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Students Experience Real-World Learning Through Summer Internship

Buffalo, WV - Friday in Buffalo, West Virginia, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito met with Toyota Motor Manufacturing WV President Leah Curry, Toyota team members, and high school interns from The Education Alliance’s West Virginia Ready Summer Internship program. Together, they learned about the students’ life changing experiences in their summer internships. Read more

Marshall University to host 18th Annual WV-INBRE Summer Research Symposium July 30

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Dozens of undergraduate college students from across West Virginia will showcase their summer research projects Tuesday, July 30, at Marshall University as part of the 18th Annual West Virginia IDeA Network for Biomedical Research (WV-INBRE) Summer Research Symposium. Read more

Marshall Libraries host Appalachian art exhibit

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University’s Drinko Library is hosting the traveling photography exhibition “Looking at Appalachia” through Dec. 15. Read more

Council OK's Purchases, Honors Darryl Miller

Huntington City Council has passed resolutions affirming police ammunition purchases ($27,000), a sanitation packer truck ($151,000), truck for IT ($29,988), and continuation for the $215,000 a year maintenance agreement with the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation Commission for Harris Riverfront Park. All items are budgeted. Read more

Attorney General Morrisey Announces Equifax Claims Process Now Open

Marshall chemistry professor emeritus honored as American Chemical Society Fellow

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Professor Emeritus Dr. Gary D. Anderson of Marshall University’s Department of Chemistry was named a Fellow with the American Chemical Society and will be recognized at the society’s fall national meeting in San Diego in August. The ACS Fellows program honors members for outstanding achievements in and contributions to science, the profession and the society. Read more

Huntington 59th Best Run City

Wallet Hub has published its annual list of best run cities in America. Mayor Steve Williams announced at the Monday council meeting that Huntington ranks 59th --- that's above Seattle, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati  and Charlotte. Charleston, WV received an 84. 

Williams praised another rating: the 15th in total budget per capita spending. Read more

West Virginia educators to collaborate to improve educational outcomes during annual Student Success Summit

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The ninth annual Student Success Summit, hosted by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission (Commission) and the West Virginia Department of Education, will kick off Wednesday. This year’s theme, “The future is now:  Full STEAM ahead,” will concentrate on innovative techniques educators can use to encourage students in science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.    

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Attorney General Morrisey Welcomes Bishop Brennan, Hopes Transition Brings Renewed Transparency

Boone County Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Methamphetamine and Heroin

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A man from Nellis, West Virginia, pled guilty to federal drug trafficking offenses, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  Russell Lee Gillenwater, 39, pled guilty to two counts of distributing methamphetamine and one count of distributing heroin and methamphetamine before United States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin.  Stuart commended the investigation conducted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, the West Virginia State Police, the U.S. 119 Drug and Violent Crime Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. Read more

Ntiva Service Desk Academy to provide WVU Parkersburg CIT students with remote, paid internship opportunities on campus

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (July 22, 2019) – WVU Parkersburg students in the Computer and Information Technology (CIT) Learn and Earn program will soon have the opportunity to gain real-world work experience while earning their degree, all in one location on campus. Read more

Attorney General Morrisey, Broad Coalition Secure $600M Equifax Settlement

Jenkins Fenstermaker Attorneys Honored at Conference

Huntington, W.Va.,  Jenkins Fenstermaker Attorneys Lee Hall and Steve Wellman were recently honored at the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Annual Meeting. Read more

West Virginia American Water, Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences Announce Water Day at the Clay

Charleston, W.Va.  – West Virginia American Water and The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences are partnering to present  Water Day at The Clay, a free, interactive opportunity for guests to learn about water, on Thursday, August 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event will be held in The Clay Center’s Grand Lobby and along the front plaza.  Read more

Two Committees Meet Prior to Huntington Council Meeting

The  Administration & Finance Committee meets in City Council Chambers on MONDAY, July 22, 2019 beginning at 6:30 p.m. Item(s) to be discussed are as follows: Read more

Errors in current official radiation risk model impacted releases from Uranium processing plants like the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

 Dr. Christopher Busby, a radiation expert from England with extensive experience working with depleated uranium from Iraq to Kosovo , spoke at Piketon's Endeavor Center concerning health issues from radiation. For instance,  The spent fuel often stored in co-called non-corosive barrels increases in contamination which eventually allows U235 and U238 to burn its way out of storage drums. 

