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Friendly competition gets West Virginia students fit and active
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Local schools are challenging their kids to get fit and active at their annual face-off. The West Virginia Department of Education hosted elementary and middle school students on Friday at the West Virginia Culture Center to go head-to-head in exercise competitions. Students participated in teams and were scored by judges to […]
Burnsville: Challenges accessing transportation, fresh food in a rural community
When library director Beth Anderson's car was out of commission for 6 weeks, it highlighted the issues many in this rural community deal with. Burnsville: Challenges accessing transportation, fresh food in a rural community appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
Could Gen-Z reverse West Virginia’s declining population trend?
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Between 2010 and 2020, West Virginia lost a higher percentage of its residents than any other state in the nation, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. In that span, the state lost about 59,000 people, or 3.2 percent of its population. The most recent data from the Bureau shows […]
Sunday sees iso. chances for storms; dry weather returns to start next week
Sunday will enjoy a dry morning so the trip to morning church services shouldn’t see many interruptions outside of some patchy fog. As temps soar into the 70s in the afternoon, along with some peaks of sunshine, afternoon showers/storms are possible. The best chances will be across the mountains and WV border, slowly diminishing out […]
Office of Energy warns about new phone scam targeting homeowners
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Office of Energy (WVOE) warns a new phone scam is targeting homeowners across the state. Energy officials say people are receiving calls from scammers claiming to represent the “West Virginia Power Company” or other, legitimate power companies that operate in West Virginia, including Appalachian Power and FirstEnergy. The […]
PSC initiates cybersecurity investigations into water, sewer utilities; they must act in 60 days
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Public Service Commission of West Virginia issued orders Thursday opening general investigations into the security against computer attacks (cyberattacks) of water and sewer utilities across the state. “Cyberattacks against water and sewer utilities are increasing throughout the United States,” the Commission said in its order. “Cyberattacks threaten the distribution of […]
W.Va. Book Festival Announces Featured Authors For 2024
West Virginia’s annual book festival celebrating national and regional authors will come to the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center this October. The 2024 West Virginia Book Festival’s featured speakers are New York Times bestselling author Gregg Hurwitz, novelist Sadeqa Johnson, cartoonist and graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang, author of historical fiction Joy Callaway and award-winning writer Mia Manansala.
Governor and First Lady Justice issue statement on death of coal miner in Wyoming County
CHARLESTON, WV (WVDN) — Gov. Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice issued the following statement after learning of the death of a coal miner in Wyoming County. Virgil Paynter, of Lynco, was fatally injured Thursday morning at the CM Energy Operations LP Surface Mine in Wyoming County while operating an excavator. This marks the first coal […] The post Governor and First Lady Justice issue statement on death of coal miner in Wyoming County appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
We asked people in the Northern Panhandle what’s on their mind this election season. They told us: roads, jobs and drugs
Every few hours, fleets of tanker trucks zip through the very same narrow two-lane roads George Vucelick travels to get to his Moundsville home. The old, winding country roads now feature a growing number of potholes and divots alongside sections of asphalt that are sagging, even crumbling at some points — illustrating the devastating toll […] We asked people in the Northern Panhandle what’s on their mind this election season. They told us: roads, jobs and drugs appeared first on Mountain State Spotlight, West Virginia's civic newsroom.
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