Aluminum Plates For Deep Space Win W.Va. 'Coolest' Contest
Aluminum plates that helped keep astronauts on the Artemis II rocket safe won the first ever Coolest Thing Made In West Virginia competition.
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Bill Directs Nearly $3M To Smoking/Vaping Cessation
A report from the American Cancer Society notes that more than 28% of West Virginia high school students use tobacco products, including e-cigarettes. That despite the age to purchase the products being set at 21 years of age.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Nearly Funded Tobacco Education Efforts, But Let Bill Die In Committee
A bill to fund a Tobacco Education Fund in the nation’s most nicotine addicted state failed in the final hours of the 2025 legislative session.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Settles With Juul For $7.9 Million
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced his office has settled a lawsuit with Juul for a total of $7.9 million.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTobacco use among W.Va. high school students is skyrocketting. The likely culprit is e-cigarettes.
In one year, from 2017 to 2018, tobacco usage among American youth skyrocketed by almost 40 percent. The culprit? E-cigarettes. The trend reverses decades…
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