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Fayette County learned how hard it is to fight the natural gas industry in West Virginia
Editor’s Note: This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. ProPublica is supporting seven local and regional newsrooms this year, including the Gazette-Mail, as they work on important investigative projects affecting their communities. By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Matt Wender’s vision for[Read More…]
WVU biology student uses Appalachian forests to improve future climate predictions
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University student is using Appalachian forests to improve predictions of future climate change. According to Joe Carrara, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Biology, research shows humans have more than doubled the rate of nitrogen deposition on ecosystems across the world.[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, May 3
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 3, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. GIULIANI CONTRADICTS TRUMP OVER STORMY DANIELS PAYMENT One of the president’s lawyers says Trump repaid[Read More…]
Morrisey’s wife lobbied on opioids for drug firm, disclosures say
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — During West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s first three years in office, his wife lobbied federal lawmakers on opioid-related issues for drug wholesaler Cardinal Health, the state’s leading supplier of prescription painkillers, according to lobbying disclosures filed with Congress. Denise Henry Morrisey[Read More…]
Deadline is Tuesday: WVPA Foundation accepting scholarship and summer Internship applications for 2018-19
Newspapers interesting in hosting an intern should contact the WVPA CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There is still one week for students to submit applications for the West Virginia Press Association Foundation’s 2018 Summer Internships and 2018-19 Scholarships. If internships are awarded, the WVPAF provides both paid and unpaid internships at newspapers across[Read More…]
WVU’S Reed College of Media to bring new opportunities for sports journalists
By JOHN LOWE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Starting with the Fall 2018 semester, West Virginia University will offer a new degree program. The Sports and Adventure Media major is a blended program between the Reed College of Media and the College of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. The[Read More…]