Busby has documented incidents where stored depleaded uranium increased in radioactivity 450%. The element's half life is millions of years. Under his projections, a limited nuclear exchange will eliminate the world's population --- Exposure harms DNA and prevents births. Read more

Detroit Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A drug dealer from Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced Friday to 24 months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  Stuart commended the investigation conducted by the Metropolitan Drug Enforcement Network Team (“MDENT”), the Charleston Police Department, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department, the St. Albans Police Department, the Nitro Police Department, and the South Charleston Police Department. Read more

Social Security and OIG Launch Public Service Announcement Campaign

The Social Security Administration (SSA) and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) launched a joint Public Service Announcement (PSA) campaign addressing a nationwide telephone impersonation scheme. Social Security and the OIG continue to receive reports from across the country about fraudulent phone calls from people falsely claiming to be Social Security employees. Calls can even “spoof” Social Security’s local customer service number as the incoming number on the caller ID. PSAs are airing on TV and radio stations across the country to alert the public to remain vigilant against potential fraud. Read more

Warner Issues Public Notice for Internet Users to be Careful when Using Photo Editing Apps

Charleston, West Virginia. – The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office is issuing an urgent public notice for citizens to be cautious when using photo editing applications in which artificial intelligence is used to alter photographs.  These applications are popularly shared on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and have raised privacy and security concerns in recent days. Read more

Breaking... Huntington Mayor Williams will seek Third Term

Marshall University researcher receives NIH grant for research on myocardial infarction

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Sandrine Pierre, Ph.D., associate scientific director at the Marshall Institute for Interdisciplinary Research (MIIR), has received a new grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to further her research on myocardial infarction, known as a heart attack. Read more

When the bubble burst: How the drug epidemic changed Huntington

Huntington, WV was always considered the perfect place to raise a family.  A college town that was simple but safe.  We lived in a bubble.  We were safe in that bubble. The seventies and eighties were an innocent time in our city.  Most of us that were raised here remember a time when it was safe to leave your doors unlocked. 

     The drug epidemic changed America.  It has changed small towns and big cities alike across our great country.  Huntington was ground zero for the drug epidemic.  It crept in a little at a time.  Crack cocaine was creeping into Huntington in the nineties from Detroit, a metropolis hundreds of miles away.  It was a mostly black drug confined to the Fairfield District of Huntington.  Most people avoided that area and just proclaimed it 'the bad part of town." Read more

Huntington City Council Meets

Huntington City Council meets Monday in Council Chambers at 7:30 in Huntington City Hall. The work session begins at 7 p.m.  The council agenda is below: Read more

Marshall faculty members conduct concussion research to minimize brain injury in athletes; preliminary findings shared by American Academy of Neurology

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Two Marshall University faculty members in the School of Kinesiology have determined the style of tackling used in rugby may be associated with a lower force of impact than the style used in football. Their preliminary study of college athletes was released July 16 and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference in Indianapolis July 26–28. Read more

Jesse N. Cottrell, M.D., joins maternal-fetal medicine team at Marshall Obstetrics & Gynecology

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall Health and Cabell Huntington Hospital medical and dental staff welcome Jesse N. Cottrell, M.D., to their obstetrics and gynecology team of providers. Read more

Company shows commitment to students in West Virginia

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company announced their support of The iBELIEVE Foundation’s Summer Leadership Workshops with a $10,000 donation in West Virginia. The donation directly funds 29 students from West Virginia, and allows them to attend summer workshop programs. Read more

Charleston Man Sentenced to Prison for Firearm Offense

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marcus Smith, 46, from Charleston, West Virginia, was sentenced to 37 months in prison, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart.  Smith previously pled guilty  to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Read more

Piketon Radiation Community Meeting Tuesday July 16 Endeavor Center

A meeting for individuals believe to be impacted by radioactive contamination from the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Piketon, Ohio, will be held Tuesday, July 16 at the Endeavor Center just off US 23 on State Route 32 near the PGDP. Attorneys for one of the class action suits will be present. The meeting runs from 1:30-7:00 p.m.  Read more

Trump, RNC to Announce Massive $108 Million 2nd Quarter, Staggering $123 Million Cash on Hand

Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. 
announced that the campaign, authorized joint fundraising committees, and the Republican National Committee (RNC) will show a massive total of $108 million raised in the 2nd quarter of 2019 in documents to be filed with the Federal Election Commission this evening. All told, the three Trump entities and the RNC will report a staggering $123.7 million combined in cash on hand.  The RNC’s formal filing is due on Saturday.  Read more

Attorney General Morrisey Leads 21-State Effort to Protect Property Owners at U.S. Supreme Court

Marshall University joins study evaluating use of TOPS™ System in spinal surgeries

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine is one of 30 health care organizations throughout the United States and the only one in West Virginia taking part in an FDA investigational device exemption (IDE) study, sponsored by Premia Spine, Ltd., to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the TOPS™ System compared to traditional lumbar fusion. Read more

PROACT to host community naloxone training July 22

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Provider Response Organization for Addiction Care & Treatment, or PROACT, will host a training on the use of naloxone, a lifesaving medication used for the emergency treatment of a known or suspected opioid overdose, Monday, July 22 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at PROACT, located at 800 20th Street in Huntington. Read more