The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Four Marshall University faculty and staff members – Layton Cottrill, Cedric Gathings, Dr. Bobby Miller and Dr. Joseph Shapiro – will be among those honored for achievements in social action in West Virginia. The recognition will take place Saturday, March 24, at West Virginia State University[Read More…]
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WVPA accepting nominations for the 2018 Adam R. Kelly Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is accepting nominations for its Adam R. Kelly Award through May 1, 2018. The award is the highest individual honor bestowed by the West Virginia Press Association. The Adam R. Kelly Award recognizes an individual’s service to the newspapers in the state, the West Virginia Press[Read More…]
WVPA Foundation accepting scholarship and summer Internship applications for 2018-19
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association Foundation is accepting student applications for 2018 Summer Internships and 2018-19 Scholarships. If internships are awarded, the WVPAF provides both paid and unpaid internships at newspapers across West Virginia. If scholarships are awarded, the WVPAF provides college scholarships up to $500. The programs are open[Read More…]
10 things to know: Friday, March 23
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, March 23, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT THE WHITE HOUSE CALLS “LONG-TERM SNAP DECISIONS” National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster departure spotlights[Read More…]
Report: Boone County leads US in per-capita opioid-related costs
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The opioid epidemic is costing Boone County’s economy an estimated $206.5 million a year — the highest per-capita burden of any county in America, according to a new report by the American Enterprise Institute. It’s a staggering cost for a county with 23,645[Read More…]
Marion delegate asks West Virginia governor to help striking Frontier employees
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — A Marion County delegate is urging Gov. Jim Justice to take action to help striking Frontier employees. About 1,400 Frontier workers in West Virginia and Ashburn, Va., represented by the Communications Workers of America union have been striking since March 4 after union leaders[Read More…]
Public integrity investigation unit formed in West Virginia
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLELY, W.Va. — U.S. Attorney Mike Stuart and representatives from federal and state law enforcement have announced the formation of a Public Integrity Special Investigations Unit to investigate corrupt public officials, the misuse of public funds, campaign and election law violations and suspected criminal activity. “Maintaining public integrity is[Read More…]
Without federal funding, study on health effects of mountaintop removal ends in West Virginia
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After Trump administration officials ordered a halt to a study on the health effects of mountaintop removal last fall, the study’s committee has been released, effectively terminating the project. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s study would have looked at the[Read More…]
Survey of available downtown Wheeling space gets underway
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Heritage officials hopes to create a website through which a person using a computer in California, Alaska, Thailand, or anywhere else can immediately see how much space is available in a particular downtown structure. For Joseph Touvell, a[Read More…]
Lottery director: West Virginia sports betting could be ready in 90 days
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Lottery Director Alan Larrick said he’s optimistic that sports betting could be up and running at the state’s five casinos within 90 days after a favorable ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a federal law barring sports betting in[Read More…]
