Virginia Tech celebrated the career of Homer Hickam, best-selling author, former NASA engineer and astronaut trainer, as he was inducted as the 2024 Virginia Tech Corps of […]
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UHS seniors set to make a commitment to the service during Military Signing Day this month
A total of 181 high school seniors across West Virginia made a commitment to America’s military services last year. That includes the 32 who either enlisted in […]
Registration open for alternate learning school in Preston
Registration is open for a free Hope Scholarship funded alternate school at Preston County Youth Center near Reedsville. This is an opportunity for pre-K through grade 12 […]
Taking flight: Pierpont aviation career fair set for April 11 in Harrison County
FAIRMONT — No matter the age of the pilot or the scale of the machine, flying is flying. A budding group of pilots and aviation engineers from […]
WVU posts public comments on proposed Campus Carry rule, along with university responses to suggestions
MORGANTOWN – WVU’s Board of Governors will vote on the proposed Campus Carry rule during its April 12 meeting, and 16 public comments on the proposed rule […]
Strawberry sales, forever: MHS Foundation again launches perennial fundraiser
Forget baseball and that old poem about a young man’s fancy that you read in eighth grade English. When it’s springtime around here — that can only […]
BOE candidates talk issues with editorial board
Still-flagging reading and math scores wrought by the pandemic. New challenges accompanied by the introduction of charter schools to the region. And a $142.6 million bond call […]
Take a tour of WVU Medicine’s planned Center for Nursing Education at the former Mylan plant
MORGANTOWN – The maze of antiseptic, blue-tiled hallways and sterile white labs and pill-making chambers at the back end of the former Mylan plant will late next […]
Capito, Manchin support TikTok sale bill, promote cybersecurity during Focus Forward appearances
(This story has been updated to include information about new legislation by Sen. Amy Klobuchar.) MORGANTOWN – If you’re stressed about the potential demise of TikTok (or […]
Focus Forward symposium: Cybersecurity is key to our future and could make West Virginia the ‘center of the universe’
MORGANTOWN – On May 7, 2021, the Columbia natural gas pipeline was temporarily shut down by a ransomware attack. That attack, and the ever-present vulnerability of our […]
