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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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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.,...
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...
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...
DEBRA HAWKINS
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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Debra Lee Hawkins, 74, of Wheeling, WV passed away on Monday, August 25, 2025 in Wheeling, WV. She was born on March 14, 1951 in Wheeling, WV, daughter of the late Wilbur Dexter and Jean Olive Ruckman Hawkins. In addition to her parents, Debra was...
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...
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...
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, 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...
West Virginia Shooting Leaves Two Dead
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN) A shooting incident in West Virginia on Monday resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including a suspected shooter, and left three others injured, according to reports from local media. Per a news agency, the Fayette County Sheriff’s...
West Virginia Board of Education Appeals Vaccine Ruling to State Supreme Court
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: W.Va. Supreme Court of Appeals The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals courtroom in the State Capitol Building in Charleston. CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Board of Education took the next step to appeal a lower court ruling that...
Prevent Blindness implements Diabetes + the Eyes Advisory Committee to combat diabetes-related eye diseases
Modern Retina
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August 31, 2025
Prevent Blindness has created a new advisory committee in order to provide guidance to the organization for the implementation of diabetes and eye health programming and education.1 The Prevent Blindness Diabetes + the Eyes Advisory Committee will...