Staff report The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A local veteran came upon several old photos of the USS West Virginia, which was sunk at Pearl Harbor, salvaged, refitted and returned to fight the war in the Pacific. “I thought people would be interested in seeing the photos,”[Read More…]
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Tri-State could face strong flu strain with weak vaccine
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — While it remains too early to predict just how badly peak flu season will hit the United States, it’s late enough to know to double-down efforts to make sure as many people as possible receive vaccinations before the area’s flu season accelerates in[Read More…]
Bluestone Water Trail in the works
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — Four wheelers and motorcycle enthusiasts heading for the Pocahontas Trail, Mercer County’s branch of the Hatfield-McCoy Trail, continue to boost the county’s tourism industry, but studies continue on finding a watery route for tourists who love kayaks and canoes. In August,[Read More…]
WVU research team to test effectiveness of drones, robots in underground tunnels
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Can robots and drones peacefully coexist on search and rescue missions under less than optimal conditions? A research team at West Virginia University plans to find out. Mechanical and aerospace engineering faculty members Jason Gross and Yu Gu have been awarded nearly $300,000 in funding[Read More…]
Media Advisory: WV Commerce Secretary Woody Thrasher, Division of Forestry Director Barry Cook and new Regional Forester Jones to attend today’s grand opening of W.Va. Division of Forestry Region 3 Headquarters
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Forestry is hosting a grand opening for its new regional office in Buckhannon Dec. 13. The office will serve as Region 3 headquarters, and is the first new office to open since the Division of Forestry converted its former three-region system to[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Friday, December 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Dec. 8, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHERE CALIFORNIA’S FLAMES ARE DOING DAMAGE The San Diego area becomes the latest front of the[Read More…]
West Virginia Medal of Honor recipient: It’s important to teach human cost of war
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — While it’s become almost a national civic duty to “remember” the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor — now 76 years ago — fewer each year remain who physically remember the date “which will live in infamy.” When Medal of Honor recipient Hershel “Woody” Williams spoke[Read More…]
Southern West Virginia gets glimpse of Special Ops soldiers
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Local leaders and the public had an opportunity Wednesday to meet U.S. Special Operations soldiers who have been using rugged terrain around the city of Bluefield along with parts of Mercer County and neighboring Tazewell County for an intensive training exercise. Elite[Read More…]
Student teaching experience in W.Va. about to get longer
By JIM ROSS The State Journal HUNTINGTON, W>Va. — Marshall University students who want to become teachers will spend more time in the classroom before they earn their degrees. “It won’t be easy, and it won’t be tomorrow, but we will be able to do it,” said Teresa Eagle, dean[Read More…]
WV DEP waives Clean Water Act authority over Atlantic Coast Pipeline
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday waived the state’s authority under the federal Clean Water Act to determine if another major natural gas pipeline proposal would harm rivers and streams. The DEP announced in a news release that[Read More…]
