Workshop is Tuesday in Canonsburg, Pa. CANONSBURG, Pa. — West Virginia University is conducting a workshop on Tuesday that will include the first public release of geological data on oil and gas potential of Utica. WHAT: The Appalachian Oil and Natural Gas Research Consortium at West Virginia University will present the Utica Shale Play Book Study Workshop, a[Read More…]
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W.Va. attorney general offers security breach advice
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Count West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey among those individuals who are upset by news that nearly 22 million people – including current and former federal employees – may have had personal information stolen by hackers. While the “size and scope of this data breach is staggering,”[Read More…]
Parkersburg paper offers ‘I Shop Locally’ initiative
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Seeking to further stimulate the local economy, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel has joined forces with more than 20 local businesses to once again offer the “I Shop Locally” program. Matt Tranquill, The News and Sentinel advertising director, described the program as a way to give back[Read More…]
Fairmont paper launches second ’24 Hours’ project
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Times West Virginian’s “24 Hours” project is back. Following the January launch of the around-the-clock photograph project, staff members are preparing for another day of capturing the moments that take place in Marion County. On Wednesday, reporters, sports writers, photographers and editors from the Times West Virginian[Read More…]
Officials tout economic effects of Greenbrier Classic
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS— In connection with the Greenbrier Classic, some numbers are easy. A field of 152 golfers on a par-70 course, whittled to four in an exciting playoff won by 25-year-old Danny Lee, who took home $1.2 million. Numbers about the economic effect of the most recent week-long golf[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, July 13
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, July 13, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. EUROZONE, GREECE SEAL DEAL ON BAILOUT The tentative agreement[Read More…]
Gov. Tomblin announces Community Corrections Grants
More than $6.3 million in grant funding to support 27 projects statewide CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Funds for community-based corrections programs and substance abuse treatment options available around the state as part of grants initiative announced by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin today. Tomblin announced plans for the $6,311,801 in West Virginia Community Corrections (CC) Grant program[Read More…]
Residents warned of massive federal data breach
Attorney General Morrisey ‘extremely disappointed’ by federal government’s slow response to breach CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia residents are urged to monitor their personal accounts and credit reports after the federal Office of Personnel Management admitted a data breach of its systems was much larger than originally reported. The federal[Read More…]
Delegate Trecost issues statement on joining Commission on Oil and Natural Gas Industry Safety
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegate Patsy Trecost II, D-Harrison, issued the following statement upon being named to the West Virginia Commission on Oil and Natural Gas Industry Safety: “I thank Governor Tomblin and Speaker Tim Armstead for allowing me this opportunity to serve on the West Virginia Commission on Oil and Natural Gas Industry Safety.[Read More…]
Capito supports measures improving community schools, protecting students
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., co-sponsored two bipartisan amendments July 9, 2015, to improve coordination between community school programs and local communities and to protect school children from sex offenders. Both amendments passed unanimously and were agreed to as part of debate on the bipartisan Every Child Achieves Act. “For the first[Read More…]