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Huntington Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Heroin Charge

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – A Huntington man pled guilty  to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Richard Pardue entered a guilty plea to an indictment charging him with distribution of heroin. Read more

Free sports physicals available at Marshall Health

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – With practices right around the corner, Marshall Health is offering free sports physicals to students from its partner schools Thursday, May 16, at Marshall Sports Medicine Institute (MSMI), located at 2211 Third Avenue, Huntington. Read more

Marshall to host workshops, presentations, panel discussion with artist Carol Prusa

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will host “Dark Matter,” a series of workshops for students and public presentations with artist Carol Prusa, the Edwards Distinguished Professor in the Arts whose work is inspired by the universe. Read more

Here’s How TurboTax Just Tricked You Into Paying to File Your Taxes

by Justin Elliott and Lucas Waldron Read more

Supreme Court Responds to Christian Plea for Relief from Anti-Christian Attacks

WASHINGTON,  Christian Newswire/ -- Public Advocate heartily thanks the U.S. Supreme Court for taking up the issue of the wrongful expansion of Title VII rights via the reinterpretation of "discrimination on the basis of sex" to include sexual activity. Read more

Huntington Looking for Employers for June job Fair

Employers are sought to participate in the Fairfield Job Fair, which will take place from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 828 15th St., in Huntington. Read more

Social Security Combined Trust Funds Gain One Year Says Board of Trustees

The Social Security Board of Trustees today released its annual report on the long-term financial status of the Social Security Trust Funds. The combined asset reserves of the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASI and DI) Trust Funds are projected to become depleted in 2035, one year later than projected last year, with 80 percent of benefits payable at that time. Read more

Marshall School of Physical Therapy to hold White Coat Ceremony April 26

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –  The Marshall University School of Physical Therapy will hold its 7th annual White Coat Ceremony and Presentation Day Friday, April 26. The White Coat Ceremony is a rite of passage that marks the student's transition into a clinical environment, according to Program Director Dr. Scott Davis. Read more

College of Science, West Virginia Science Adventures team up again to offer Summer Science Camp

West Virginia Science Adventures is teaming up with Marshall University’s College of Science again to offer summer camps for school-age children in grades K-12. Read more

WMUL-FM brings home Associated Press Broadcasters Awards from ‘The Virginias’

Students from Marshall University’s public radio station, WMUL-FM, received two first-place awards and three second-place awards in the metropolitan classification during the sixth annual “The Virginias” Associated Press Broadcasters awards ceremony April 6 at the Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs. Read more

Annual Spring Faculty Meeting celebrates faculty and recognizes retirees

Marshall University faculty were honored for their service and recognized with awards of distinction at the annual spring faculty meeting on the Huntington campus. Fifteen retiring faculty members were also honored during the ceremony. Read more

Operation Mountaineer Highway Defendants Appear in Federal Court

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Mike Stuart announced that four individuals charged as part of Operation Mountaineer Highway appeared in federal court.

“Operation Mountaineer Highway dismantled a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that was wreaking havoc in our southern West Virginia counties,” said United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  “As you can see by these cases, this DTO was peddling a full smorgasbord of illicit drugs.  This takedown took dozens of dealers and significant quantities of drugs off the streets – a job well done by our law enforcement partners.”  Read more

Lawsuit alleges Miomni falsely represented that it owned a key part of sports-wagering platform

BUFFALO, N.Y. (April 19, 2019) – A subsidiary of Delaware North, a global hospitality company with a portfolio of regional casinos, has filed a lawsuit alleging that Miomni Gaming and its chief executive officer fraudulently misrepresented its ownership of a key part of the BetLucky sports-wagering platform and breached the companies’ joint-venture contract. (The issue has prevented certain WV gaming resorts from offering sports betting.) Read more

Weekly Opioids Roundup Massive Prescription Opioid Bust Made by DOJ, HHS, Law Enforcement

DOJ and HHS, together with multiple law enforcement partners, announced the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid (ARPO) Strike Force takedown. The charges involved 53 medical professionals, over 350 thousand prescriptions for controlled substances and more than 32 million pain pills. Read more

Refund Checks for Third Party Annual Report Filing Services Sent to Over 2,000 WV Businesses

Charleston, W.Va. – Secretary of State Mac Warner announces an agreement for an out-of-state business consulting company to return fees to more than 2,000 West Virginia businesses. Read more

Marshall journalism school to offer workshop for high school students

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University’s W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications has been selected by the Dow Jones News Fund as one of 10 programs nationally to participate in a summer high school workshop with a health and wellness theme. Read more

5th Annual Falls Prevention Symposium to be held at Marshall University

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s annual Falls Prevention Symposium will be held April 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Harless Auditorium at the Marshall University Medical Center in Huntington. Read more

Huntington Council, Finance and Planning Committee Meet Monday

Huntington City Council meets Monday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at Huntington City Hall. The work session will be at 7 p.m.

