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Encourage health professions students to apply for Rural Community Health Scholars program
This two-year program is available to 75 of West Virginia’s top health professions students interested in rural health care across the state. Rural Community Health Scholars focus on interprofessional education through clinical, didactic and community-based lenses, emphasizing how each scholar can create change and reshape the status quo for health care in their community.
Charleston, WV Faces Dangerous Heat Wave Wednesday: Residents Urged to Stay Indoors
Charleston, WV – Charleston residents are being urged to take precautions as a heat advisory goes into effect Wednesday afternoon. The advisory warns of dangerously high temperatures, with heat indexes expected to soar between 100°F and 105°F. According to the National Weather Service in Charleston, WV, the...
West Virginia leads nation in overdose deaths for 14 years
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Monday in Charleston, Jeremiah Samples, a Senior Advisor of the West Virginia Legislature, gave a presentation on drugs in front of the state’s Joint Standing Committee on Health. The statistics on drugs were alarming. “Since 1999, West Virginia’s fatal overdoses rate has gone up 1,680%....
Dismantling Racism: Council of Churches holds prayer service for lynching victims in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “In November of 2018, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a new pastoral letter against racism, titled ‘Open Wide Our Hearts – the Enduring Call to Love.’”. That’s what Father Don Higgs told those gathered at Charleston’s Basilica of the...
Manchin announces $400,000 EPA allocation to extend Pickaway waterline
UNION, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV) – member of the Senate Appropriations Committee – on Wednesday, announced an allocation of $400,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to extend the Pickaway waterline, expanding access to clean, reliable drinking water for residents of Union. This federal award is one of the Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) projects Senator Manchin secured on behalf of West Virginia through the Fiscal Year 2023 funding bill.
Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind holds annual 'Sweets for Sight' fundraiser
You can satisfy your sweet tooth - while helping out a good cause. Zach Davis from the Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind stopped by First Look at Four to tell us about their annual 'Sweets for Sight' fundraiser.
Wednesday Storm Alert: Severe Thunderstorms Expected Across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia
Pittsburgh, PA – Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit eastern Ohio, western Pennsylvania, and northern West Virginia on Wednesday, bringing the potential for damaging winds, large hail, and heavy rain. Residents should take action now to prepare for dangerous conditions. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Pittsburgh,...
Gov. Justice extends State of Emergency for all 55 counties due to drought conditions
CHARLESTON, WV (WVDN) — Gov. Jim Justice announced he has extended the statewide State of Emergency for an additional 30 days due to a shortage of rainfall that has caused drought conditions. The U.S. Drought Monitor indicates extreme, severe, and moderate drought conditions have continued to impact the entire state. Gov. Justice also reminds agencies to […] The post Gov. Justice extends State of Emergency for all 55 counties due to drought conditions appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Prep football preview: Sherman Tide ready to roll in 2024
The Sherman football team has traditionally been a big, strong group of athletes who rely on their run game to win games. Coach Kevin Buzzard, who is entering is fourth season as the leader of the Tide after serving as an assistant for seven years prior, knows what he likes to do on offense to win games.
W.Va. Legislative Interims: Lawmakers looking at ways to increase mental health support for EMS providers
By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s lawmakers are looking at ways to increase mental health support for the state’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers. On Sunday, during the first day of August’s legislative interim meetings, members of the Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services discussed […] The post W.Va. Legislative Interims: Lawmakers looking at ways to increase mental health support for EMS providers appeared first on West Virginia Daily News.
Soccer Game Preview: Poca on Home-Turf
The Poca The Dots will be defending their home-pitch for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Cross Lanes Christian Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches. Poca is coming home in high...
FNR: Live coverage of Huntington vs. Hurricane planned for Friday, Aug. 30
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WCHS) — Two high school football heavyweights in West Virginia are set to square off in the first week of the season Friday. Huntington will travel to Hurricane for a 7 p.m. matchup that will be livestreamed as the Par Mar Friday Night Rivals Game of the Week. Live coverage of the game will be provided below, on the Eyewitness News Facebook and YouTube pages, as well as on television.
New ventures spark West Virginia econoimc development boom
West Virginia attracted $10 billion in private sector investments between 2022 and 2023, a 50% increase over the previous four years. Projects like Form Energy's battery manufacturing facility in Weirton and Nucor's steel mill in Mason County are both expected to create hundreds of jobs. The Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s son, company found in civil contempt in pollution lawsuit
Bluestone Coke, a plant owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's family in Birmingham, was held in civil contempt in a lawsuit alleging they polluted the nearby Five Mile Creek, according to federal court documents.
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