West Virginia can now start drawing down the $1.2 billion — yes, that is “billion” with a “b” — in Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program […]
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W.Va. among first approved to unlock millions of federal broadband expansion dollars
West Virginia is among the first three states to be approved to start accessing millions of federal dollars for broadband expansion. The upshot is West Virginia can […]
Conspiracy theories fly after bridge collapse. It wasn’t always this way
by Jim Warren I vividly remember the gruesome wreckage of the United States’ worst aviation disaster. I was among the first reporters to see the burning remnants […]
The importance of reliable sources
A Wisconsin Supreme Court judge recently made headlines for editing her own Wikipedia page to remove links to news articles she considered critical of her, instead replacing […]
W.Va. might soon join 21st century
Multiple broadband projects seek to connect unserved areas to internet The good news: West Virginia is slated to receive approximately $1.2 billion of $42.45 billion of the […]
Gov. partners with PRODIGI to extend internet service
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced Tuesday that PRODIGI, in collaboration with the Preston County Commission and Economic Development Authority, has been awarded two Line Extension Advancement […]
Congress must resist efforts to weaken data privacy legislation
Congress is on the verge of passing a major federal data privacy law that will finally put some guardrails on what information companies can gather from Americans […]
If you watch TV or use the internet, you want a functional FCC
by Julie Hollar Most Americans don’t think much about the Federal Communications Commission, or FCC. But if you watch TV, use the internet, or own a phone, […]
W.Va. has the most trolls — but they aren’t under bridges
A survey by Redact.dev, a software company whose program can help you remove previous “contentious” posts from your social media, found that 27% of social media users […]
Senate approves bill for victims of internet nude picture postings; House OKs bill to allow first responders to vote absentee
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate approved a bill on Tuesday to allow people who’ve had nude photos of themselves posted on the internet without their permission to […]
