has the highest rate of drug-related deaths in the United States and one-in-10 people in the state battle[Read More…]
West Virginia DHHR to fund alternate opioid treatment program
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will be funding local groups to help them develop an opioid abuse program that directs victims to community medical and health services, rather than routing them through the courts. Announced Tuesday, the DHHR’s[Read More…]
