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Scott Dwight Lanham, 37 of Poca has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will be leaving for Zambia July 25 to begin pre-service training.

There's no lack of studies on the impact of coal on the environment, the economy and the life and health of people living in a region like Appalachia, the heart of which is West Virginia.

Charleston has again experienced a population decline, according to new U.S. Census Bureau estimates, and if the trend continues West Virginia could soon be one of the only states in the nation with no city larger than 50,000 people.

JOB TITLE: Public Relations Specialist COMPANY: West Virginia University POSTDATE: 6/26/2009 LOCATION: Morgantown, WV DESCRIPTION: West Virginia University has an opening for a newly created position, Public Relations Specialist of the International Center for Performance Excellence , who will oversee the marketing and publicity activity for ICPE ...

Big changes are taking place Tuesday at West Virginia University and in the City of Morgantown.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. James P. Clements, who assumes the West Virginia University presidency today, announced that he has asked interim Chief of Staff Jay Cole to extend his service in this role and Cole has agreed.

The Anthony Becht Football Camp kicked off on Monday morning at Bridgeport High School.

Foes of surface mining say calling West Virginia the Mountain State is practically false advertising these days, and they're putting their money where their mouths are.

Researchers have published the results of the first clinical trial in Africa of a treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a major cancer in people with AIDS.

The road of life is not an easy one. It is full of bumps, twists and turns. It is also full of many tests and tribulations, but it is the determination that one has to turn their tests into testimonies that make a person great.

June 24, 2009 WVU Research Examines Health Impact of Mining Illness, Premature Deaths Cost Appalachia Billions Special to Bluefieldnews.net Morgantown, WV - The costs of illness and premature deaths in Appalachia related to coal mining far outweigh economic benefits the industry brings to the region, says Michael Hendryx, Ph.D., associate director ...

June 26, 2009 BOOK REVIEW: 'Seneca Wood': Mayhem, Mishaps, Murder and Mirth in the Mountain State By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Book Critic "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I ...

HAVRE, Mont. - Montana State University President Geoff Gamble has named Frank Trocki the new chancellor for Montana State University-Northern in Havre.

A native of Parkersburg, Dan Page was involved in the startup of The State Journal in 1984.

If Congress were like school, Rep. Nick Rahall, D-W.Va., would get a perfect attendance certificate.

Posted Tuesday, June 23, 2009 ; 06:19 PM Post Comment Updated Tuesday, June 23, 2009 ; 06:37 PM School originally given a "D" now it's an "I" for "In Process" MORGANTOWN -- The West Virginia University School of Medicine says a recent assessment from the American Medical Student Association is misleading.

The costs of illness and premature deaths in Appalachia related to coal mining far outweigh economic benefits the industry brings to the region, says Michael Hendryx, Ph.D., of WVU's Department of Community Medicine.

Coal mining costs Appalachians five times more in early deaths than it provides in economic benefits Monday, June 22, 2009 By Bill Becker The Appalachian region has been supplying American with cheap energy for generations, a duty it has performed with a sense of pride and patriotism.

The West Virginia University Stroke Center is planning a multimillion-dollar upgrade and expansion.

Washington, June 20 : Keeping your teeth brushed and flossed can help preserve memory, say researchers.