By CHARLES YOUNG NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey hopes to unseat long-serving Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin Nov. 6 when the two square off during the midterm election. Morrisey, who became the state’s first Republican attorney general in 80 years when he was elected in[Read More…]
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WVU conference promotes energy innovators working on ‘some of the world’s most challenging problems’
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A gathering of innovative startup companies will promote businesses and projects that reduce building energy costs by up to 40 percent while maintaining comfort in every room; convert waste materials to energy and useful products; adapt the Internet of Things concepts for smarter manufacturing and[Read More…]
A tourist’s-eye view of a West Virginia ‘elk-management’ tour
By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail HOLDEN, W.Va. — This wasn’t the way I had envisioned things. A cold rain spattered the windshield of my car as I pulled out of the Gazette-Mail parking building and steered south toward Logan County. “Not great weather for an elk tour,” I groused. Since[Read More…]
West Virginia “genius” reporter still has questions
By ERIN BECK The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ken Ward Jr. doesn’t have all the answers. During a roughly one-hour interview in a Charleston coffee shop earlier this month, the veteran journalist still gets excited when he talks about newspaper work, the scientific method, and the future of journalism. He[Read More…]
West Virginia Mine Wars Museum launches free lessons plans
MATEWAN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum is pleased to announce the release of lesson plans for 4th, 8th, and 11th grades to help educators teach the history of the West Virginia Mine Wars in our state’s classrooms. Playing out over the early decades of the last century,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Monday, October 22
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. MIGRANTS PUSH DEEPER INTO MEXICO The caravan swells to an estimated 5,000 after many Honduran[Read More…]
Manchin, Morrisey share the stage at Beckley-Raleigh County Chamber of Commerce breakfast
By JESSICA FARRISH The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Education, jobs, opioid recovery and infrastructure are key issues facing West Virginia, candidates in the national and state races said Thursday morning. Around 375 guests attended the annual “Meet the Candidates” breakfast at the Raleigh Convention Center, hosted by the Beckley-Raleigh County[Read More…]
Anti-abortion proponents rally for Amendment 1 at West Virginia Capitol
By LORI KERSEY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With a vote looming on a measure proponents say is meant to stop taxpayer funded abortions, anti-abortion activists and lawmakers rallied on the steps of the State Capitol Thursday evening. A reporter counted about 90 people who showed up for rally in[Read More…]