By Tom Markland, The Journal MARTINSBURG – When the news of budget cuts to AmeriCorps reached the Potomac Valley Audubon Society’s (PVAS) eight AmeriCorps members, informing them that their positions had been immediately terminated, they had just finished a morning field trip, teaching over 100 local students about the environment[Read More…]
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WVU releases update to students regarding DEI
By Samantha Smith, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU provided an update to students following Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s signing of SB 474, which aims to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs at higher education institutions across the state. The bill was introduced after Morrisey’s Executive Order 3-25, which aimed to prohibit state[Read More…]
Carbon capture and storage involves many steps for safety
By Christopher Dacanay, The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON — Omaha-based energy company Tenaska is continuing to develop a multi-state carbon capture and storage hub in the Upper Ohio Valley to help local industries reduce their emissions and stay operational. The hub presents a solution for carbon dioxide-producing businesses — power[Read More…]
Capito congratulates Reisenweber for USDA Rural Development appointment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) congratulated John Reisenweber on being appointed to serve as a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development State Director for West Virginia. “I am thrilled to see John—a dedicated West Virginian and someone I have had the privilege of working with directly—take[Read More…]
DoHS announces listening session schedule and opens registration for statewide Child Welfare Tour
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) has released the full schedule for its upcoming Child Welfare Community Listening Sessions and officially opened public registration. Beginning May 12, 2025, these in-person sessions will take place across eight locations statewide as part of the broader West Virginia Child Welfare[Read More…]
Attorney General McCuskey announces distribution of $3.5 million to cities and counties as part of drug settlement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Friday West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey announced his office has distributed nearly $3.5 million to cities and counties as part of a settlement agreement involving the cholesterol drug Lipitor. The settlement is from an antitrust lawsuit against Pfizer Inc. (and related companies) and Ranbaxy Inc.[Read More…]
Photo ID Now Required To Vote in West Virginia
By Joselyn King, The Intelligencer WHEELING — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey says he wants West Virginia’s voting laws to be as simple as possible, and for voters to know they now need to bring photo identification with them to the polls when they go to vote. “No photo ID,[Read More…]
Marshall, WVDE partner to offer pre-apprenticeship credit to students
By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON — Marshall University’s Advanced Manufacturing Center on Thursday announced a partnership with the West Virginia Department of Education’s Office of Career Technical Education that will open up statewide pre-apprenticeship opportunities for high school students. According to Carol Howerton, senior strategic advisor for workforce development[Read More…]
NIOSH layoffs in Morgantown (West Virginia) still set for June despite partial return, Capito says
By Charles Young, WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — Although “some” workers are back on the job, all the employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health facility in Morgantown who were laid off in April remain slated to permanently lose their positions in June, according to Sen.[Read More…]
WV law enforcement preps for statewide peer support network
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This week, Charleston police officers have been undergoing training that could save careers and even families, Cpl. Adam Lindell said. About 10 Charleston officers and members of other local agencies are taking a peer support class offered by the Law Enforcement Alliance[Read More…]
