By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University is positioning itself to become a national leader in the field of cyber security, and, according to General Counsel Toney Stroud, leadership is working hard to make that happen. While speaking before members of the legislative Joint Standing Committee[Read More…]
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WV Legislative Interims: Drug Court and Home Confinement reviewed
By Matt Young, West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Presentations regarding Drug Court and Home Confinement were among the Business before the West Virginia Legislature’s Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority during the final day of May Interim Sessions on Tuesday. First to present was the[Read More…]
Hinton Outfitters hosts ribbon cutting to celebrate grand opening, storefront operation on Friday
WV Press Release Sharing HINTON, W.Va. – Hinton Outfitters, a souvenir and gift shop is having its grand opening from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 12, at its new storefront operation in Hinton at 221 Temple Street, Suite 1. Sisters and co-owners Lee Ann Goins and Kathy (Goins)[Read More…]
WVU: What’s next at the end of the COVID-19 global health emergency?
By Clay B. Marsh WVU Chancellor and Executive Dean, and West Virginia’s COVID-19 czar MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The World Health Organization this week removed its designation for COVID-19 as a “global health emergency.” The United States is due to follow suit on Thursday, May 11, canceling the designation of COVID-19 as[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Foster care ombudsman, correctional inmate grievances discussed
By Matt Young, West Virginia Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization, on Monday, heard presentations on both the scope of the state’s Foster Care Ombudsman, as well as the grievance procedure for inmates housed within the state’s correctional facilities. First to[Read More…]
Las Noticias en tu idioma con Sergio Rodriguez – Siete
Hay uno un servicio religioso en español en Charleston, WV, en la iglesia católica St. Agnes con el padre José Manuel Escalante Intercambio de noticias de WV Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hola familia, quería contarles que si está buscando un servicio religioso en español en Charleston, WV, hay uno en la[Read More…]
Secretary of State Mac Warner reports 1,197 new WV business registrations for April of 2023
WV Press Release Sharing CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WV Secretary of State’s Office registered 1,197 new businesses statewide during the month of April according to Secretary of State Mac Warner. Tyler County led the state in the percentage of new business growth through April with a total of eight new[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: How does the state regulate artificial intelligence?
By Autumn Shelton, WV Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Regulating artificial intelligence (AI) is something that West Virginia’s legislators must begin to consider, at least according to some experts. On Monday, members of the interim Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary heard from three experts on how AI is being[Read More…]
Media Advisory: W.Va. Legislature visiting Huntington region and Marshall University for interim meetings
Marshall President Brad D. Smith to present ‘Strategic Roadmap to Prosperity — Marshall’s Next Chapter on Economic Development and Health Care’ HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University has issued the following media advisory: The West Virginia Legislature is visiting the Huntington region and Marshall University through Tuesday for interim committee meetings. The[Read More…]
WV Legislative Interims: Fire, EMS discuss suicide prevention, more funding for first responders
First responder suicide rates outnumbering line-of-duty deaths By Matt Young, WV Press Association HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – “I need to drive this home – Suicide rates aren’t just outnumbering line-of-duty deaths – they’re doing so even with suicides being under-reported by as much as 60%.” That’s what Kari Mika-Lude told the[Read More…]
