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West Virginia Residents Asked To Help Solve Mystery Surrounding State Seal
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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As part of the National Association of Secretaries of States’ nationwide #SealReveal educational campaign, secretaries of state across the country are engaging with constituents on the unique history and symbolism behind their state’s official...
Ice cream industry pledges to remove artificial dyes by 2027 in major win for Americansâ health
Natural News
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July 16, 2025
Ice cream industry pledges to remove artificial dyes by 2027 in major win for Americans’ health Dozens of ice cream companies pledged to remove artificial colors by 2027, backed by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Agriculture Secretary...
Turnpike Traffic Jam Is a Wake-Up Call for West Virginia’s Leadership
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
Last week’s traffic nightmare on the West Virginia Turnpike wasn’t just a frustrating delay—it was a warning. Thousands of motorists were stranded for hours after a mudslide blocked the northbound lanes, with no clear detour and little...
Marshall and Fairmont State Partner to Boost Student Opportunities and Keep Talent in West Virginia
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
In a move that’s more about collaboration than competition, Marshall University and Fairmont State University have announced a new partnership aimed at expanding academic and career opportunities for students—and giving them more reasons to build...
This Day in History - 7/15/25
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 15, 2025
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - It was this day in 1988 that the final section of I-64 finished construction. It was the section connecting Sam Black Church and the West Virginia Turnpike, I-77. It marked the completion of a project that begun in West...
State Senators Raise Alarms Over West Virginia’s Budget Outlook
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
Two West Virginia state senators are voicing serious concerns about the state’s financial future following a recent budget presentation during interim legislative meetings. Senators Mike Oliverio and Joey Garcia appeared this week on WAJR’s “Talk...
Mudslide Strands Thousands Overnight on West Virginia Turnpike, Sparks Outrage
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 30, 2025
Thousands of drivers found themselves trapped for more than eight hours overnight Friday on a remote stretch of the West Virginia Turnpike, after a mudslide caused by heavy rain clogged a storm drain and flooded the northbound lanes. The traffic...
Ruby Sets Standard for West Virginia
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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During June’s legislative interim meetings, lawmakers got a glimpse at the drive — and success — of Chelsea Ruby, who was reappointed as cabinet secretary for the Department of Tourism by Gov. Patrick Morrisey after having already served in that...
$25K Grant Kickstarts New Baseball Complex at University High School in West Virginia
Sports Illustrated - New York
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June 30, 2025
Funding Announcement and Purpose West Virginia State Senators Mike Oliverio (R-Monongalia) and Charles Clements (R-Wetzel) visited University High School (UHS) on Friday to present a $25,000 grant from an economic development assistance fund,...
No way a poll could unscramble the Big 12 race
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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West Virginia football coach Rich Rodriguez and his Mountaineers sing “Country Roads following the 2025 Gold-Blue Spring Showcase. (Photo by Frank Salucci/BlueGoldNews.com) MORGANTOWN — As the Big 12 gathers for its annual football Media Days at...
LGBTQ, legal groups slam UPenn for 'caving' to Trump's trans athlete ban
ABC News - New York
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July 4, 2025
The University of Pennsylvania's decision to ban transgender female athletes from competing in women's sports to resolve a civil rights complaint by the Department of Education is being slammed by LGBTQ activists and legal experts as...
AHA video highlights potential impact of Medicaid cuts to maternal care in West Virginia
American Hospital Association
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The latest video in the AHA’s series “Medicaid: Real Lives, Real Care” features Melissa Fannon-Wisner, DNP, nurse educator and nurse practitioner at Valley Health’s Winchester Medical Center. She explains how Medicaid cuts could limit access to...
Morrisey touts West Virginia’s development efforts
The Herald Star - Ohio
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WEIRTON — While visiting the Northern Panhandle this week to check in on emergency response to the flooding in Ohio County and celebrate the establishment of a new civics-based program at West Virginia University, Gov. Patrick Morrisey took time...
Now that Trumpism has hit Idaho hard, will Idaho’s leaders step up?
Idaho Education News - Idaho
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July 14, 2025
The passage of President Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” bill represents a revolutionary realignment of the 60-year long relationship between the federal government and states when it comes to education, health care, and other programs serving the...
Pa. joins lawsuit against Trump over frozen funds for after-school, summer programs
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 14, 2025
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. — More than 20 states, including Pennsylvania, have sued President Donald Trump’s administration over billions of dollars in frozen funding for after-school and summer programs and other programs. About 1.4 million children...
Hewn log cabins are West Virginia's ultimate historic architecture
West Virginia Explorer
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June 29, 2025
SAULSVILLE, W.Va. — Perhaps no other form of architecture is more strongly associated with West Virginia than the old-fashioned log cabin or what might more appropriately be called the hewn-timber house. Advertisement New England has saltboxes,...
Circuit Judge Recuses Himself From West Virginia Vaccine Mandate Lawsuit
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: W.Va. Legislative Photograpy Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Todd Kirby, seen here attending a 2023 legislative interim meeting in Charleston during his prior tenure as a member of the House of Delegates, recused himself from...
Supreme Court agrees to hear our women’s sports cases
Fox News
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Former NCAA athletes Lainey Armistead and Madison Kenyon talk to Fox News Digital about how they ended up in a lawsuit to protect women's sports in a case that's now going all the way to the Supreme Court. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
‘History Alive!’ teaches West Virginia’s past through songs and storytelling
WVVA - West Virginia
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June 29, 2025
BECKLEY, W. Va. (WVVA) -Twice a year, every year, the former home of Beckley’s founder, General Alfred Beckley, becomes the home of another historical figure, brought to life thanks to the West Virginia Humanities Council’s “History Alive!”...
The 12 oldest towns in West Virginia that still exist
West Virginia Explorer
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June 29, 2025
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — While parts of the mountainous interior of West Virginia weren't settled until the early 1900s, two of its present incorporated communities were established before the American Revolution, and 10 were bustling before the...