By Jina BelcherFor New River Gorge Regional Development Authority Beckley – Dudding Commercial Development LLC was recently awarded 2025 Development Partner of the Year by Jina Belcher, Executive Director of the New River Gorge Regional Development Authority (NRGRDA), at a recent NRGRDA/West Virginia Hive Showcase and Awards event. Belcher said[Read More…]
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Harm reduction: How naloxone saves lives
By Ashton Pack and Haven SteeleFor The Parthenon Amidst the ongoing opioid epidemic, harm reduction strategies have been essential for reducing the number of deaths by overdose. One of the most important harm reduction strategies is the deployment of Narcan, also referred to as naloxone, an overdose reversal medicine. Susan[Read More…]
Aerospace engineering graduate student earns national recognition from Aviation Week
By Sloane HeagertyFor WVU Startler College Media Hub West Virginia University has earned national recognition through the work of Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources’ graduate student Noah C. Parsons, whose advanced aerospace engineering research has garnered international attention Morgantown — Parsons was named to Aviation Week Network’s 20 Twenties Class of 2026, an[Read More…]
Morrisey announces Google data center
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Inter-Mountain Charleston — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday that Google has purchased property in Putnam County to begin the process of locating a data center in West Virginia. In a press release Friday morning, Morrisey said Google has taken its first step toward a multi-million-dollar[Read More…]
West Virginia, local education officials lay out case for appeal of religious vaccine exemption ruling
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston – Months after West Virginia’s highest court stayed a ruling by a Raleigh County circuit judge allowing for religious exemptions to the state’s compulsory vaccination law for school-age children, parties in the case are making their case for the lower[Read More…]
Details scarce, advocate concerns many on Google’s Putnam County data center plans
By Mike TonyFor HDMedia Google applied to West Virginia to have the state certify a planned Putnam County project as a “High-Impact” data center exempt from a broad range of local regulations Tuesday, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s office. Just 72 hours later, Morrisey already had announced that Google had[Read More…]
Plugged In: West Virginia officials generating comprehensive energy plan; Coal, natural gas jockeying to meet Morrisey’s goal
By Steven Allen AdamsFor The Parkersburg News and Sentinel Charleston — Gov. Patrick Morrisey wants West Virginia to be the battery of the East Coast, and his Office of Energy is working on the state’s long-term energy plan that must find a balance between the state’s major fossil fuels, while[Read More…]
WVU to guide data-driven decisions for statewide opioid settlement funds
By Katie FarmerFor WVU, Today Combining expertise with community involvement, West Virginia University is leading a statewide effort to bring data, transparency and accountability to the allocation of nearly three-quarters of the $1 billion in West Virginia’s opioid settlement funding. Commissioned by the West Virginia First Foundation, the WVU Health Affairs Institute, in[Read More…]
The Truth Will Come Out
By Greg KozeraFor Thoughts to Ponder A few years ago, at the Kozera family reunion in Pittsburgh a stranger showed up. The man said he was our dead uncle Jay’s son. Finally learning who his birth father was he wanted to learn about his family. The internet helped him to[Read More…]
CAMC Foundation Run For Your Life 5-Mile Run/2.5-Mile Walk Returns June 6, 2026, kicking off the CAMC Foundation’s 50th Anniversary events for 2026.
By Kristen KelleyFor Vandalia Health Charleston — The CAMC Foundation is excited to announce the 2026 CAMC Foundation Run For Your Life 5-Mile Run/ 2.5-Mile Walk, taking place at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2026, at Haddad Riverfront Park in downtown Charleston. This year’s event holds special significance as[Read More…]
