Celebrating A New Pope And The Taste Of Mothman, This West Virginia Week
A new pope, a new effort to save pets in the Mountain State and a new potato chip -- a lot to report on this West Virginia Week.
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Eric Douglas
Eric is WVPB’s News Director. He’s a native of Kanawha County and graduated from Marshall University with a degree in journalism. He has written for newspapers and magazines throughout his career. He is also an author, writing both nonfiction and fiction, including a series of thriller novels set in locations around the world.
Wheeling Native Receives Ellis Island Honor
At an Ellis Island ceremony where his grandparents were once welcomed to America, a Wheeling doctor will be honored this weekend for work to protect athletes.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSchool Vaccine Exemptions Continue To Stir Controversy
A bill to allow religious and philosophical exemptions to school entry vaccines like measles, mumps, rubella and polio failed...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFederal Grants Support W.Va. Food Chain
Eleven new grants have been awards to boost resilience in the state’s food supply. The West Virginia Department of Agriculture announced more than $3.3 million in grant awards through the ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCapito Asks RFK Jr. To Restore Miner’s Safety Agency
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito sent a letter Tuesday to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., asking him to restore the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in Morgantown. ...
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Justice Walker Announces Retirement From State High Court
Justice Beth Walker today announced her retirement from the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. Her last day will be June 27. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVOAD Gets New Executive Director
Evan Conley will serve as the new executive director of the West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (WV VOAD), the organization announced Friday.
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