From WVU Today: MORGANTOWN, W.V. — The ransomware attack on the Colonial Pipeline, which has sparked fears of a gasoline shortage, exposes vulnerabilities within critical infrastructure systems in the U.S., according to a West Virginia University cybersecurity expert. Media organizations wanting information from an expert on the topic can visit the “Experts Database” at WVU[Read More…]

Life-saving liver recovered from heroic 95-year-old organ donor; Recipient recovering well Release from Center for Organ Recovery & Education: PITTSBURGH, Pa. —  The Center for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) announced this week that it recovered the liver from the oldest recorded organ donor in United States history, as confirmed by the United Network for[Read More…]

By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Sen. Joe Manchin met with members of the West Virginia press Tuesday to discuss infrastructure legislation, the sentencing of Reta Mays for the murder of eight veterans at the Clarksburg VA hospital, and other topics. Mays received seven life sentences, plus 20[Read More…]

By Michelle James The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — “When and where I grew up, there were only two places to sing — church or school,” Bill Withers told former Register-Herald reporter Mannix Porterfield for a West Virginia South article in 2007. “We always sang in quartets, whether it was gospel[Read More…]

By Breanna Francis, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore shared his early term successes with an eye toward further future transparency and efficiency within his office during a visit to his Eastern Panhandle home. During a visit to the Eastern Panhandle late last week, Moore celebrated[Read More…]

By Lacie Pierson, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia officials are seeking $11.3 million in federal assistance for damage sustained during a series of winter storms followed by flooding in February and March of this year. The state submitted applications to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, better known as[Read More…]

By Joselyn King, The Weirton Daily Times BETHANY, W.Va. — Former West Virginia first lady Gayle Manchin is now at the helm as federal co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission. She said she now will lead the commission to seek federal funding for such items as broadband, highway expansion and[Read More…]

By Phil Kabler, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Department of Economic Development Secretary Mitch Carmichael unveiled a four-prong approach to spending $138 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to expand broadband internet in the state. He told the interim Joint Committee on Government and Finance that[Read More…]