By Katelyn Aluise, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced last month it dismissed more than 1,000 employees nationwide. According to a statement released by the VA, the move allowed it to “redirect over $98 million annually to health care, benefits and services for VA beneficiaries.”[Read More…]
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WV Spring Fire Season, burning restrictions returned March 1
The Morgan Messenger CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The start of West Virginia’s annual spring fire season on Saturday, March 1, marks the return of burning restrictions. The West Virginia Division of Forestry (WV DOF) reminds residents to confine outdoor burning to 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., according to West Virginia State[Read More…]
West Virginia Press Association’s 2025 newspaper contest now open — deadline is April 21
The West Virginia Press Association (WVPA) is announcing the official opening of the annual editorial and advertising contest. Entry submission is now open and the submission deadline is Monday, April 21, 2025. NOTE: The Association code for the Contest Website is: WV25 (Uppercase WV) The following are steps each newspaper needs[Read More…]
West Virginia House passes elementary student discipline bill
Senate Education Committee Chair Grady optimistic about bill By Steven Allen Adams for The Weirton Daily Times CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After falling apart on the last day of the 2024 legislative session last year, a bill that passed the House of Delegates Monday addressing violent student behavior in elementary school[Read More…]
‘I loved my job’: DOGE cuts come to public land agencies in WV, but details are vague
By Rick Steelhammer, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two weeks after the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency began the process of eliminating the jobs of at least 2,000 U.S. Forest Service and about 1,000 National Park Service workers nationwide, little is known about how the firings affected employees of those[Read More…]
West Virginia Senate passes bill defining ‘man’ and ‘woman’
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON (WV News) — The West Virginia Senate passed a bill Monday that would include definitions of words like “male,” “female” and “sex” in state law. Senate Bill 456 passed 32-1, with one member absent or not voting. It now goes to the West[Read More…]
U.S. Senators Justice and Capito request policy clarifications from NCAA on biological males in women’s locker rooms
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 3, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a group of her Republican colleagues in sending a letter—led by U.S. Senator Jim Justice (R-W.Va.)—to NCAA President Charlie Baker, urging the organization to clarify its stance on the privacy and safety of female athletes in women’s changing[Read More…]
COLUMN: Money has killed any days of innocence college football ever had
By Bob Hertzel for the Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Once upon a time, college football was played for fun. It was fun for the players to play it, the coaches to coach it, the fans to watch it. It was arguments over polls, a game without replays where[Read More…]
OPINION: From a WV mom and pediatrician: Let’s learn from what is happening in Texas
By Dr. Lisa M. Costello As a mother and lifelong West Virginian, I am blessed every single day to experience how much we love our children. As a pediatrician who cares for kids in West Virginia hospitals, I also have the honor of being with children and families during some[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: WVU Day at the Legislature to highlight statewide outreach
WHAT: West Virginia University and WVU Extension will host WVU Day at the Legislature to showcase academic programs, resources and events through engaging, interactive exhibits, and to make connections with legislators, staffers, youth and other visitors. WHO: President Gordon Gee; Dean Jorge Atiles, WVU Division for Land-Grant Engagement; representatives from more than 30 University academic units and[Read More…]
