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Hope Scholarship Supports Students With Learning Disabilities But Poses Threat To State Budget
The Hope Scholarship program has been at the center of statewide debates about public school funding and educational freedom. Critics of the program are concerned about its diversion of funding from public schools, while proponents see the program as an opportunity to individualize education for their children’s needs. Katie...
Manchin’s Inflation Reduction Act fight with Biden meant a loss for him everywhere
Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) is leaving the Senate fighting with everyone and pleasing no one. The West Virginia centrist Democrat-turned-independent was instrumental in writing and negotiating one of the most important pieces of legislation for President Joe Biden’s legacy. And he has spent most of his time since it was signed into law disparaging it. […]
Hundreds of WVSOM volunteer for annual Day of Service
LEWISBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Students kicked off the academic year last month by giving back for the school’s annual Day of Service. WVSOM reports that, on July 27, 2024, over 260 first and second-year students participating in volunteer work across over a dozen locations in the Lewisburg and greater […]
Chubby Guy Window Tinting celebrates eight years in business
BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – Chubby Guy Window Tinting has been tinting windows since 2016. Owner Doug Cox is passionate about what he does and says it’s great how the community has embraced it so that he has repeat customers. “If you’d asked me when I was 16-years-old if...
West Virginia Braces for Heavy Rainfall: Pocahontas and Randolph Counties at Risk
Charleston, WV – The National Weather Service in Charleston has announced a shift in the forecast gradient for rainfall accumulation due to Tropical Storm Debby. The heaviest rainfall is now expected to impact Pocahontas and Randolph Counties, moving slightly eastward from previous projections. According to the National Weather Service,...
Kanawha County family loses home in fire
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV. (WOWK) – A family was forced from their home overnight after a raging house fire. The fire was first reported around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday along the 5700 block of Raven Drive in Rand. Metro 911 tells 13 News the home was occupied. The family was able to make it out safely. The […]
Dog Tag Cafe announces closure of Crossroads Mall location
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Local dining establishment, the Dog Tag Cafe has announced that it will be closing the doors at its current location as it prepares to reopen in a new area. The news came on Friday by way of an announcement from co-owner Charles “Chuck” Stewart, a combat medic and purple heart recipient […]
Virginia Tech Hokies News: Marriage proposal, Hall of Fame honor & new football titles
In this edition of Virginia Tech Hokies News, the football team named a slew of titles to the current football staff, a Hokies wide receiver proposes, and more. Virginia Tech announces title changes to football staff. With new NCAA rules, it gives former analysts an opportunity to be part of...
Counties suffering from severe drought placed under flood watch with Debby approaching
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The parts of West Virginia that need rain the most are under a flood watch with Tropical Storm Debby approaching. The National Weather Service has placed an area from Elkins east to Martinsburg under the watch from Thursday evening through Friday evening. The counties under the...
As Justice admin delays funding, group homes to close and displace adults with disabilities
A few weeks ago, Gov. Jim Justice, who is running for an open U.S. Senate seat, asked the public to “stay tuned” regarding funding for programs that help people with disabilities. West Virginia’s low Medicaid reimbursement rate has led to staffing shortages for workers who help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) eat, bathe […]
Debunking vaccines myths for National Immunization Awareness Month
August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). NIAM raises awareness about why vaccines are important for people of all ages and how they can help prevent serious, sometimes deadly, diseases and illnesses. As I often say and have written before, if there’s one thing West Virginia gets right, it’s the Mountain State’s vaccination and immunization law. […]
Jim’s Drive In wins BEST BURGER in the New River & Greenbrier Valleys
We started with 40 nominations for the best burger across the New River & Greenbrier Valleys. Our readers began voting…and narrowed it down to the Top 10….followed by the Top 5…and now we have a winner. After more than 6,000 votes were cast, Jim’s Drive In of...
Rabid Bat Confirmed in Buchanan County Community
BUCHANAN, VA (LOOTPRESS) – A bat collected August 2, from the Lovers Gap Road area of the Vansant community in Buchanan County tested positive for rabies. This is the first confirmed case of animal rabies in Buchanan County and in the Cumberland Plateau Health District this year. A resident observed that their cat and its […]
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