By CHARLIE BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph KIMBALL, W.Va. — When Linda McKinney of McDowell County received a call from a CNN producer with the TV show, “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” she was a bit apprehensive. “They (the show’s producers) found out about this little Italian woman who lived in McDowell[Read More…]
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PEIA Task Force public hearings tentatively set for 22 locations around WV
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After huddling over state highways maps to try to schedule public hearings within an hour’s drive for most West Virginians, the public outreach subcommittee of the state PEIA Task Force tentatively selected 22 locations around the state Thursday for hearings to get[Read More…]
West Virginia community, technical colleges planning tuition, fee hikes
By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia public community and technical colleges are planning to increase their annual tuition and fees required for all residents seeking associate’s degrees by an average $104, or 2.6 percent. This will bring the average yearly cost to $4,040 next academic year.[Read More…]
West Virginia teachers 31st Fortune list of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Teachers in the Mountain State have landed on Fortune’s list of the World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. Fortune released its annual list of thinkers, speakers, and doers stepping up to meet today’s challenges. West Virginia teachers were 31st on that list. “For years,[Read More…]
Bioscience a growing piece of West Virginia’s economy
By FRED PACE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Officials from Marshall, West Virginia University and several businesses related to the bioscience industry gathered Thursday at the Brad D. Smith Foundation Hall on Marshall’s Huntington campus for the eighth annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit. “Approximately 7,000 jobs currently exist in the[Read More…]
West Virginia Supreme Court rules in Parkersburg meal case
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court in a 4-1 decision ruled for a man denied reimbursement for a meal he ate while on an ordered medical examination 100 miles from home. The court said Carlos D. Silveti, who worked at[Read More…]
Alderson Broaddus University, Sodexo, The Campus Kitchens Project and AARP Foundation form taskforce to tackle food insecurity
The Inter-Mountain PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Hunger affects all 55 counties and more than 275,000 residents in West Virginia, including seniors. Four organizations — Alderson Broaddus University, Sodexo, The Campus Kitchens Project and AARP Foundation — formed a taskforce to address food insecurity within West Virginia’s senior community, and today announced[Read More…]
West Virginia organ donor and recipient siblings share their story, encourage others to donate
By WENDY HOLDREN The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. When his older brother needed a kidney transplant 10 years ago, Mark Billups didn’t hesitate. “It was a pretty easy decision,” Mark said. “We had to share our toys. I had two (kidneys) and he had none.” His brother Paul had been diagnosed with[Read More…]
U.S. Rep. Jenkins takes on opioids with new legislation
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Calling the opioid crisis “the most challenging public health and safety issue of our time,” Rep. Evan Jenkins, R- W.Va., is proposing new legislation to fund programs he believes will get to the heart of the problem. Jenkins is one of six[Read More…]
WVU student researching effects of reproductive politics on West Virginia women
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University junior Ashley Brash is researching the effects of reproductive politics on women in West Virginia. Brash’s research focuses on interpreting actions by legislators and construction of arguments against abortion and allowance of access to reproductive healthcare. The Oak Hill native presented her findings[Read More…]
