City says special fee would not violate municipal home rule By ALEX MEYER, The Intelligencer of Wheeling WHEELING — As Wheeling City Council floated enacting a user fee at its meeting Tuesday, it heard from residents both for and against the measure intended to fund a proposed $14.5 million public[Read More…]
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U.S. Senators Manchin, Capito announce more than $7.5 million for W.Va. airports
Press Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), members of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $7,547,379 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for airport improvement and construction throughout West Virginia. This funding will help remove[Read More…]
Media Alert: WVU expert available for comment on political response to mass shootings
Sociologist says response ‘illogical’ MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The answer to preventing horrific mass shootings can’t be reduced to a single political issue, according to James Nolan, a West Virginia University sociology professor and former police officer who also worked for the FBI as a unit chief in the Crime Analysis, Research[Read More…]
Orion Strategies hires new member in Pittsburgh
Press Release: CARNEGIE, PA. — Orion Strategies, a multi-state strategic communications firm, has recently hired Julie Jameson as a Public Relations Assistant in its Pittsburgh office. Since opening an office in Pittsburgh, Orion Strategies has been able to continue expanding its work serving local, regional, and national clients in its public[Read More…]
AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership takes Healthy Hoops Program to Downtown Charleston, W.Va., YMCA
A Press Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — AmeriHealth Caritas’ Partnership Healthy Hoops program will make its West Virginia debut at the Downtown YMCA in Charleston, Friday, Aug. 9. : Who AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership YMCA of Kanawha Valley What AmeriHealth Caritas Partnership’s Healthy Hoops® program will make its West Virginia debut at the[Read More…]
Media Advisory: Downtown Charleston, W.Va., Streetfest goes to the dogs!
DogFest scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 10 Press Release: CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Area Alliance has provided all media with the following information on Downtown Streetfest: a downtown block party with a mix of live music, food and drinks and kids’ activities, successfully supporting downtown restaurants and more than a[Read More…]
Editorial: Delegate Ellington’s fresh eyes may be what W.Va. education system needs
From The Journal of Martinsburg: A new chairman has been named for the West Virginia House of Delegates Education Committee. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw’s choice to lead the panel is being criticized already — because he lacks a background in education. Hanshaw, R-Clay, selected Del. Joe Ellington, R-Mercer, for the[Read More…]
Hotter, wetter, dryer: WVU research forecasts an uptick in extreme weather, temperatures in W.Va.
Jake Stump, Director, WVU Research Communications MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — It’s going to rain a lot in West Virginia. It’s going to be really dry, too. Huh? While torrential downpours and flash flooding don’t evoke images of drought or water insecurity, those polar opposites make sense in the erratic world of[Read More…]
W.Va. Gubernatorial Candidate Folk issues statement on ‘red flag’ gun laws
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Michael Folk, Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor, releases the following statement about “red flag” gun laws. “On the heels of tragedy, American political discourse has once again reverted to a tired “solution” to violence. This discourse never takes a solitary moment to examine the societal ills[Read More…]
