WHEELING, W.Va. — More than five years ago, Eric Kennedy flew almost halfway around the world to visit the grave of a World War II veteran he’d never met, but to whom he owes his very existence. Now Kennedy, a biomedical engineering professor at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania, plans to[Read More…]
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WV police agencies to crack down on seat belt laws
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — As part of West Virginia’s seatbelt enforcement campaign, law enforcement agencies across the state will be stepping up enforcement of seatbelt laws this month. In West Virginia, the maximum penalty for a seatbelt violation is a $25 dollar fine. There were 113 unrestrained vehicle occupants killed in[Read More…]
Parkersburg native recalls tragic aircraft carrier fire
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The day after multiple explosions rocked the USS Enterprise in 1969, Seaman Doug Deem stood on the deck of the aircraft carrier, watching as the bodies of 27 sailors were taken ashore at Pearl Harbor. The Parkersburg native wasn’t sure of their identities, nor were his in-laws,[Read More…]
West Virginia must rise above corruption
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — News that West Virginia has dropped from a D-plus to a D grade in the State Integrity Investigation conducted by the Center for Public Integrity is certainly not a positive, for the Mountain State. But it is helpful to note[Read More…]
WVU sees upticks in freshmen academics, retention
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An increase in the average GPA and ACT test scores of the 2015-16 West Virginia University freshmen class will allow the University to boast about freshman academic profiles, as well as its improving retention rate, due to statistics from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. The[Read More…]
A tweet sparks movement to relight iconic WVU hall
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A tweet sparked a movement in the West Virginia University community a few weeks ago, calling for the University to reinstate the tradition of lighting up Woodburn Hall for the holiday season. Biology student Layne Veneri sent the tweet with a picture of Woodburn Hall outlined in[Read More…]
Greenbrier Academy students perform in Beckley
BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Performance Group is part of the therapeutic program at the Greenbrier Academy for Girls in Pence Springs, WV. The Academy works with challenged teens from across the Country and helps them in their transition from the troubles they faced to a more responsible future. Ninety percent[Read More…]
School funding panel grills Fayette superintendent
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fayette County Superintendent Terry George answered questions about building conditions, bus rides, community involvement and funding for more than an hour before the School Building Authority Tuesday. Despite Midland Trail, Fayetteville and Oak Hill high schools as well as several elementary schools slated for closure under the[Read More…]
Let us remember the sacrifices behind Veterans Day
An editorial from The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. That was moment that the armistice was signed that ended the shooting of World War I — “the war to end all wars.” In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11[Read More…]
Another WV city poised to impose sales tax
WEIRTON, W.Va. — Weirton Council, on Monday, officially began the process of enacting a new 1 percent sales tax for the city, also voting to reduce a portion of the city’s Business and Occupation Tax. Council unanimously approved the first readings of both measures, offering little comment. The sales tax,[Read More…]
