By Kailee Kroll, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Families and students seeking summer activities this year will have a variety of options for all ages, whether through programs with county school systems or programs developed among community partners. Specifically for those interested in STEM fields, programs like West Virginia’s Destination[Read More…]
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United Mine Workers of America, mine safety advocates blast lingering lack of enforceable COVID-19 prevention standard
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Friday marks 423 days since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. But federal coal mine safety regulators still haven’t decided whether to issue an enforceable standard requiring mine operators to comply with coronavirus prevention guidance that it took them a[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia totals at 155,341 positive cases, 2,713 deaths, 655,319 people fully vaccinated
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 6. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 155,341 Current Active Cases – 7,180 Total Lab Results reported – 2,766,533 Cumulative positive test percentage –[Read More…]
CQ Roll Call ranking names West Virginia’s Manchin as most bipartisan senator
WV News WASHINGTON (WV News) — A Washington-based publication has released its yearly ranking on Congress, naming Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., as the most bipartisan member of the Senate. According to a release from Manchin’s office, this is the third year in a row CQ Roll Call has given Manchin[Read More…]
Governor Justice says schools ready to vaccinate 12 to 15 year olds
By Charles Boothe, Bluefield Daily Telegraph CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Public schools around the state are ready to start offering the COVID vaccine to students 12 to 15 years old next week, if approval is given by the FDA (Federal Drug Administration). “We are ready when this approval takes place,” said[Read More…]
West Virginia public schools seek to recover costs created by opioid crisis
By Luke Creasy, The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Public school districts in West Virginia, a state described as “ground zero for the opioid epidemic in America,” have sued McKinsey & Co. Inc. for creating and implementing the plan that led to Purdue Pharma pleading guilty to federal crimes for marketing[Read More…]
Insurance company files federal lawsuit alleging Governor Justice family company failed to pay $166,000 in deductibles
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON W.Va. — An insurance company has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that a company consisting of Gov. Jim Justice and his adult children owes it $166,000 for claims that it submitted for coverage under workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance policies. New York-based Starr[Read More…]
New River Gorge Is America’s Newest – and West Virginia’s First – National Park
By Steven Allen Adams, The Intelligencer LANSING, W.Va. — State and congressional officials were on hand Wednesday as the New River Gorge National River received a long-sought upgrade to New River National Park and Preserve, the nation’s 63rd and newest national park. U.S. Senators Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and Shelley Moore[Read More…]
Opinion: NRGRDA focuses on outdoor economy – Opportunities stemming from the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
By Jina Belcher U.S. Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito joined local leaders in unveiling the new signage May 5 for the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and later joined a roundtable at Adventures on the Gorge to discuss priority regional community and economic development needs to[Read More…]
Coronavirus Update: West Virginia totals at 154,956 positive cases, 2,707 deaths, 653,048 people fully vaccinated
WV Press Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Here are the totals from the West Virginia Health and Human Resources website as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5. West Virginia Cases Total Positive Cases – 154,956 Current Active Cases – 7,199 Total Lab Results reported – 2,757,291 Cumulative positive test percentage –[Read More…]
