Research from West Virginia University mechanical and aerospace engineer Xi Yu could help scientists reach ocean waters hidden away beneath ice shelves. The inaccessible waters under ocean ice contain information critical to understanding the impact of climate […]
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Preston County teacher’s new book helps children manage anxiety in the classroom
“Under the twinkling lights of Starbrook Elementary School, happy laughter bubbled up from room 241. This was Mrs. Pickleberry’s 4th-grade classroom,” begins South Preston teacher Danielle Albright’s recently self-published children’s […]
RDVIC: A half-century of being there, for sexual assault victims
The Rape and Domestic Violence Information Center turns 50 in two weeks and it’s reaching that milestone, in part – because Virginia Hopkins didn’t do anything. She can explain. In […]
Banned Books Week celebrates the freedom to read
The 41st Banned Books Week begins today. Booksellers, librarians and teachers come together for this national event to encourage people to recognize or read banned books and learn about the […]
‘When you need it, you need it’: Mon EMS hopes to keep mass casualty vehicle
MORGANTOWN — In the years that followed Sept. 11, 2001, the state of West Virginia disbursed assets worth millions of dollars to bolster the state’s ability to respond to disasters […]
More than cakes at Buckwheat Festival
KINGWOOD — Volunteers kept pouring the batter and the buckwheat cakes kept disappearing from plates at the Kingwood Community Center Friday. Also highlighting the 81st Annual Preston County Buckwheat Festival […]
‘No One Will Save You’ solid alien thriller
I have never been someone who has been at a loss for words. In elementary school, my report card always had some version of “talks too much” on it. When […]
Award-winning documentary ‘O Pioneer’ screens today
BY ALISE CHAFFINS Clara Lehmann and Jonathan Lacocque embodied the spirit of their film “O Pioneer” when they traveled with their daughters from Helvetia to Mountain View, Calif., for the […]
WVU Libraries honors NASA mathematician
West Virginia native and NASA mathematician and space pioneer Katherine Johnson was celebrated Friday by the West Virginia University Libraries and the West Virginia and Regional History Center. The latest […]
Sen. Manchin announces variety of federal grants
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin this week announced various federal grants to support public safety, law enforcement, agriculture and health services. Department of Justice Grants from the U.S. Department of […]








