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STEAMPOSIUM held for West Virginia educators to better workforce
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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July 25, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) -A conference on STEAM-science, technology, engineering, art, and math was held for nearly 150 West Virginia educators Friday. Organizers of the STEAMPOSIUM hope the program will help introduce more STEAM learning into the...
2 arrested after West Virginia trooper hit in crash with the help of Maryland State Police
WJLA 7 - Washington D.C.
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FREDERICK, Md. (7News) — Two people were arrested by Maryland State Police (MSP) after a hit-and-run crash left a West Virginia State Police (WVSP) trooper injured on Wednesday evening. According to MSP, its Aviation Command’s Trooper 3 unit in...
Judge’s vaccine exemption ruling sparks education crisis in West Virginia schools
The Times of India
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A West Virginia judge’s ruling on Thursday permitting three unvaccinated children to attend public school this fall has sparked intense debate over the intersection of religious freedom, student safety, and access to education. Issued just weeks...
Trump’s Permitting Chief Wants To Take ‘Yes’ For An Answer
Forbes
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FILE - President Donald Trump holds an executive order regarding the reform of the Nuclear ... More Regulatory Commission in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)Copyright 2025 The Associated...
Zefiro announces first-ever methane monitoring contract as part of the EPA's Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP)
Oilfield Technology
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July 30, 2025
Zefiro Methane Corp. has announced that the company has been awarded its very first slate of project work that primarily consists of methane monitoring, marking a strategic expansion of Zefiro's business into this rapidly growing category of...
West Virginia Wesleyan College extends President James Moore’s contract
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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July 23, 2025
BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) - West Virginia Wesleyan College has voted to extend the current President’s contract through June 30, 2032. President Dr. James Moore came to West Virginia Wesleyan College in 2006, serving as Director of Jazz Ensembles...
Karst Tour educates about history of landscape
SW News 4 U - Wiscnosin
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July 30, 2025
Crawford Stewardship Project’s (CSP) annual Karst Tour drew a crowd of about 50 to the Gays Mills Community Commerce Center on Saturday. The event featured a talk by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey’s Dr. Eric Carson, and a visit to...
Trial of I-470 shooting suspect begins
The Times Leader - Ohio
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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — A man charged with the attempted murder of a truck driver in a shooting that occurred alongside Interstate 470 in Belmont County 18 months ago is on trial this week. Malcolm Alcindor Williams, an over-the-road truck driver from...
Rutgers University Appoints College Sports Veteran Keli Zinn as New Director of Athletics
Rutgers University - New Jersey
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Keli Zinn is named Rutgers director of athletics. Rutgers President William F. Tate IV today appointed Keli Zinn, a collegiate athletics leader with 20 years of power conference experience and a proven track record of transforming...
Harrison County native retains historic baseball record 95 years later
WBOY - West Virginia
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July 29, 2025
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — West Virginians have made the history books many times in the sports world, but one Harrison County native set a record nearly 100 years ago that has yet to be broken. Ken Ash was born in 1901 on a farm in Anmoore, which...
50 Over 50: Impact
Forbes
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View the list: A-G Paige Alexander 59 | CEO, The Carter Center Paige Alexander joined former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter’s Center in 2020, during a time of national turmoil: COVID-19 had sent the world into crisis,...
Reports Say Wyoming Kids Are Smarter Than Most, Or Are They?
101.9 KING FM - Wyoming
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July 30, 2025
When you're approaching the end of your high school career, there are a few things you have to do. One of the most important is to figure out what you're life after high school looks like. You have many choices, like college, trade school,...
New bill aims to protect American call center jobs and consumers from AI
CBS News
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Have you ever found yourself repeating the words "speak to a human please" while on the phone with customer service? If so, you're among the roughly 70% of Americans who find interacting with automated phone systems, versus human customer support...
WVU Tech welcomes students for Health Sciences & Technology Academy summer camp
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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BECKLEY – High school sophomores from across West Virginia are getting first-hand experience in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine at WVU Tech. Students joined Golden Bear faculty, staff, and volunteers for the 31st annual...
West Virginia Farm Bureau Representative Provides Update on State and Federal Government Laws and Policies
Moorefield Examiner - West Virginia
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July 22, 2025
Dwayne O’Dell serves as Director of Government Affairs for the W. Va Farm Bureau By Stephen Smoot Last week, during the annual meeting of the West Virginia Poultry Association, Government Affairs director Dwayne O’Dell provided an update on...
How close are you to being among the top 1% of earners in West Virginia?
WOWK - West Virginia
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July 23, 2025
(NEXSTAR) — For some, earning enough to “live comfortably” may be a challenge. But for others, their income may push them into the top 1% of earners. That may leave you wondering — how close are you to the top? Nationally, there are nearly 1.5...
Healthy careers for healthier West Virginians
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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It was 1972 . Dr. Leonard Nelson, President of West Virginia Institute of Technology, decided to re-organize the college. He put Dr. Jack Robertson as Dean of a new component called the School of Human Studies. After being hired only the year...
WVJIT celebrates milestone investment in GATC Health’s West Virginia expansion
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Jobs Investment Trust announced Tuesday the successful completion of a major milestone in its equity investment with GATC Health, a California-based technology company using artificial intelligence to accelerate drug...
Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley announces scholarship recipients
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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PARKERSBURG – The Arc of the Mid Ohio Valley has announced its 2025 scholarship recipients, providing financial support to seven local students from West Virginia and Ohio dedicated to careers serving individuals with cognitive or intellectual...
US aluminum producers need cheap, clean power. That may be tough to get.
Canary Media
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July 30, 2025
Power-supply talks underway for two new smelters Century Aluminum and Emirates Global Aluminium both say their new smelters will mark a new beginning for the U.S. primary-aluminum sector. The two facilities would together nearly triple the...