West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University urban forester is developing a method — with the help of artificial intelligence — to identify trees at risk of falling on power lines and causing blackouts. According to Greg Dahle, associate professor of arboriculture and urban forestry at the WVU Davis College of Agriculture,[Read More…]
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Marshall University President selected to chair national organization on AI in education
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University President Brad D. Smith will chair the new Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Education. Smith will co-chair the commission along with South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster. They are expected to convene the group next month, with commission members being announced[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin’s bipartisan FEND Off Fentanyl Act passes U.S. Senate
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – On Feb. 13, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin’s (D-WV) bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act passed the U.S. Senate as part of the national security supplemental. The legislation targets the entire illicit fentanyl supply chain, from the chemical suppliers in China to the cartels[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito announces Congressionally Directed Spending award for Nitro storm drain and flood prevention upgrades
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the City of Nitro, W.Va. for upgrades to[Read More…]
Greenbrier County CVB to host Tourism Summit
West Virginia Press Association LEWISBURG, W.Va. — The Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) is set to host its second Tourism Summit on March 19, 2024, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Conference Center in the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Student Center. Registration for the day-long summit is[Read More…]
Housing construction incentives authorized for Mercer County
By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — A program bringing incentives for builders creating new housing and renovating older housing to an area 20-square-miles around the city of Princeton is coming to Mercer County. The city of Princeton announced Monday that the Mercer County area has been designated[Read More…]
Senate student discipline bill faces uncertain future in West Virginia House
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate’s long anticipated student discipline bill focused on elementary school grades easily passed on Monday, but it might not have it so easy in the House of Delegates whose similar bill has seen no movement[Read More…]
Senate bill would prohibit smoking in cars with minors under 16
By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate approved legislation Monday aimed at prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles when a minor 16 years of age or younger is present. Senate Bill 378, which amends state code to include this restriction, sparked some debate before it was[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Capito statement on vote to pass national security supplemental package
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, released the following statement on her vote to pass the national security supplemental package. “The national security supplemental we passed today equips our country with the[Read More…]
U.S. Sen. Manchin statement on final passage of national security supplemental
West Virginia Press Association WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) released the following statement on his vote for the final passage of the national security supplemental, which includes support for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. “While I’m pleased the Senate came together to pass bipartisan aid for Ukraine,[Read More…]
