CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WVPA’s 2024 Convention is Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9-10, 2024 in Charleston at the Four Points by Sheraton. Deadline for registration (at bottom of article) is Saturday, Aug. 3. In this pivotal election year, we’re celebrating news organizations — the true Defenders of Democracy. As watchdogs,[Read More…]
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Administrator Guzman announces transformation of customer experience for federal contracting certifications
MySBA Certifications Will Give Small Business Owners Enhanced Digital Experience to Apply for and Manage Federal Contracting Certifications West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON— On July 31, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and voice in President Biden’s cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced[Read More…]
25 charged with drug trafficking in the Eastern Panhandle
By Ainsley Hall, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia State Police’s Martinsburg Bureau of Criminal Investigations office and the Eastern Panhandle Drug & Violent Crime Task Force dismantled two drug-trafficking organizations after indicting 25 people Tuesday morning. These arrests were the product of an investigation started in May[Read More…]
Officials celebrate success of expanding Communities In Schools program throughout W.Va.
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia First Lady Cathy Justice stopped by Waterfront Plaza in Morgantown on Tuesday with the governor and the gubernatorial dog in tow to celebrate the success of Communities in Schools. The support program expanded to all 55 counties in the[Read More…]
RFK campaign submits signatures to West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The independent presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has submitted more than 19,000 signatures to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. That’s more than double the 7,947 signatures needed to appear on the state’s general election ballot, but the[Read More…]
City of Morgantown honors Don Knotts with new Fife Avenue signs
By Madison Ely, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Don Knotts’s legacy continues as the City of Morgantown installs new Fife Avenue street signs as part of the Don Knotts 100th birthday celebration. The sign depicts Knotts as Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” one of his most recognizable[Read More…]
More healthcare options for West Virginians: State’s first Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicaid plan looks beyond traditional care to help members
West Virginia Press Association PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Highmark Health Options West Virginia (HHO WV) – the state’s newest managed care organization (MCO) and first-ever Blue Cross Blue Shield-branded MCO to serve West Virginians – will officially launch statewide Aug. 1. As the insurer readies its entry into the state, it’s[Read More…]
Gov. Justice, WorkForce West Virginia announce extended deadline for Disaster Unemployment Assistance benefits following April 11-12 severe storms
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Governor Jim Justice and WorkForce West Virginia have announced that the deadline to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) benefits for qualifying individuals living or working in Hancock, Kanawha, Marshall, Ohio, Roane, Wetzel and Wood counties has been extended. These counties were designated as major[Read More…]
‘We want people to know there is hope’: Center for Organ Recovery and Education to mark West Virginia Donor Day
By Jacob Martin, The Exponent Telegram BRUCETON MILLS, W.Va. — For the past four years, Aug. 1 has been observed as West Virginia Donor Day, a state movement that encourages organ donation and education. The day was chosen to acknowledge the lifesaving potential just one donor can have and to[Read More…]
A Q&A with former West Virginian, Biden drug control official Dr. Rahul Gupta
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dr. Rahul Gupta, former Kanawha-Charleston Health Department health officer and West Virginia health commissioner, is the first medical doctor to head up the national Office of Drug Control Policy. In that role, Gupta has focused on the opioid epidemic with policies to[Read More…]
