By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — A collision between two pieces of machinery injured three miners Wednesday morning at the Loveridge No. 22 coal mine, at the Johnny Cake Mine Portal in Fairview. EMS took two of the three miners to WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital in[Read More…]
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$16 Million in grant funds awarded for West Virginia crime victims
The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov, Patrick Morrisey announced Thursday that more than $16.3 million in West Virginia Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grants have been awarded to 83 projects across the state. The funds, totaling $16,327,849, are provided by the U.S. Department of Justice Office for Victims of[Read More…]
Stealing hope: Conspirators sentenced in Boone County BOE fraud case
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former Boone County Schools maintenance director and a Kentucky businessman have been sentenced for their roles in a fraud that robbed the Boone County school system of $3.4 million. Michael David Barker, 48, pleaded guilty in April to conspiracy to commit[Read More…]
Bluefield State University and Appalachian School of Law launch accelerated law degree program
Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD — Bluefield State University and the Appalachian School of Law have launched a new 3+3 Accelerated Law Degree Program, offering students a faster and more affordable path to earning both a bachelor’s degree and a law degree. The partnership was formalized on Thursday, November 13, during[Read More…]
West Virginia’s Fruth Pharmacy sold to Walgreens
By Charles Young, WV News POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Fruth Pharmacy, a family-owned regional drugstore chain founded more than 70 years ago in Mason County, will be sold to Walgreens, company President Lynne Fruth announced this week. The sale is expected to be finalized in early December, with all current[Read More…]
Community Rallies to Fill 500+ Christmas Stockings for Teens in Foster Care; Mission WV Leads Distribution
Hurricane, W.Va. — Foster WV, a ministry of River Ridge Church, announced today that its 2025 Operation Christmas Stocking drive not only met its goal of 500 fully stuffed stockings for teens in foster and kinship care—it surpassed it, thanks to an outpouring of generosity from the community. The effort kicked off in early November[Read More…]
Trump administration cuts to housing assistance could lead to W.Va. homelessness spike
By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT — President Trump’s cuts to housing assistance will drastically increase homelessness among West Virginians, according to the Bridgeport-based West Virginia Coalition to End Homelessness. “I cannot stress enough the level of unprecedented street homelessness this would result in,” Ashley Hawkins, Coalition community relations[Read More…]
Harrison County’s “Tank Contest” Delivers a Wonderful Time Celebrating Entrepreneurship
By Stephen Smoot, The Shinnston News and Harrison County Journal A contest once seen as using a popular television show format to spur entrepreneurship has grown into much more in recent years. Somewhere along the way, the contest evolved in only three years into not simply a way to reward[Read More…]
Oil Leak into Bear Run Triggers Emergency Cleanup Near Cairo
Ritchie Gazette CAIRO, W.Va. — Last month the environmental crews were called to a remote site near Cairo after four abandoned above-ground storage tanks were found leaking oil into Bear Run, prompting an emergency response from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. According to the DEP’s Office of Oil[Read More…]
Concord earns 2025 ranking in “Military Times” Best for Vets list
ATHENS, WV – For the second consecutive year, Concord University has been recognized on “Military Times” Best for Vets college ranking list. The magazine released its 2025 Best for Vets: Colleges rankings this week, and this year’s list includes 357 institutions, marking the largest field in the program’s history and a substantial increase from[Read More…]
