By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the settlement of the final two of 12 wrongful-termination lawsuits against West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner on Thursday, the total cost to the state has topped $3.2 million, not counting legal fees. Charleston attorney Mark Atkinson confirmed Thursday that[Read More…]
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WVU researchers investigate treating post-stroke depression with magnetic fields
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Obstetricians and midwives often warn new mothers about postpartum depression. They might mention what symptoms women should look out for—such as crying spells or extreme irritability—and where they can turn for help. But people who have strokes may not learn that they, too, are at[Read More…]
WVU Libraries lead effort to create online, print Morgantown Public Art Guide
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Do you know about the John F. Kennedy Memorial in Star City? Did you know the large Coca-Cola mural on a High Street building is a restoration originally painted in 1953? These sites are just two of the 44 local attractions detailed in the new[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia residents wary of water’s health effects
By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail and MOLLY BORN West Virginia Public Broadcasting PINEVILLE, W.Va. — Dr. Joanna Bailey remembers crowding around the kitchen table with her family, carefully sticking stamps on the corners of her neighbors’ monthly water bills. Her dad managed water service in Glover, an old coal town[Read More…]
Flights to both Marshall, WVU bowl locations available at Huntington Tri-State Airport
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia football fans looking to attend their team’s bowl game this season can check travel arrangements off their list thanks to one airline. Allegiant Air at Huntington Tri-State Airport has flights to both the Tampa and Orlando area airports, the destinations[Read More…]
Community Palliative Care Part 3: State Advisory Coalition on Palliative Care will improve quality of life for patients
News release from the West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care: (Editor’s note: The nation recently celebrated National Hospice and Palliative Care Month. The West Virginia Center for End-of-Life Care is sharing this a three-part series that focuses on the differences between community palliative care and hospice, the importance of end-of-life conversations[Read More…]
Green Bank Elementary School robotics team named state champions
The Inter-Mountain GREEN BANK, W.Va. — On Saturday, the Green Bank Elementary Middle School’s robotics team took first place in the West Virginia First Lego League Tournament and will representing all of West Virginia (and be one of the teams representing the United States) at the World Championship Festival next[Read More…]
Catholic clergy urge the faithful to remain vigilant
By HEATHER ZIEGLER and ALEX MEYER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Church-goers within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston are still reeling from the revelation that 18 of their priests have had credible accusations of sexual abuse against them in the Northern Panhandle. It also was revealed[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, November 30
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Nov. 30, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WORLD LEADERS GO SOUTH The U.S.-China trade dispute and the conflict over Ukraine could overshadow[Read More…]
