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WVU Creates New Tomato

WVU Creates New Tomato

Two new tomato varieties created by West Virginia University researchers have been named Mountaineer Pride and Mountaineer Delight. According to the university, the names, chosen among more than 114 proposed, honor of the 150th...

US Methanol Breaking Ground

US Methanol Breaking Ground

US Methanol says it plans to break ground on a West Virginia methanol production facility outside Charleston on Wednesday. According to the company, its Liberty One plant is scheduled to begin production in the...

Computer Threats in WV

Computer Threats in WV

West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner says his office is partnering with the West Virginia Air National Guard to protect state election systems from potential computer threats. Warner says in a news release...

Charleston Sues to Collect Fees

Charleston Sues to Collect Fees

The city of Charleston is suing to get its money back. The Gazette-Mail reports the city filed suit against a nonprofit community group on the city’s West Side, alleging that the agency owes the...

Professor of the Year

Professor of the Year

Nominations for the “2017 Professor of the Year” are being accepted. The Faculty Merit Foundation started handing out the honor to West Virginia’s professors in 1984 to recognize those who brought innovation and creativity...

Girls Found Safe

Girls Found Safe

Two West Virginia girls who became the subjects of an Amber Alert have been found safe, and a man wanted in connection with their disappearance has been arrested. News outlets report that 45-year-old Carl...

Business Leaders Speaking at Greenbrier

Business Leaders Speaking at Greenbrier

West Virginia’s state university and commerce officials say plastics and chemical manufacturing, cybersecurity, higher-end tourism and automotive assembly are sectors where the state can turn its lagging economy around. In an address Thursday to...

WV Obesity Rate

WV Obesity Rate

A report released by two nonprofit groups shows West Virginia has the highest rate of obesity among adults in the nation. The report released yesterday by the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert...

Pence Speaks in WV

Pence Speaks in WV

Vice President Mike Pence touched on Texas and taxes in his address to the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s annual business summit. The Register-Herald reports that Pence spoke for about 20 minutes Wednesday at...

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