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Tri State Airport will get funding

Tri State Airport will get funding

The Tri-State Airport near Huntington will receive $1.3 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for improvements. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding Friday for improvements to the area where aircraft...

Ringing Bells on Labor Day

Ringing Bells on Labor Day

A West Virginia group dedicated to honoring the working women of World War II is sponsoring bell ringings on Labor Day in at least seven communities in the state. “Thanks! Plain and Simple” says...

New River Gorge graffiti

New River Gorge graffiti

The National Park Service is looking for those responsible for spray painting graffiti along the New River Gorge National River in southern West Virginia. The Park Service says in a news release that the...

Kanawha free curbside removal ending

Kanawha free curbside removal ending

Kanawha County is wrapping up its free curbside flood-debris removal. The County Commission decided at a meeting last week that it’ll stop the program tomorrow because it’s getting fewer and fewer requests for pick-ups....

Two med students chosen

Two med students chosen

Two med students at Marshall University have been chosen to serve on national committees with the American Medical Association. J. Wesley Urian [[ you-RYAN ]] will sit on the Committee for Medical Education and...

WV Best Value law School

WV Best Value law School

West Virginia University College of Law is a top 20 Best Value Law School. A national publication has placed the school as one of the best in terms of preparing students for their legal...

Water Study in WV

Water Study in WV

Two Marshall University researchers are joining forces with Murray State University and the University of Kentucky to study water quality. The group was awarded nearly four-million dollars by the National Science Foundation to study...

Tax reform

Tax reform

Delegate Mick Bates of Raleigh is being appointed as one of two House Democrats to serve on the Joint Select Committee on Tax Reform of the West Virginia Legislature. The committee was created last...