CHICAGO, Ill. — Maryanne Reed, dean of the WVU Reed College of Media, was honored the Scripps Howard Foundation as its Administrator of the Year during the annual Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication convention in Chicago. At AEJMC Conference, the Scripps Howard Foundation honors Reed as Administrator of the Year and Allan Richards from[Read More…]
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Gov. Justice requests federal disaster declaration for July flooding
From the office of Gov. Jim Justice: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Jim Justice has asked President Trump to declare a major disaster for the State of West Virginia in the wake of the severe late July storms that brought flooding, landslides, mudslides and wind damage to a dozen counties. Gov. Justice[Read More…]
Photos offer memories of WVPA Convention 2017
DAVIS, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association held its 2017 Convention, Aug. 3-5, at Canaan Valley Resort. Here are photos from the event:
Capitol vigil speaks against hate, bigotry
By CARLEE LAMMERS Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Rev. Marlon Collins said the country has seen a “detestable monster” rear its head after the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, this weekend. “Here’s the problem. There is a sick monster that has been alive in this country since it was founded,”[Read More…]
Student body presidents stand with Charlottesville
By DOUGLAS SOULE The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU Student Body President Blake Humphrey spoke to hundreds gathered in Morgantown the day after a car struck people protesting a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Starting with City Councilor Ryan Wallace, fourteen people addressed the crowd in front of[Read More…]
Wheeling police chief was in Charlottesville before riot
By HEATHER ZIEGLER and the ASSOCIATED PRESS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Police Chief Shawn Schwertfeger, a former member of the Albermarle County Police Department, said he was saddened at the violence taking place in Charlottesville, and the misinformation being reported about officers not being prepared[Read More…]
Charlottesville tragedy prompts vigil in Lewisburg
By TINA ALVEY The Register-Herald LEWISBURG, W.Va. — Prompted by the weekend’s tragic events in Charlottesville, nearly 100 people gathered in Lewisburg’s Green Space park Sunday evening for a candlelight vigil that allowed them to grieve together and renew their commitment to battle bigotry. The peaceful interlude stood in stark[Read More…]
Elkins vigil supports Va. victims
By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — A small group of concerned citizens gathered Sunday for a vigil following the weekend’s violent clashes between white supremacist groups and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left three dead. Calling the local gathering “Stand Up for Love, Stand With Charlottesville,” co-organizer Mandy[Read More…]
Vigil to honor Charlottesville deaths lights up Point Park in Parkersburg
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — People came out to Point Park in Parkersburg on Sunday evening to stand against hate and intolerance. Around 100 people attended The Candlelight Vigil In Solidarity With Charlottesville to honor the lives lost over the weekend as violence erupted[Read More…]
Chemical leak reported at St. Clairsville wastewater treatment plant
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register A vapor cloud over the wastewater treatment plant in St. Clairsville this morning has caused city officials to issue a Code Red alert to area residents. While the extent or type of chemical leak from the plant is still unknown, residents are urged to stay[Read More…]
