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Southern West Virginia Health System celebrates 50 years
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
HAMLIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Southern West Virginia Health System (SWVHS) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 24 after opening its doors in 1975. Initially starting as Lincoln Primary Care Center in Hamlin, the purpose of the center was to...
Lobbyists spent nearly a quarter of a million dollars on West Virginia lawmakers in first half of 2025
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Graphic by Steven Allen Adams) CHARLESTON — It’s been nearly 90 days since the end of the 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, with lobbyist spending reports shedding light on how interest groups worked to get the attention of...
West Virginia Quilt Festival Moves to Ripley
Lootpress - West Virginia
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July 7, 2025
RIPLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A vibrant showcase of artistry and tradition will take center stage this fall as the West Virginia Quilt Festival returns to Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley from September 11–13, 2025. With this year’s theme, “West...
Research: Suicide Rates Remain Higher in Rural Areas
Daily Yonder - Kentucky
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July 7, 2025
A new study has found that suicide rates in rural communities continues to be higher than those in urban areas, largely due to challenges with accessing mental health resources. Rural residents face more challenges than just access when it comes...
Science The Conversation How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs?
Yahoo News
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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How did cockroaches survive the asteroid that led to the extinction of dinosaurs? – Kinjal, age...
Uncovering the hidden dangers of artificial light exposure
Medical News
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July 8, 2025
In a comprehensive Genomic Press Innovators & Ideas interview published today, distinguished neuroscientist Dr. Randy J. Nelson shares insights from his pioneering research on how disrupted circadian rhythms affect brain function and overall...
West Virginia poised to thrive in lucrative heritage tourism market
West Virginia Explorer
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July 3, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is poised to outpace other U.S. states in lucrative heritage tourism, which is now the largest sector of the U.S. travel market, says David Sibray, historian and publisher of West Virginia Explorer. Advertisement...
Survey Reveals the Subtle Dating Traits that Americans Find Most Attractive
The Good Men Project - California
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July 8, 2025
When it comes to dating, most of us think we know what we’re looking for – height, smile, eye color, jawline, etc. But science suggests we’re being led more by instinct than Instagram. Beneath the surface-level “swipe-right” features lie subtle,...
2024: West Virginia introduced no new policies supporting renewable energy and efficiency
Mountain State Times - West Virginia
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July 4, 2025
West Virginia implemented no clean energy policies or incentives supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency in 2024, according to data from the Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE). Since 2010, the state has...
FASEB Names Eric E. Kelley President
Newswise
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July 8, 2025
Newswise — Rockville, MD—Eric E. Kelley, PhD, Professor and Associate Chair of Research in the Department of Physiology and Pharmacology at West Virginia University (WVU) Health Sciences Center, was elected president of the Federation of American...
West Virginians already struggle to find the health care they need. It’s about to get much, much worse.
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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July 2, 2025
Emergency rooms in West Virginia are overwhelmed with patients. Cots sit in hallways. Patients in waiting rooms scream in pain. Many people who use drugs don’t have local treatment centers. Local doctors’ offices are in short supply. West...
Radar 'leakage' from airports could lead intelligent aliens to Earth
Space.com
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July 8, 2025
We may already be broadcasting signals to the universe and alien life that inadvertently scream "we're here, come find us!" — and any potential intelligent life in the universe could be sending the same inadvertent message to us! Military and...
ACLU says 'Big, Beautiful Bill' could close 7 West Virginia hospitals
WOWK - West Virginia
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July 3, 2025
Video: House continues debate on big, beautiful bill WEST VIRGINIA (WBOY) — Following Tuesday’s passage of the Budget Reconciliation Bill, aka the “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” in the U.S. Senate, the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia...
Airports Could Help Aliens Find Earth
Newsweek
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July 8, 2025
Radar systems used by civilian airports and military operations may be unintentionally revealing our planet's existence to potential "extraterrestrial observers." This is the conclusion of a study presented today at the Royal Astronomical Society...
Criminal investigations for miscarriages up after Dobbs, abortion bans
The Oklahoman
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The day before Brittany Watts miscarried at home in Warren, Ohio, medical staff at Mercy Health-St. Joseph Warren Hospital told Watts that her nearly 21-week-old fetus had no chance of survival. And without treatment, neither would she. On that,...
Three high school sports takeaways, including commitments to Duke, West Virginia, and Providence
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Team Massachusetts is helmed by Braintree coach Bill O’Connell and assisted by BC High’s Steve Healy, Walpole’s Chris Costello, and Blackstone Valley Tech’s Mike Denise. The roster: Mac Bianchi (Nobles), Matt Blanusa (Dexter Southfield), Max Boehm...
Fatal Realities: A State-by-State Breakdown of What’s Killing Americans Most
Justice News Flash
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July 8, 2025
America’s mortality map reveals a grim truth: what’s most likely to kill you depends heavily on where you live. In a recent deep dive into national death statistics, researcher Scott Vicknair uncovered critical geographic patterns in how disease,...
Supreme Court takes up Idaho, West Virginia transgender sports bans
Angelus News - California
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court said July 3 that it would take up two cases concerning state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their gender identity. The attorneys general of West...
West Virginia Explorer celebrates 25th anniversary with redesigned website, travel guide
West Virginia Explorer
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July 1, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s premier online magazine for travel, history, and outdoor adventure, West Virginia Explorer is celebrating its 25th anniversary by unveiling a series of new logos and a fully redesigned website, including an...
305 student athletes commit their high school talents to college this fall
Detroit Catholic
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July 8, 2025
DETROIT — Some 305 student athletes — 205 boys and 100 girls — from the Catholic High School League and the Archdiocese of Detroit will take their talents from the high school courts and fields to the college arena this fall. Ann Arbor Fr. Gabriel...