CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) released the below statement after reviewing the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) final decision for the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center Mail Processing Facility Review (MPFR). “I am disappointed that USPS has decided to move forward with plans to shrink the[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Today, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, released the following statement on the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) decision to convert the Charleston Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) into a Local Processing Center (LPC). “Let me be[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The CAMC robotics program has been growing since the first robot was installed in 2007. With the newest robot, the program is shrinking. In March, urologists used a single-port version of the daVinci robot to assist with a surgery. The single port (hence[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On Friday, March 22, West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) bridge engineers discovered the historic Laurel Creek covered bridge in Monroe County leaning precariously to one side. WVDOH District 9 Engineer Jim Moore, P.E., said the wooden structure had apparently been hit by an oversized truck. District 9 District[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The WV Secretary of State’s Office registered 1,317 new businesses statewide during the month of March according to Secretary of State Mac Warner.  Wayne County led the state in the percentage of new business growth with a total of 30 new business registrations, a 2.62% increase. The Secretary of State’s[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On April 1, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, released the following statement on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) settlement agreement with environmental groups that would force West Virginia to set 11 new Total Maximum Daily Loads[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has announced $3,944,851 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the West Virginia Division of Emergency Management. The funding will support management costs for statewide disaster relief as a result[Read More…]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Social Services (BSS) joins organizations and advocates from across the nation in recognizing April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month to highlight the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. Governor Jim Justice also proclaimed April as[Read More…]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Some of the brightest high school seniors from across the Mountain State who have demonstrated an impressive commitment to academic excellence and community service while balancing extracurricular activities are eager to represent West Virginia University as the new cohort of Bucklew Scholars. Each year, the Bucklew Scholarship is given to[Read More…]

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A West Virginia University researcher is studying newly-released records of private communications between U.S. Supreme Court justices to learn how they interact and relate behind the scenes. Justice John Paul Stevens donated records, writings, opinion drafts and memos between himself and other justices to the Library of Congress upon[Read More…]