By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice announced 11 winners of the Almost Heaven Photo Contest. People submitted 7,200 photos as part of the two-week-long contest. Justice says these photos will help round out the West Virginia Tourism Office’s photo gallery for its ad campaign. Photo[Read More…]
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Drillers keep producing gas in West Virginia and Ohio
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Despite the February Belmont County well blast that allowed methane to leak into the atmosphere for 19 days, XTO Energy helped parent firm, Exxon Mobil, post earnings of $4.7 billion for the first three months of 2018. Moreover, Marcellus[Read More…]
Drug firm exec to apologize for some opioid shipments to West Virginia: ‘I am deeply sorry’
By ERIC EYRE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Drug giant Cardinal Health plans to offer an apology for shipping an excessive number of opioids to two pharmacies in Southern West Virginia, according to prepared remarks released Monday. Cardinal Health Executive Chairman George Barrett expressed regret that the drug company didn’t[Read More…]
Rumble strips installed along stretch of West Virginia I-64 construction zone
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rumble strips have been installed outside the Interstate 64 highway work zone between Cabell and Putnam counties as part of a continued safety effort to slow motorists down, state officials announced Monday. Brent Walker, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, called the work[Read More…]
WVU biology student connects sense of smell to brain diseases
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Studying how insects’ wing movements affect their sense of smell has the potential to explain underlying causes of disorders like schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease and shortness of breath, according to new research from West Virginia University. When our nervous systems send motor commands to our muscles,[Read More…]
Eastern Panhandle artists, Martinsburg High School students participate in ‘Handmade in America’ art project
By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Local artist David Heatwole is taking his message of “art can change the world” on the road — literally. Heatwole and the Martinsburg High School Art Department plan to send across America a 53-inch trailer decorated with two giant paint-by-the-numbers murals. Rather[Read More…]
Wood County to interview five candidates for school superintendent
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Board of Education’s county superintendent search, coordinated by the West Virginia School Board Association (WVSBA), is entering its “final stage,” said Howard O’Cull, director of the West Virginia School Board Association (WVSBA), who is coordinating the search. “The momentum is present. Next week is pivotal.” said O’Cull,[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, May 8
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TO REVEAL IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL’S FATE European members to the landmark atomic deal with[Read More…]
Justice, Revenue officials tout improving economy with positive April revenue
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and revenue officials touted an improving state economy, citing critical April revenue coming in ahead of estimates and a bond rating agency’s rating, which changed the state’s outlook from negative to stable. Justice announced April’s numbers with Chief of[Read More…]
Human trafficking an ongoing concern, even in West Virginia
By RACHEL ELLIS For The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The words “human trafficking” have generated a lot of buzz in West Virginia since January, when the Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office helped raise awareness of the issue. In this series, we will examine the nuances of the human trafficking[Read More…]