WVUToday MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Researchers at West Virginia University have used a localized flooding event to envision how human beings can live with the threat of water invading their living and working spaces. In understanding those tragic lived experiences, Nicolas Zegre and Jamie Shinn have developed a model for solving more far-reaching problems. Zegre and Shinn, experts[Read More…]
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Design tips: Two useful websites
By Kevin Slimp [email protected] My experience as a professional designer goes back quite a while. … Skip ahead a few decades to 2021, and quite surprisingly, I find myself doing more design work than ever. Between book covers, marketing materials, and even the occasional newspaper redesign, I generally sit in[Read More…]
Flash flood watch issued by the National Weather Service as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ida track toward West Virginia
By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — The remnants of Tropical Storm Ida could bring heavy rainfall to the region Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday. The National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Va., has issued a flash flood watch for the Daily Telegraph’s entire readership area, including Mercer, McDowell, Monroe,[Read More…]
West Virginia awards $17.9 million to rehabilitate the Wheeling Suspension Bridge
By Eric Ayres, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling city officials were thrilled to hear word from the state Monday that a bid had been awarded to repair and rehabilitate the city’s historic Suspension Bridge. The West Virginia Division of Highways and the office of W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice announced[Read More…]
UMWA retiree benefit plan trustees allege West Virginia Governor Justice coal companies failed to pay plan premiums
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The trustees of a miner union’s retiree benefit plan have sued three of Gov. Jim Justice’s coal companies in federal court over what they say was a failure to pay monthly premiums for four years. Four trustees of a United Mine Workers[Read More…]
West Virginia Governor urges grandfamilies to get shots
By J. Damon Cain, The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — After grim duty of counting another 20 West Virginia victims to Covid-19 and running through statistics from over the weekend that showed the highly contagious disease slicing its way through the population, Gov. Jim Justice announced during a pandemic press briefing[Read More…]
Media Advisory: ARC Federal Co-Chair Gayle Manchin to visit Appalachian Headwaters in Hinton, W.Va., on Tuesday
Location is home of Appalachian Beekeeping Collective and ABCHoney.org WV Press Release Sharing HINTON, W.Va. – Leaders of the Appalachian Beekeeping Collective (ABC) and ABCHoney.org will host Gayle Manchin, Federal Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. Members of the media are invited to attend the[Read More…]
New River, new park, new era for West Virginia
By Greg Stone, Charleston Gazette-Mail FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — John and Linda Stimpson of Norfolk, Virginia, arrived Tuesday at New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, completing a trip from Asheville, North Carolina. They took a few moments to relax at the Canyon Rim Visitors’ Center. The gorge in all its splendor[Read More…]
West Virginia aircraft from the 167th Airlift Wing assisting ongoing operations in Afghanistan
By Emily Keefer, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — On Wednesday, an official post on Facebook by Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, current director of the Air National Guard, was shared, including a photo which showed a West Virginia Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft from the 167th Airlift Wing,[Read More…]
Frontier says it will hire 100 new employees in West Virginia
By Fred Pace, The Herald Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Frontier Communications says it will hire 100 new employees in West Virginia by the end of 2021. The newly added roles will include cable splicers and outside plant technicians to support the company’s expansion of its fiber network over the next[Read More…]