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Maine and West Virginia game wardens face off in North Woods Throwdown charity softball game
WABI - Maine
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June 30, 2025
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (WMTW) - Maine game wardens took to the softball diamond for a good cause on Saturday. This year’s “North Woods Throwdown” took place at the Old Orchard Beach ballpark where members of the Maine Department of Inland...
WVU student discovers widespread microplastic pollution in first-of-its-kind study of Appalachian streams and fish
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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MORGANTOWN — When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her research revealed microplastics in every fish she sampled. Tuzzio said her results from the study, which was...
Morrisey touts West Virginia’s development efforts
The Herald Star - Ohio
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WEIRTON — While visiting the Northern Panhandle this week to check in on emergency response to the flooding in Ohio County and celebrate the establishment of a new civics-based program at West Virginia University, Gov. Patrick Morrisey took time...
WVU student discovers microplastic pollution in…
Times West Virginian
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MORGANTOWN — When West Virginia University biology undergraduate student Isabella Tuzzio tested fish from central Appalachian streams, her research revealed microplastics in every fish she sampled. Tuzzio said her results from the study, which was...
Thousands of motorists stranded for up to eight hours after heavy rains trigger mudslides in West Virginia
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Florida weather in Gas Valley
The Review - Ohio
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I don’t like Florida. I don’t like the sand, nasty vegetation, heat, flat landscape, tasteless sweet corn, and sun-brown wrinkled old men going shirtless. I don’t go to Florida if I can help it. Florida weather, however, seems to have come to me,...
Maine and West Virginia game wardens face off in charity softball game
WMTW 8 - Maine
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June 28, 2025
Maine and West Virginia game wardens face off in North Woods Throwdown charity softball game The game raises funds to help prevent poaching and to support young hunters and fishers. IN LEWISTON. I’M JACOB MURPHY FOR MAINE’S TOTAL COVERAGE TODAY....
West Virginia Lawmakers Kick Off Interim Meetings with Tourism and Economic Development Focus
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 28, 2025
Lawmakers gathered at Stonewall Resort in Lewis County on Sunday to begin three days of legislative interim meetings, with a spotlight on two major priorities: boosting tourism and rethinking economic development. Tourism Department Shows Strong...
Guest column: Improving health outcomes for West Virginia’s veterans
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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Mesothelioma is a rare malignancy affecting people exposed to asbestos. Each year, across all cancer diagnoses, mesothelioma accounts for fewer than 3,000 cases. As a result, research interest in this condition is limited, with dire consequences...
A tale of two tornadoes in Pendleton County, West Virginia
WHSV-TV - Virginia
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June 27, 2025
FRANKLIN, WVa. (WHSV) - West Virginia is not exactly known for tornadoes but they do happen. There are only a few known tornadoes between Grant and Pendleton County, West Virginia. Hardy County does not have an official tornado in the National...
W.Va. police launch crackdown on boating under the influence for July 4-6
West Virginia Explorer
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June 30, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As West Virginians gear up to celebrate Independence Day with fireworks, family gatherings, and time on the water, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is taking a strong stance to ensure those festivities don’t end...
West Virginia region hit by deadly flash flooding again faces torrential rain
CBS News
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June 26, 2025 / 11:10 PM EDT / CBS/AP West Virginia still recovering from floods West Virginia's "coal country" still recovering from February floods 02:56 A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks...
Research on Larry Gibson dedicated to the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Appalachian Voice
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June 27, 2025
Larry Gibson at a prayer breakfast in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., featuring honored guest Wendell Berry, in April 2012. Photo by Mark Schmerling. By Joe Severino As a child in the 1950s, Larry Gibson fell in love with his...
More scenic stops for summer as W.Va. adds to "Almost Heaven" Swing Trail
West Virginia Explorer
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June 30, 2025
SPENCER, W.Va. — Travelers exploring West Virginia this summer will have even more opportunities to capture picture-perfect moments, as the number of “Almost Heaven” photo-ops across the state has grown to 43. Advertisement The W.Va. Department of...
IT contractor plans $1M expansion of Tysons headquarters
FFX Now - Virginia
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June 30, 2025
EastBoro I office building at 8251 Greensboro Drive in Tysons (via Google Maps) An information technology company that received competing offers from Texas, Florida and West Virginia has decided to stay put in Tysons. Described by the Fairfax...
Toxic mine runoff cleanup revives West Virginia waterways and extracts rare earth elements
Environmental Health News
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June 27, 2025
Once-lifeless streams across West Virginia are being revived by community-led efforts to treat coal mine pollution, which is now also yielding valuable rare earth metals. Mira Rojanasakul reports for The New York Times. In short: Decades of coal...
Flash Flooding Again Hits West Virginia Areas Trying to Clean Up from Deluge
Insurance Journal
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June 27, 2025
A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night. A flash flood warning was issued for the Wheeling area, about an...
Underground coal seam fire continues to burn in West Virginia town
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 27, 2025
WHITEHALL, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Volunteers from the Valley Volunteer Fire Department responded to a smoke investigation behind Winston Wheels and Tires in Whitehall on June 23, where they discovered an active underground coal seam fire. Engine-122 and...
Widespread flooding issues reported across West Virginia
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 27, 2025
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – Heavy rain from widespread thunderstorms has created multiple flooding issues across the state Thursday evening. As of 11:15 PM, reports of flooding have started to spread over social media. There have been numerous...
Flash flooding again hits West Virginia communities still trying to clean up from deadly deluge
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night. A flash flood warning was issued for the...