New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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Is West Virginia Short Of 20,000 Skilled Workers Its Economy Needs?
Is West Virginia falling significantly behind in the job skills required for today’s economy? West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee said so in…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDoes West Virginia Rank Sixth In The Nation In At-Risk Youth?
Woody Thrasher, a Republican who is challenging West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice in the 2020 GOP primary, took to Twitter to call out the state’s level of…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsShelley Moore Capito Correct On Suicides In West Virginia
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., recently sought to raise awareness about suicide, focusing on its toll in her home state."On average, one person dies…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIs Murray Energy The Nation's Largest Coal Company?
Murray Energy Corp., a major player in the coal-mining industry, declared bankruptcy in late October, sending shockwaves across coal-dependent regions of…
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Has West Virginia’s Economy Boomed Since Trump, Justice Took Office?
President Trump has established a close relationship with West Virginia, the state that gave him his second-widest margin of victory in 2016. On July 21,…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAre 1,600 New Coal-Fired Power Plants Being Constructed Today?
The president of the United Mine Workers of America -- a union representing coal miners, many of them in West Virginia -- sees a future for coal in…
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