WVU Today (Editor’s note: A luncheon, presentations and networking reception will be held Friday (Dec. 7) from 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. at the Morgantown Marriott at Waterfront Place. Presentations will include tools student working groups created: an actual 3-D model of the marketplace floor plan to aid in product placement,[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Friday, December 7
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. SOME OF THE PRESIDENT’S MEN Robert Mueller is set to reveal more details about his[Read More…]
Railroad Historical Society hosts holiday rides and dinners
By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Blow the whistle and jingle those bells, there’s some good holiday news coming from the Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society. To celebrate Christmas, the Society has organized two special stationary events in some of its historic railroad cars. There will be[Read More…]
Contour flights begin at MOV Regional Airport
By EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — A Contour Airlines jet touched down at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning with a full load of 30 passengers, about evenly split between people who boarded at the Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport and Raleigh County Memorial Airport in[Read More…]
West Virginia on track to end 2018 with revenue surpluses
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state of West Virginia got an early Christmas gift. Tax revenues came in above estimates for the fifth month in a row, Gov. Jim Justice said. According to the state Department of Revenue, revenue collections for November[Read More…]
Moundsville gets spotlight in documentary about life in a post-industrial town
By ALAN OLSON The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. —A documentary featuring Moundsville was chosen to represent the archetypal post-industrial American town, a role that journalist John Miller said was perfect for the city. Miller, who has written about such towns and cities for the Wall Street Journal in[Read More…]
New WV House speaker’s ties to gas highlight legislative ethics loopholes
Editor’s Note: This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. By KEN WARD JR. and KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Toward the end of this year’s legislative session, a little-noticed bill was moving through the West Virginia House of Delegates to limit legal challenges[Read More…]
Fairmont, WV, native performs at President Bush’s funeral
By JAKE JARVIS NCWV Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 60 orchestra members participated in President George H.W. Bush’s funeral Wednesday, but one member had a surprising connection to West Virginia. Master Gunnery Sgt. Aaron Clay, who was born in Fairmont and attended college in the Mountain State, performed at[Read More…]
As many Americans deck the halls, others find their place within a season counter to their culture
By AMANDA LARCH The Parthenon HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Iram Kingson doesn’t celebrate Christmas. She and her family don’t exchange gifts or decorate a tree. She may gather with family friends on Thanksgiving and reflect on what she is thankful for, but that doesn’t mean she and her family celebrate it[Read More…]
