By Sarah Frazier, Asher Agency Welcome to the Digital Age—But Who’s Getting Left Out? Imagine you’re excited about checking out a new restaurant. You get there, but—uh-oh—there’s no ramp, no accessible entrance, and the menu is written in a font so tiny it looks like a secret code. Frustrating, right?[Read More…]
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West Virginia House committee considers bill to restore gun rights to nonviolent felons
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — Members of the West Virginia House of Delegates Judiciary Committee on Wednesday began discussion of a bill that would restore gun rights to nonviolent felons. House Bill 2618 would “automatically” restore the Second Amendment right of gun ownership to those[Read More…]
Whitefeather, Lantz given max sentences for Sissonville abuse of adopted children
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 63, and Donald Ray Lantz, 61, were given the maximum sentence Wednesday for the mistreatment of four of their five adopted children while the family lived in Sissonville. In January, a Kanawha County jury found the couple guilty on[Read More…]
Jefferson High’s Cari Jubb named High School Counselor of the Year
By Andrew Spellman, Spirit of Jefferson SHENANDOAH JUNCTION — Cari Jubb, a school counselor at Jefferson High School, has been named High School Counselor of the Year, recognized at the West Virginia School Counselor Association Conference. And, while this honor is a testament to her critical, continuous work at Jefferson High,[Read More…]
West Virginia EMS Coalition, Emergency Management Officials Voice Worries over Salary Enhancement Funding
By Stephen Smoot, The Pendleton Times “Our organization has recently learned the EMS Salary Enhancement Fund created by the Legislature in 2023 has no funding source in the current FY 2025 and proposed FY 2026 budgets despite spending authorization of $10 million being granted each year. This will result in thousands of EMS[Read More…]
Troopers looking for help in trying to solve homicide of Braxton County woman found March 17
The Record-Delta SUTTON, W.Va. (WV News) — West Virginia State Police troopers are asking for help in trying to solve the homicide of a 36-year-old Braxton County woman. Troopers from the Sutton Detachment recovered the body on March 17 in a rural area of Vernon, Braxton County, and later identified[Read More…]
Capito talks economic development, broadband in Grant and Hampshire counties
West Virginia Press Association PETERSBURG/MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – On March 19, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a leader on the Senate Appropriations Committee, made stops in Petersburg, W.Va. and Moorefield, W.Va. to meet with community leaders and business professionals to discuss economic development opportunities and efforts to expand broadband access across[Read More…]
Ten West Virginia counties receive public assistance approval
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On March 19, Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that President Donald Trump approved his request for Public Assistance in Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Summers, Wayne, and Wyoming counties. Other counties in both the Individual Assistance and Public Assistance requests still remain under consideration by FEMA.[Read More…]
WVU neuroscientists fine-tune zinc activity to improve messaging in brain
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University neuroscientists have discovered a way to control how much zinc is released to specific locations in the brain. The essential mineral plays a major role in the organ’s function, including improving memory and lessening symptoms of some neurological disorders, but getting the right[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVPA has announced an Executive Director’s Early Bird Special 10% discount for those who complete contest entry process by March 31
The West Virginia Press Association (WVPA) has opened the platform for WVPA’s annual Editorial and Advertising Contest. Entry submission is now open, and the submission deadline is Monday, April 21, 2025. But, why wait? The WVPA is offering an Executive Director Early Bird special 10% discount to newspapers who have[Read More…]
