By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Human trafficking is not a matter tucked out of sight in developing nations. It’s driven past on the streets of Huntington each day and found even in the most far-flung hollows of outlying West Virginia. Second only to drug trafficking as the[Read More…]
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West Virginia Interstate Fair and Exposition continues through Saturday
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel MINERAL WELLS, W.Va. — If the next three days of the West Virginia Interstate Fair and Exposition are like the first two, organizers say it will be a good year for the fair, in its 46th year. Russ Collins, vice president of the West Virginia[Read More…]
WVU opens new research facility to extract valuable rare earths from acid mine drainage
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University researchers are opening a new facility to capture valuable materials from a novel source – acid mine drainage from coal mining – turning the unwanted waste into critical components used in today’s technology-driven society. Through a collaborative research and development program with the[Read More…]
Annual Alzheimer’s and Dementia University for Families and Professionals to teach about diseases
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – J.T. Hunter’s mother worked for the Alzheimer’s Association from the time he was a child. He didn’t know what kind of work she was doing, but would later experience the disease first-hand, when his grandmother began developing symptoms. “I was in college[Read More…]
Chief Logan State Park debuts four-bedroom luxury cabins
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail LOGAN, W.Va. — While the cozy log cabins built by Civilian Conservation Corps workers at a number of West Virginia state parks in the 1930s and early ‘40s have their woodsy charm and remain popular, they are a far cry from the latest version of[Read More…]
Longhorned ticks spotted in several West Virginia counties — here are tips to avoid them
The Inter-Mountain CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As of July 16, the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) have confirmed haemaphysalis longicornis or longhorned tick’s presence in the following West Virginia counties: Tyler, Taylor, Hardy, Ritchie, Putnam, Lincoln, Monroe, Marion and Mason. While there has not been any reported spread of diseases from[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, July 19
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, July 19, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. US INTELLIGENCE CHIEF TOUGH ON RUSSIA, AT ODDS WITH TRUMP Dan Coats’ drumbeat of criticism[Read More…]
Charleston to host WVPA Convention 2018; book your rooms at Embassy Suites today
WVPA room discount at Embassy Suites is a limited time offer . CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration is now open for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2018 WVPA Convention, Aug. 9-11, in Charleston. . “The WVPA is partnering with WVU’s Academic Media Day program. It’s an excellent opportunity for all media,’ said[Read More…]
Capito, Manchin, McKinley disagree with Trump on Russian meddling
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s two U.S. senators rebuked President Donald Trump’s Monday dismissal of the intelligence community’s consensus that Russia interfered in America’s 2016 presidential election. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., and Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., while not addressing Trump and his summit with Russian[Read More…]