Items on the agenda include sidewalk repair, budget revision, and firefighter's breathing apparatus testing.

The Finance Committee will meet at 6 pm. The Planning Commision meets at 6:30

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Marshall University establishes Women in Cyber to support women in technology fields

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University has established a new organization called Women in Cyber to bring together female students with the common goals of closing the gender gap in technology and giving women in technology visibility and a voice. Read more

Three free intellectual property seminars to focus on 3-D designs and manufactured goods, pharmaceuticals and medical devices

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Marshall University Technology Transfer Office will present three free intellectual property (IP) seminars next month in Huntington. Read more

Marshall to host workshops, presentations, panel discussion with artist Carol Prusa

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will host “Dark Matter,” a series of workshops for students and public presentations with artist Carol Prusa, the Edwards Distinguished Professor in the Arts whose work is inspired by the universe. Read more

Attorney General Morrisey Alerts Consumers to Social Security Scam

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey warned consumers of a seemingly relentless effort by con artists to pose as the Social Security Administration and steal personally identifiable information. Read more

Mueller Report on Russian Interference in U.S. Elections Released

Charleston, WV.— This week WV Secretary of State Mac Warner released a presentation relating to foreign influence on American elections by using social media.  Working with information from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Warner’s presentation includes real-world examples of social media posts used by foreign bad actors to meddle in U.S. elections in 2016 and 2018. Read more

Benjamin Franklin appearing at Beech Fork and Watoga state parks through History Alive! program

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — American forefather Benjamin Franklin makes two appearances this summer at a History Alive! program made possible by the West Virginia Humanities Council and West Virginia’s state parks. A founding father, Franklin shares his story at Beech Fork State Park on June 28 and again at Watoga State Park on July 5. Both presentations begin at 7 p.m. Read more

Omar Elementary School Hosts Community Math Night

Omar, WV – West Virginia employers acknowledge that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) skills are critical for highly educated workers, as well as professions that do not require a college degree. Over the next several years, West Virginia is projecting to have 25,000 jobs in STEM-related fields. Workers in STEM occupations use science and math to drive our state's innovation and competitiveness by generating new ideas, new companies and new industries. Read more

Attorney General Morrisey, 17-State Coalition Supports EPA Plan to Ease Burden on Farmers, Landowners

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey led a 17-state coalition this week to support farmers and landowners by urging the Trump administration to adopt its proposed replacement of the Obama-era, Waters of the United States rule. Read more

Marshall to offer free screening of award-winning documentary ‘Wrestle’

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will present a free screening of the documentary Wrestle at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in Room 154 of Smith Hall on the Huntington campus. Read more

Marshall Health to host free oral cancer screening April 24

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall Health’s Dentistry and Oral Surgery Department is hosting a free oral cancer screening Wednesday, April 24, from 8 a.m. to noon in the Marshall University Medical Center atrium, 1600 Medical Center Drive in Huntington. Read more

Scholarship donors honored at annual Scholarship Honor Brunch

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Privately funded scholarship recipients at Marshall University had the opportunity to meet and thank their donors at the Scholarship Honor Brunch Saturday, April 13. Read more

Marshall’s A.E. Stringer Writers Series to host panel, reading on disability awareness and creativity

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The A.E. Stringer Visiting Writers Series at Marshall University will present a panel discussion on “Disability and Creative” and a public reading on “Disability Awareness” featuring authors Meg Day and David Wanczyk on Thursday, April 18. Read more

Marshall University announces Brad D. Smith Business Incubator to be located in downtown Huntington

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University celebrated its new Brad D. Smith Business Incubator  at a ceremony in Huntington. The business incubator space, which is being renovated, is on the first floor of the university’s Visual Arts Center at 927 Third Ave., across from Pullman Plaza. Read more

West Virginia American Water Encourages Public Participation in Source Water Protection Plan Updates

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (April 15, 2019) – West Virginia American Water announced today that public versions of draft updated Source Water Protection Plans (SWPPs) for each of its eight water systems are available online for public review. Read more

Marshall to host 12th Annual AIDE Conference, including Cyber Day for area high school students

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University will host the 12th Annual Appalachia Institute of Digital Evidence Conference from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, April 16-19, in the Memorial Student Center and the Weisberg Applied Engineering Complex on the Huntington campus. Read more