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2024 West Virginia Governor's Honors Academy wraps up at Fairmont State University
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WV News) — The 2024 West Virginia Governor's Honors Academy wrapped up at Fairmont State University on Wednesday, with nearly 100 high school students from across the state completing the program and showing off what they learned at the academy's closing event. In all, 95 rising high...
Bridgeport dentist featured on cover of national magazine
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Bridgeport-based Dentist, Dr. Robert Martino, has been featured in Dentistry Today. Dr. Robert Martino is CEO of OraCare and seven dental practices in West Virginia, including the Wilson Martino Dental, TLC Dental, the Smile Defenders and iSmile Specialists, and he wasn’t just featured—he’s on the cover of Dentistry Today, the nation’s leading clinical news magazine for dentists and their teams, known as “the Time Magazine of dentistry,” or “dentistry’s version of Rolling Stone.”
WVU Heart and Vascular Institute, School of Medicine mourn the passing of Dr. Abnash Jain
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Faculty and staff at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute and WVU School of Medicine are mourning the loss of Abnash C. Jain, M.D., longtime cardiologist and professor, who passed away on Monday (July 1). He was 88. “Dr. Abnash Jain was a giant for West...
Celebrating 99 years of the Nicholas County Fair
SUMMERSVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Celebrate 99 years of fun at the 2024 Nicholas County Fair! The Nicholas County Fair is set to celebrate its 99th anniversary from July 24th to July 27th, 2024, at the Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park in Summersville. This four-day event promises a variety of entertainment and activities for all ages. […]
Warriors In The Field Visits Summers County to Serve Veterans
SUMMERS COUNTY W.Va. (Hinton News) - Warriors In The Field, an Elkins-based non-profit that serves veterans, visited Summers County on June 22 and 23 to take a deserving group of veterans on a New River float fishing trip. Organization founder, Dave Whittaker was joined by Army veterans Jeff Huey and Jim Brogan of Summers County, Joe Young and John Vaught of Fayette County and Jason Huffman of Randolph County. The group was treated to a beautiful day on the water with New River Trophy Outfitters and floated from Meadow Creek to Glade Creek. During the first four hours, 115 fishwere boated....
Manchin was moments away from abandoning Biden on huge stage
President Joe Biden is facing a growing avalanche of calls to step aside as the Democratic presidential nominee, but Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) was reportedly almost at the forefront of those calls. Manchin, a Biden critic who recently re-registered from Democrat to independent, was reportedly set to go on one of the Sunday political shows […]
WVU football 2024 roster review: Special teams
One of many things West Virginia has going its way is stability on special teams. Including both kicker and punter, three major pieces to the Mountaineers’ special teams unit return. WVU finished 2023 among the top teams in the Big 12 in field goal percentage, PAT percentage, and net yards per punt.
WV Sports Now Daily Notebook – July 4, Independence Day
The West Virginia Sports Now Daily Notebook is a daily recap of news concerning West Virginia University Athletics. Thank you Coach @Backendcoach12 @WVUfootball 🎇 pic.twitter.com/yR4Qwe7aFz. — Jordan Holmes 📚🏈🏀 (@JordanHolmes_2) July 4, 2024. Thank You @WVUfootball family for the Fourth of July Love🫂… @Backendcoach12 @CoachBlaineStew @_CoachCod...
Rain showers and thunderstorms continue throughout the rest of the work week
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Good morning NCWV and Happy 4th of July! We already saw a few rain showers this morning and are expecting more rain showers and storms throughout most of the day as another frontal system approaches from the west. Although, there are going to be periods of no rainfall or thunderstorms as we move on throughout the day, especially towards the evening hours! Flash flooding is possible but incidents do remain possible as we move on throughout the next few days. High temperatures today are a bit lower than yesterday, getting into the low to mid 80s in the lowlands and the mid 70s in the higher elevations. We are expecting rain showers and thunderstorms to continue tomorrow, but we are also expecting an increase in temperatures with highs getting into the high 80s. With the increased humidity, heat indexes are going to be through the roof, feeling like up to 100 degrees! Rain showers are expected to continue into Saturday during the overnight hours but expected to end by mid-morning. Daniel Niemasz has all of this and more on your First Alert Forecast.
14-year old WV cowboy wins a world championship
Des Moines, Iowa, – Koalton Heckler, 14, of Mill Creek, West Virginia won “World Reserve Champion” in chute dogging at the National Junior High Finals Rodeo in Des Moines, Iowa. Chute dogging is an event that prepares youth and junior high cowboys for steer wrestling. Competitors must...
WVU football 2024 roster review: Special teams
One of many things West Virginia has going its way is stability on special teams. Including both kicker and punter, three major pieces to the Mountaineers’ special teams unit return. WVU finished 2023 among the top teams in the Big 12 in field goal percentage, PAT percentage, and net yards per punt.
New support group at WVU aims to help parents awaiting autism evaluation, services
West Virginia parents may face long waiting periods to get their child services for autism, or even to see a provider for an evaluation. A new support and education group at West Virginia University aims to help them in the meantime. The WVU Center for Excellence in Disabilities is starting Mind the Gap in August. […] The post New support group at WVU aims to help parents awaiting autism evaluation, services appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
First Scouting Moto Combine of 2024 Set to Race Friday at RedBud MX
The following press release is from MX Sports Pro Racing:. 2024 Scouting Moto Combine Set to Commence at RedBud. U.S. Air Force Special Warfare Presented Program Will Welcome Acclaimed Rider Coaches and 24 Highly Touted Young Racers to Michigan. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – MX Sports Pro Racing has formally announced the...
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