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Heat risk isn’t just about the highs: Large daily temperature swings can harm human health
This summer has shown how quickly high temperatures can pose serious health risks, with record-breaking heat waves claiming thousands of lives around the world. However, it’s not just high and low temperatures that matter. How many degrees the temperature swings within a day – the daily temperature variation – itself poses health risks. Studies have […]
West Virginia high schools win appeal on sports reclassifications
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Eleven West Virginia high schools have won their appeals to return to their original classifications for West Virginia high school football. The eleven schools that appealed their new classifications were Frankfort, John Marshall, Oak Hil, Petersburg, Preston, Sissonville, Spring Valley, St. Albans, St. Marys, Tyler Consolidated and Wayne. With the […]
False fall mornings with warmer afternoons become the norm this week
Tuesday, a warm front towards the west follows the Jet Stream south through Tennessee proving a few more clouds than Monday. A stray light shower early on with high pressure working in for the afternoon to clear us out. Temps remain muted with northeast winds 1-5mph falling just below average in the upper 70s. The […]
Spinnaker Insurance proposes rate increase for approximately 20 West Virginia customers
The Spinnaker Insurance Company, last month, requested authorization from the office of the West Virginia Tax Commissioner to increase their customers’ liability rates by 21.99%. The increase would impact approximately 20 customers in West Virginia. As is required by code anytime an insurance provider wishes to raise their rates,...
SeaLand Encounters hosts educational Shark Show at State Fair of West Virginia
FAIRLEA, WV (WVNS) – Brave fairgoers got the chance to get up close and personal with some creatures from the deep. SeaLand Encounters is hosting a live Shark Show featuring two Nurse Sharks. All of the sharks they work with are raised in captivity, and some of them (like Rosita, who was rescued from living […]
Best-selling authors bringing literary talk to Berkeley County
BERKELEY COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Libraries and independent bookstores are an important part of small towns across the country, and a pair of best-selling authors are highlighting that on a trip to Berkeley County West Virginia. New York Times Bestselling authors Jordan Ifueko and Namina Forna will come together for a discussion on their writing […]
O’Hern to serve as president and CEO of WVU Medicine East
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – Albert L. Wright, Jr., president and CEO of the West Virginia University (WVU) Health System announced today the appointment of Mark O’Hern as president and CEO of WVU Medicine East, which includes WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center, WVU Medicine Jefferson Medical Center, and their affiliated clinics. O’Hern’s first day will be Monday, Nov. 4.
Troubled DC 911 call center offers $800 staff bonuses for showing up
The staffing crisis at D.C.’s 911 call center has gotten so bad that the agency is offering bonuses to staff members simply for showing up for every scheduled shift. The director of the Office of Unified Communications (OUC), Heather McGaffin, made the offer to staff members in an email Tuesday morning.
Maryland Native Shane Lee Has Emotional Reunion With Parents at Chargers Practice
Shane Lee, who is a Montgomery County native from Burtonsville, signed with the Los Angeles Chargers as an undrafted free agent this past spring after three years at Alabama and his senior year at USC. As Lee took a knee after practice on Thursday, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh brought Lee’s parents out for an emotional reunion before his father Mark Lee spoke to the team (clip below).
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