Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Federal Protests Hit Home And Tall Tale Telling Tips, This West Virginia Week
The top stories in West Virginia this week include a protest against federal cuts, a plan to change what SNAP benefits can buy and efforts to stabilize the state employees insurance agency.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCut NIOSH Workers Hold Morgantown Rally In Solidarity With DC Protest
Almost all of the 250 employees working at the Morgantown office had their jobs cut in April, before about 100 were reinstated last week to comply with a court order. Without further intervention, the remaining NIOSH workers will be formally terminated on June 2.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSafe Waste Disposal Around Bears And Former Head Of Mine Safety Talks Cuts, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, working to safely dispose of trash as West Virginia’s black bear population bounces back and former head of the Mine Safety and Health Administration discusses impact of recent cuts.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNIOSH Workers Impacted By Government Cuts Rally In Morgantown
Scientists say they want to get back to work, and fear their firing will endanger workers across the country.
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Capito 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. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNIOSH Cuts A Matter Of Life Or Death For Workers, Scientist Says
Two weeks ago, almost all the workers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH) and Health offices in Morgantown woke up to notifications that they were out of a job. The cuts are part of a sweeping reduction in force at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as across the federal government in general.
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