By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Local arts groups are wondering what effect dismantling the Department of Education and the Arts will have on them. House Bill 4006, passed Saturday, would save more than $700,000 through the elimination of positions, according to the fiscal note[Read More…]
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Morgantown students join nationwide walkout against gun violence
By JIM BISSETT The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Students at Morgantown High School and crosstown University High had 17 reasons for walking away from their desks March 14. They wanted to honor the 17 students shot dead last month in Florida by a gunman who stormed the school. The[Read More…]
Huntington High School seniors ask questions of 3rd Congressional District candidates
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Four candidates vying for West Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District seat fielded questions from Huntington High School seniors Wednesday morning during a 90-minute forum hosted by Huntington’s League of Women Voters. Participating were Republican candidates Marty Gearheart, a state delegate from Mercer County; Conrad Lucas,[Read More…]
West Virginia local governments file 11 opioid lawsuits in federal court
By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The governing bodies of nine towns and two counties in West Virginia have filed lawsuits alleging drug manufacturers and distributors failed to follow state and federal law to prevent the distribution and abuse of prescription pain medication thorough the Mountain State. The 11[Read More…]
WVU study: Scientists use ancient trees and climate models to understand past and future drought in Mongolia
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Ancient trees in Mongolia dating back more than 2,000 years are helping place current and future climate change in context, according to a new West Virginia University-led study. “As climate continues to change throughout the world, these long records allow us to put modern climatic[Read More…]
34th West Virginia Maple Syrup Festival coming to Pickens
The Inter-Mountain PICKENS, W.Va. — Maple syrup, pancake feeds, demonstrations and more will take place this weekend at the 34th annual West Virginia Maple Syrup Festival. This annual festival, coming Saturday and Sunday to Pickens in rural Randolph County, has become famous in West Virginia and surrounding states, according to[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, March 15
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, March 15, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO IS COOPERATING IN MUELLER PROBE George Nader, a Lebanese-American businessman and convicted pedophile, met[Read More…]
West Virginia PEIA Task Force hosts first meeting
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Public Employees Insurance Agency Task Force met for the first time Tuesday, deciding to divide into three committees to study different aspects of the insurance plan before coming back together for a more in-depth meeting next month. Gov. Jim Justice appointed[Read More…]
Justice urges West Virginia PEIA task force to ‘shake up the world’
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kicking off the first meeting of the Task Force on PEIA Stability, Gov. Jim Justice urged the 29-member panel to “shake up the world” and find lasting solutions to control rising costs for the health plan for more than 200,000 West Virginians.[Read More…]
Media Alert: POSTPONED – WVU’s Academic Media Day on WV Forward Initiative
Event will be rescheduled MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU has announced that its Academic Media Day has been postponed and will be rescheduled. When rescheduled, the program will introduce state media representatives to some of that work, as well as some of the individuals, leading the West Virginia Forward initiative. “One of the most popular[Read More…]
