By Charlotte Lane Chairman of the ​West Virginia Public Service Commission  ​All too often we hear that someone has lost his/her home to a fire.  Approximately one third of all house fires are caused by space heaters.  Let’s talk about how to safely heat your home this winter. First, if you[Read More…]

PROMISE applications down nearly 50 percent; FAFSA completions down 22 percent Release from West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Riley Moore today strongly encouraged West Virginia students and parents to ‘focus on the future’ during the month of February and remain diligent in planning for a[Read More…]

By Sarah Ingram, HD Media HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — More than 200,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with heart failure each year, but it’s a disease people sometimes go months without even realizing they have. “People slowly start developing symptoms, and sometimes because this is so slowly, they start[Read More…]

Release from The Health Plan: WHEELING, W. Va.—– The Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. has announced the opening of a new Labcorp patient service center (PSC) in Wheeling, WV. Labcorp, which operates an extensive network of PSCs throughout the United States, is the exclusive independent laboratory provider for outpatient[Read More…]

By Gabriella Brown, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU freshman criminology student Frannie Kitzmiller has made history as West Virginia’s first female to earn the rank of Eagle Scout through Boy Scouts of America. “One of the reasons I wanted to become an Eagle Scout is to set a goal[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Staff cuts and a budget squeeze at a West Virginia regulatory agency could pose a public health risk, conservation groups and state lawmakers warned Thursday. The Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Oil and Gas faces a $1.3 million shortfall and is[Read More…]

Release from WVU Integrate Conference: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Marketing and communications professionals interested in hearing about the important and unique roles they can play in the arena of social change are invited to attend a live zoom session at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 10.   Hosted by the WVU Reed College[Read More…]

Release from West Virginia Women’s Commission: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Registration is now open for the 2021 Virtual Women’s and Girls’ Day at the Legislature, to be held March 1. The virtual event, hosted by the West Virginia Women’s Commission (WVWC), will also include the West Virginia Women’s History Month Kickoff Celebration[Read More…]

​By Charlotte Lane Chairman of the West Virginia Public Service Commission​ Many of our fellow West Virginians continue to suffer from the effects of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.  One of the most unfortunate lasting impacts is the devastation the pandemic has caused to our economy.  Far too many people continue[Read More…]