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West Virginia University President Gordon Gee says the school won’t abandon Montgomery after it moves the WVU Institute of Technology’s programs to Beckley in 2017. Gee told The Register-Herald that the university is looking...
West Virginia State University has had its accreditation reaffirmed for another decade. The Higher LearningCommission (HLC) of the North Central Association granted WVSU’s 10-year reaffirmation of accreditation. That’s the maximum length of time granted...
The attorneys general of Ohio and West Virginia are leading an effort to oppose new federal rules that clarify which small streams, wetlands and other waterways the government can shield from pollution and development....
The West Virginia Lottery’s assistant director has been named acting director. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says John Myers assumes his new duties now and fills the vacancy created by the retirement of John Musgrave,...
Prosecutors have finished questioning a key government witness whose testimony helped ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship’s attorneys argue that his company prioritized safety. In federal court Friday, the prosecution asked former Massey subsidiary president...
Marshall University’s enrollment is up 2.7 percent this fall. The Herald-Dispatch reports that the Marshall Board of Governors got the fall enrollment report this week and it’s an increase of 257 students bringing total...
Marshall plans to offer three new degree programs. The programs approved by the Marshall Board of Governors this week include a bachelor of arts degree in sport management, and master’s degrees in clinical and...
The testimony is over for former Massey subsidiary president Christopher Blanchard, who had been on the stand for at least part of the last five days of the trial. Blanchard told the defense he...
Stephen Greiner has been named president of West Liberty University. The university’s Board of Governors said in a statement Thursday that Greiner will start his new role in January. Greiner is currently the president...
The son of a Charleston community leader was sentenced Wednesday to three years’ probation after admitting to a federal drug charge. 31 year old Matthew Watts was sentenced for distributing heroin. Last month, Watts...
