Each year, Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital (GSCNC) honors Women of Distinction who are leaders in their communities and model the positive impact Girl Scouts can make. This year, they are proud to recognize Angelina Gray, Trish Starliper and Mary Shipe Duke. Trish Starliper (Morgan) of Berkeley Springs has demonstrated exceptional[Read More…]

Proudly display your American flag on Flag Day, Sunday, June 14 to show your support for our great nation. If you have a worn out flag: Under the U.S. Flag Code, an unserviceable American flag should be retired in a dignified manner. The most common methods are burning (the preferred[Read More…]

by Kate Shunney The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin watches the water supply of the nation’s capital closely, and in even greater detail the last two years as a persistent drought hangs on in Maryland, West Virginia and parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania. Conditions in the areas that[Read More…]

The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration (WVABCA) is expanding its public safety and enforcement responsibilities following passage of House Bill 5437, known as the “Vape Safety Act,” which provides the agency with new authority to regulate, license, and enforce operating requirements for qualifying vape and smoke shops across the[Read More…]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is designating approximately 1.5 million acres of occupied critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the endangered rusty patched bumble bee. This designation covers 33 counties in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The bumble bee is found primarily in urban[Read More…]