Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million on court approval CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey on Thursday announced that a bipartisan coalition of states and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in principle with members of[Read More…]
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Treasurer Pack presents more than $33,000 unclaimed property check to Cabell County BOE
West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – State Treasurer Larry Pack visited Huntington on Thursday, January 23 to present an unclaimed property check worth $33,624.31 to the Cabell County Board of Education. “I am proud to reunite the Cabell County Board of Education with these lost funds,” Treasurer Pack said. “Our[Read More…]
COLUMN: Making memories
By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA Returning from three weeks in Florida, last Monday we were flying from Orlando to Akron-Canton airport. I had a business meeting at Marietta. It was sunny and clear. Flying over the Ohio River, snow covered Parkersburg, Marietta and Belpre were easy to spot. The Muskingum River looked frozen. Then we heard, “From[Read More…]
Opinion: Federal Trade Agency could undermine Trump’s America-First Agenda without reform
By W.Va. Senator Glenn Jeffries With President Donald Trump in office once again, there’s been a flurry of news about how he is reshaping the federal government to fit his vision. While his plans for agencies like the Department of Education have gotten the most attention, there’s a little-known agency[Read More…]
Opinion: New state, federal leadership will lead coal’s charge into the future
By Chris Hamilton, President & CEO West Virginia Coal Association West Virginia – the heart of America’s coal country – has found its ideal political leadership in incoming President Donald Trump, Governor Patrick Morrisey, Senators Capito and Justice and Congressional Representatives Miller and Moore. Add in our state legislative leadership[Read More…]
West Virginia Public Broadcasting now streaming on Prime Video
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) has announced that they are now available to stream free on Prime Video as part of Amazon’s FAST channels. WVPB is under the Live TV section of Prime Video. The channel is geo-locked to West Virginia only. The channel is searchable on[Read More…]
Beyond ChatGPT: WVU researchers to study use and ethics of artificial intelligence across disciplines
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Two West Virginia University researchers have designed a curriculum to engage liberal arts faculty in discussions on the social, ethical and technical aspects of artificial intelligence and its role in classrooms. Through a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Erin Brock Carlson, assistant professor of English, and Scott[Read More…]
WVDNR to sponsor 37th West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show
WVDNR will take orders for collectible hunting and fishing license cards and host seminars at event in Charleston West Virginia Press Association SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that it will be sponsoring the 37th annual West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show in[Read More…]
MEDIA ADVISORY: Inspiring documentary features University of Charleston Director of International Students and Family
“We lived in fear for over a year. “We would always say ‘goodbye’ to each other every day without knowing that we can see each other in the evening. How long can you live like that?” Violetta Petrosyan, UC Director of International Students What: Documentary film depicting the inspiring refugee[Read More…]
COLUMN: Observations and lessons learned
By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA For the last two weeks we have been vacationing in Florida with family and friends. The crowds were much lower than on summer trips. Since our kids are grown and early January isn’t as busy in our business it is a good time to travel. Our[Read More…]