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WVU Medicine mobile units to visit North Central West Virginia in September
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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August 25, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Two of WVU Medicine’s mobile health units will be visiting the North Central West Virginia area in September. Bonnie’s Bus, their mobile mammography unit, and LUCAS, their mobile lung cancer screening unit, will provide...
Disease killing deer spreads to West Virginia side of Ohio River
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) PARKERSBURG — A disease killing deer in Washington and Athens counties in Ohio has been confirmed in Wood and some surrounding West Virginia counties. Testing has confirmed dead deer in Wood, Jackson,...
Elk management tours announced for 2026 season in Logan County, West Virginia
West Virginia Explorer
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August 25, 2025
LOGAN, W.Va. — Now that the majestic elk has been returned to the mountains of West Virginia (the last known native elk in the state was killed in 1875), tours of the management area for the herds are becoming more popular than ever. Advertisement...
Major pharmacies limit Covid-19 vaccine in certain states as cases rise again
The Mirror US
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September 1, 2025
As Covid-19 cases are seemingly hitting a summer spike, some major pharmacies are placing limits on the vaccine. Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly, a senior clinical epidemiologist at Washington University in St. Louis, confirmed to The New York Times that the...
INNOVATING FOR WEST VIRGINIA: LG NOVA TO SHOWCASE LEADING BUSINESS VENTURES AT THE WEST VIRGINIA CHAMBER BUSINESS SUMMIT
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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Featuring PADO AI Orchestration and Primefocus Health, LG NOVA Spotlights New Technology-based Solutions for Healthcare and Energy MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LG NOVA, the North America Innovation Center for LG Electronics...
1 person flown to hospital after ATV accident in Ritchie County
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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September 1, 2025
CAIRO, W.Va (WDTV) - One person was flown to the hospital after an ATV accident in Ritchie County Saturday evening. Crews responded to an accident on Marietta Run Road at approximately 7:20 p.m., according to the Cairo Volunteer Fire Department....
Oil Rig Explosion Rocks Independence Township On Ohio-West Virginia Border, 5 Injured
Times Now
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August 25, 2025
Local officials said the fire is still burning at the site, and emergency teams are working to contain the blaze. | Representational Image Photo : iStock A major oil rig explosion occurred Monday in Independence Township, Washington County, Ohio,...
1 man flown to hospital after sustaining burns in Marion County house fire
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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September 1, 2025
FAIRMONT, W.Va (WDTV) - One man was flown to the hospital after he sustained third-degree burns in a Marion County house fire Monday afternoon. The fire was reported at a home in the 800 block of Koons Run Road at approximately 12:15 p.m.,...
Town hall in Charleston covers some of West Virginia's most pressing issues
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, the state of child healthcare in West Virginia and the impact of tariffs in the Mountain State were all topics of discussion...
Hundreds swarm City Park for West Virginia State Honey Festival
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Jayne Kinney of Morgantown (originally from Parkersburg) bought some items Saturday from Penney Simonton, owner of The Farm Bunny Honey Company in Elizabeth during the 44th Annual West Virginia State Honey Festival held at City Park in...
Parkersburg was as busy as a bee with the West Virginia State Honey Festival
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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(Photo by Brett Dunlap) An antique car show was part of the West Virginia Honey Festival on Saturday. Many cars and trucks from different eras were a part of the show and brought out a lot of people. This 1953 Ford Crestline Sunliner was brought...
West Virginia University at Parkersburg reports increase in enrollment
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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West Virginia University at Parkersburg Student Government Association President Trista Scarberry signs the paperwork as the newest member of the university’s Board of Governors this week after being sworn in by Judge Timothy L. Sweeney who...
West Virginia officials seek consolidation of religious vaccine exemption lawsuits
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Graphic Illustration - Capitol Notes - Image generated through the use of ChatGPT) CHARLESTON — With two lawsuits pending in two different counties involving whether Gov. Patrick Morrisey can use an executive order to allow for religious...
West Virginia vaccination exemptions under review amid school board request
WTOV9 - Ohio
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HANCOCK COUNTY, W.Va. — For decades, vaccinations have been a requirement for West Virginia students to attend school. However, this year, questions have arisen regarding these requirements. Earlier this year, Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued an...
WVU Medicine Children’s and WVRC Media Cares for Kids Radiothon Sets New Fundraising Record
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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September 1, 2025
“This year’s record-breaking Radiothon is a testament to the unwavering generosity of our community and partnership we share with WVRC Media,” Marisa Sayre, executive director of development, marketing and communications for WVU Medicine...
Road tripping around West Virginia
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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One of the great things about being a news reporter is getting to sometimes hit the road and explore parts of the state I’ve never been to, as well as meeting the people who make this state go. Last Wednesday, I hopped in my car and drove from...
Screened town halls and overbooked senators: Public appearances still sparse for West Virginia’s Congressional reps
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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August 24, 2025
While West Virginia’s Republican representatives in Congress won the last election by huge margins, their own constituents are continually asking them to have public town hall meetings. The representatives and senators are dodging those sorts of...
West Virginia attorney general wants vaccine la…
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey has asked that two lawsuits filed in separate county circuit courts over Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s executive order and the state’s compulsory immunization law be consolidated and considered...
Minneapolis Tragedy Underscores Appalling Nature of ‘Active Shooter’ Hoaxes
Law Enforcement Today
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Originally published on NSSF. Republished with permission. The senseless and horrific murders by a mentally-deranged individual at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis, Minnesota, defy comprehension. The murderer targeted innocent children...
West Virginia, Virginia man found dead in abandoned coal mine, deputies say
WCHS - West Virginia
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BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WCHS) — Two men were found dead inside an abandoned coal mine Wednesday, deputies said. The bodies of 53-year-old Jerry Orville Jenks, of Paynesville, W.Va., and 49-year-old Jerry Chambers Jr., of Jewell Ridge, Va., were...