Far-right group Moms for Liberty launches first WV chapter
BY: AMELIA FERRELL KNISELY – AUGUST 28, 2023 5:58 AM Moms For Liberty, a conservative “parental rights” activist group, launched its first chapter in West Virginia. The group announced the news in a Facebook…
Huntington Music and Arts Festival hosts full week of free entertainment
The 13th annual Huntington Music and Arts Festival (HMAF) is a beloved marathon week of entertainment including seven FREE events leading up to the big final major music festival day…
Inaugural Taco Fest draws large crowd to Harris Riverfront Park
Vaya, son muchos tacos! Saturday, August 26 2023 Photo: Karubee’s Jamaican Restaurant in Charleston sizzling tortillas (Zebulon Pinson) As summer in Huntington fades to fall, a new festival joins the…
Huntington Museum of Art to Offer a Docent Open House on Sept. 5, 2023
The Huntington Museum of Art is offering a free informational Docent Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for those who are interested in becoming…
Court dismisses drug maker’s challenge to West Virginia abortion ban
BY: LORI KERSEY – AUGUST 25, 2023 12:25 PM West Virginia can ban the sale of a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved abortion drug, a federal judge ruled Thursday. United States District Judge…
Marshall professor named head coach of US Cyber Team
Marshall University’s Dr. Josh Brunty, a faculty member in Cyber Forensics & Security, has been named head coach of the US Cyber Team, a team of talented cybersecurity athletes, coaches,…
Salamander mussel, found in WV, may be added to list of endangered species
BY: LORI KERSEY – AUGUST 24, 2023 6:00 AM The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing adding the salamander mussel — which lives in certain West Virginia rivers and streams — to…
Gov. Justice makes two new circuit court appointments
BY: CAITY COYNE – AUGUST 23, 2023 6:02 PM Gov. Jim Justice appointed two new circuit court judges on Wednesday, one of which is the spouse of one of his closest advisors. Stephanie…
Ceremony held for bill allocating $45 million to Marshall cyber security program
Justice called the school the state’s second flagship university as cuts loom at WVU. BY: CAITY COYNE – AUGUST 22, 2023 5:18 PM More than a week after signing the bill into law…
WVU troubles not surprising with Gee’s history of lavish spending
COMMENTARY by LEANN RAY – AUGUST 22, 2023 5:57 AM When I was a graduate student at West Virginia University in 2008, many of us were extremely embarrassed of the university.…