Honorees from Kanawha, Mercer, Harrison, Webster, Pocahontas and Randolph counties Release from The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame: CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame’s (WVMHoF) 2020 induction ceremony will be broadcast statewide on West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s main channel 7-9 p.m. on Saturday. “We always[Read More…]
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WV American Heritage Girls Troop honors veterans with flag placements at Green Hill Cemetery
By Breanna Francis The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — When Melissa Gantt and her boyfriend, Donald, moved back to Martinsburg from North Carolina, they were heartbroken to see the Green Hill Cemetery had gotten overgrown, swept to the side and generally lacking in the love and attention she felt it deserved.[Read More…]
Morrisey, Manchin respond after Supreme Court arguments on Affordable Care Act
By Steven Allen Adams The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on whether to throw out the federal healthcare law or keep most of it – a lawsuit being watched by opponents and supporters in West Virginia. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that a[Read More…]
Deadline to claim stimulus money approaching; Legal Aid of WV offers help
By Eddie Trizzino Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — While the Internal Revenue Service began distributing Economic Impact Payments in April, millions of people across the country have still not received their stimulus money. Richard Morris, an attorney with Legal Aid of West Virginia, said many people have not received[Read More…]
Morrisey signs West Virginia on to effort to stop mail-in ballot counting in Pennsylvania
By Lacie Pierson Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined West Virginia in a legal fight to halt the counting of late mail and absentee ballots in Pennsylvania. The wrangling centers on ballots received after Election Day. A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling allows election officials[Read More…]
WVU experts available to weigh in on U.S. Supreme Court hearing on Affordable Care Act
From WVU Today: MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Anne Lofaso of the West Virginia University College of Law says it will be important to watch how the newest member of the U.S. Supreme Court interacts with Chief Justice John Roberts as the high court hears arguments beginning Tuesday (Nov. 10) that could decide the fate of the[Read More…]
Bioscience Association of West Virginia hosting virtual forum today on COVID therapeutics, vaccine plan
Free informational webinar set for 2 p.m. on today: Registration required By Lexi Browning, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Since the coronavirus began to spread in March, West Virginians have been inundated by an influx of information — and disinformation — about COVID-19 and potential treatments on the horizon. On[Read More…]
Sculpting her future, Monroe County, W.Va., potter is grateful for life’s blessings
By Michelle James The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Those who regularly attend the State Fair of West Virginia will probably recognize her smile. It lights up her face as she greets friends and strangers or talks about the things she loves. And though Covid-19 forced the cancellation of this year’s[Read More…]
W. Va. Residents react to end of historic election
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — People enjoying a sunny Saturday at a local park reacted with relief or resignation as they processed the news that Democrat Joe Biden had received enough electoral votes to possibly take him to the White House. The Associated Press reported Saturday[Read More…]
Annual cleanup in W.Va. honors late professor of Marshall University
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A group of volunteers met Sunday at the Guyandotte Boat Ramp for the fifth annual Jeff Kovatch Memorial River Cleanup. Armed with gloves, litter gitter sticks and trash bags, the group worked to clean up the banks of the Guyandotte River, as well as the[Read More…]