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Kentucky, Indiana lawmakers meet with environmental leaders on ways to restore Ohio River basin
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Two area legislators met with environmental advocates Wednesday in Louisville as they look for the best way to invest federal money in the restoration efforts on the Ohio River. Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Louisville, and Indiana Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, hosted a private listening session to hear...
Kentucky AG, top deputy recused from addiction treatment company investigated by FBI
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman recused himself from all matters involving Addiction Recovery Care, shortly before the FBI announced it is investigating the company for potential health care fraud.
Dr. Abdeen named August Resident of the Month
Huntington, W.Va. – Abdul Muhsen Abdeen, M.D., has been named the August Resident of the Month for the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, announced Paulette S. Wehner, M.D., vice dean for medical education. “Dr. Abdeen makes everyone around him better,” Wehner said. “He will be a...
‘Hollywood Squares’ Host, W. Va. Native Peter Marshall Dies
The West Virginia native who hosted NBC’s “Hollywood Squares” has died. Peter Marshall died in Los Angeles Thursday of kidney failure at age 98, according to the Associated Press. Marshall was born in Clarksburg and grew up in Huntington. The game show ran 5,000 episodes from 1966...
Defending OVC Champion Eagles Travel to Marshall to Open Season
MOREHEAD | The first step in defending its Ohio Valley Conference Tournament title begins on Thursday for the Morehead State soccer team as it travels east to face rival Marshall at Hoops Family Field in Huntington, W.Va., at 7 p.m. The Eagles enter the contest after splitting a pair of...
New Destinations Highlight Cross Country Schedule
The Morehead State men's and women's cross country teams will have a revamped schedule for 2024, highlighted by three new meets as part of a strategy from coach Clay Dixon to give the team fresh experiences. Notably absent from this year’s lineup is the traditional trip to the Live in Lou Classic in Louisville, which the team has attended 13 times over the last 15 years. Instead, the Eagles will participate in only five regular-season meets, culminating with the NCAA Southeast Regional, marking the third consecutive year with just six races. The season kicks off with the Thundering Herd Invitational on August 30.
Attorneys establish website for claimants of Southern Regional Jail lawsuit settlement
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A federal judge has granted preliminary approval of a $4 million class action lawsuit settlement with the State of West Virginia filed by inmates against Southern Regional Jail. One of the attorneys representing the inmates, Stephen New, said a website was established during the week of August 12, 2024 for claimants. […]
Eleven West Virginia inmates sentenced for smuggling drugs into prisons
CLARKSBURG, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Eleven inmates have been sentenced for smuggling drugs into West Virginia prisons. According to U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld, eleven inmates in the Northern District of West Virginia have been sentenced for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into several federal prisons. The inmates were involved in smuggling operations at Federal Correctional […]
4th grader declared brain dead after collapsing at recess on first day of school, family says
HENDERSON, Ky. (Gray News) – A Kentucky family says their 9-year-old daughter is brain dead after she collapsed during recess on her first day of fourth grade last week. On Aug. 7, on her first day of school at Cairo Elementary in Henderson, Lucy Nash collapsed during recess. Her family said her heart stopped for several minutes.
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