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WVSOM names Justin McAllister chief financial officer
WVSOM’s new Chief Financial Officer, Justin McAllister James W. Nemitz, Ph.D., president of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM), has named Justin McAllister the school’s vice president of finance and facilities and chief...

Get paid to move: The US towns and cities that’ll pay you to relocate
Jason Bulloch for Offerpad Get paid to move: The US towns and cities that’ll pay you to relocate The cost of moving is rising all the time, and even relocations in your existing town will leave a hole in your savings that takes time to fill in...

Survey Reveals the Subtle Dating Traits that Americans Find Most Attractive
When it comes to dating, most of us think we know what we’re looking for – height, smile, eye color, jawline, etc. But science suggests we’re being led more by instinct than Instagram. Beneath the surface-level “swipe-right” features lie subtle,...

Second man in deadly hit-and-run extradited to Frederick County
WINCHESTER — A second man allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Frederick County last month that killed a 29-year-old Winchester resident has been extradited to Virginia. Michael Eugene Jackson, 50, of the 1300 block of Quantrell Avenue in...

The Players Shaping Sarasota Paradise
It was the 61st minute into the game when Paradise’s forward finished off a well-placed pullback cross from another teammate, sending it into the net—the crowd erupted! Sarasota’s Paradise would play on and deliver a commanding 3–0 win over the...
Fatal Realities: A State-by-State Breakdown of What’s Killing Americans Most
America’s mortality map reveals a grim truth: what’s most likely to kill you depends heavily on where you live. In a recent deep dive into national death statistics, researcher Scott Vicknair uncovered critical geographic patterns in how disease,...

Hartford Foundation boosts LGBTQ+ health services with $200K of grants
Transportation and lack of trained medical professionals are said to be some of the biggest barriers for members of the LGBTQ+ community when finding health care. MANCHESTER, Conn. — In the months ahead, new progress will be made to expand LGBTQ+...

America's Top States for Business 2025: The full rankings
To rank America's Top States for Business in 2025, CNBC scored all 50 states on 135 metrics in 10 broad categories of competitiveness. The fundamentals of the study, now in its 19th year, are the same as they have always been, identifying the...

Six months in, Rep. Moore recovers more than $2M for taxpayers
Photo by Steven Allen Adams U.S. Rep. Riley Moore announced Tuesday that his office has assisted constituents in the 2nd Congressional District with recovering more than $2 million from federal agencies. CHARLESTON — More than six months after he...

Six months in, Rep. Moore recovers more than $2 million for taxpayers
CHARLESTON – More than six months after he first took office in the U.S. House of Representatives, 2nd District Congressman Riley Moore has already recovered more than $2 million on behalf of constituents. Moore’s office announced Tuesday that his...

College athletics the way it was meant to be still exists at Barton
When he was named head football coach at the University of North Carolina, seven-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick proudly proclaimed that the Tar Heels would become the “NFL’s 33rd team.” It’s been reported that former Duke basketball star...

Review: In ‘The Listeners,’ Maggie Stiefvater approaches WWII with a distinct voice
THE LISTENERS. By Maggie Stiefvater. Viking. 400 pages. $30. Maggie Stiefvater has brought her magical prose with her to her first adult novel. “The Listeners” takes place at a luxury hotel in West Virginia as World War II begins. In need of a...

Why data centres are key to harnessing the power of AI
The rapid advancement of Artificial Intelligence is not just impacting the tech sector, it’s reshaping industries and society. Yet the technology’s future is dependent on a critical, often overlooked enabler: the data centre. Data centres house...

Hospitals Donate Underwater Drone To Ohio County EMA
Photo by Emma Delk WVU Medicine Wheeling and Reynolds Memorial Hospitals donated an underwater drone to the Ohio County Emergency Medical Agency on Wednesday. From left, Ohio County Emergency Medical Services Paramedic Michael Loborec, Reynolds...

Calvert’s LEAP Forward Gives $94,000 in Student Scholarships
Prince Frederick, Maryland- LEAP Forward Inc. celebrated its 24th annual scholarship reception, awarding 57 scholarships totaling $94,000 to high school graduates and college students from Calvert, Charles, St. Mary’s, and Prince George’s...
Commentary: The torch of freedom and democracy – “Liberty Enlightening the World” now extinguished by America’s greed, racism, and classism
Statue of Liberty, in silhouette. Courtesy of National Park Service. By Christopher Young, Contributing Writer, In 1886, it was a monumental gift from one nation to another, celebrating the enduring values of liberty and democracy, embodying the...

Deion Sanders’ Big 12 Media Day was everything that sets him apart from his peers
FRISCO — Deion Sanders went last among the coaches at Big 12 Media Days, which was no accident. Brett Yormark, who once worked for Jay-Z, knows better than to get his acts out of order. Prime Time couldn’t have come soon enough. Two days of...

Philly EPA workers speak out after Trump admin suspends staff
EPA employees rally Wednesday, July 9, in support of suspended workers. Madasyn Andrews Philadelphia-based U.S. Environmental Protection Agency employees rallied Wednesday in support of nearly 140 colleagues who have been suspended for criticizing...

National Policy, Local Impact
Food Aid: More Need, Less Supply On May 22, 613 households visited the St. Thomas Food Pantry in North Side in three hours, setting a new record. “That was a substantial jump,” Director Kristin Cummings says. The pantry usually serves 450 to 500...

Part II: How the Trump plan for the federal budget hurts Appalachia
President Donald Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget includes steep cuts that would have serious consequences for Appalachians and people in coal communities across the country if enacted. The proposal kicks off the congressional funding...