From The Register-Herald BECKLEY — As holiday shopping ramps up, scammers are exploiting shoppers’ excitement by sending fake text messages and customer surveys that aim to steal personal information, according to the Better Business Bureau. The scam typically begins with a text message that appears to come from a well-known[Read More…]
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FROM WVU TO THE WORLD CUP: Sport management alum takes the lead behind U.S. Soccer’s biggest matches
WVU Today John Terry is a name synonymous with football. For many around the world, it’s a name recognized as one of the defensive giants in Premier League and English football history. For us at West Virginia University, and for the Atlanta-based United States Soccer Federation, there is another John[Read More…]
WVU physicians urge caution as whooping cough cases continue to rise
WVU Today Two West Virginia University physicians are encouraging people to recognize the early symptoms of pertussis, or whooping cough, so they can take precautions and seek treatment, when necessary, to avoid further spread of the infection. Since early November, the number of identified cases of whooping cough in the Mountain State has increased[Read More…]
DEP tells feds to back off enforcement oversight of troubled Lexington, Justice mines
By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is telling the feds to back off in their oversight of mine permits with long histories of environmental violations charged to and delinquent fines unpaid by operators under two of the region’s most prominent mine owners. It’s a familiar[Read More…]
America’s soldiers during annual Wreaths Across America Day
By Esteban Fernandez Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — As the first snowflakes of a major storm began to descend, veterans and active duty soldiers like Maj. Johnny Kocher stood contemplating the sacrifices made by those before him who now rest at Maple Grove Cemetery. “It’s humbling for people who are[Read More…]
Morrisey to create fund to help to bring home foster children, improve facilities
By Steven Allen AdamsThe Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced a plan to bring home the hundreds of West Virginia foster children in out-of-state placement by creating a fund to improve existing foster facilities and construct new facilities. Morrisey and state Department of Human Services (DoHS)[Read More…]
Southern WV leaders applaud Trump fentanyl designation
By Greg JordanThe Register-Herald BECKLEY — A substance so lethal that around 50 pounds of it could kill West Virginia’s population seven times over is now listed along with nuclear, biological and chemical weapons as a weapon of mass destruction. This week, President Donald Trump declared that the controlled substance[Read More…]
West Virginia State Parks Foundation receives grant from Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
From the West Virginia State Parks Foundation Hurricane, WV: The West Virginia State Parks Foundation has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation to build organizational capacity and awareness of the importance of West Virginia State Parks. “This grant award enables a huge step forward in[Read More…]
Justice fighting federal court ruling he owes $29 million-plus to bond provider
By Mike TonyCharleston Gazette-Mail Sen. Jim Justice, R-W.Va., is fighting a $29 million-plus federal court judgment against him. Justice has appealed a Tennessee federal judge’s ruling that he owes a surety bond provider based in that state over $29 million comprised of unpaid debt and collateral obligations plus prejudgment interest[Read More…]
