SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- BridgeValley Community and Technical College posted the following news: * * * BridgeValley Expands Support for First-Generation Students Through State Grant * SOUTH CHARLESTON, W. Va. - BridgeValley Community & Technical College has been awarded $14,000 through the FY 2027 First-Generation Student Success Grant Program administered by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission and the West Virginia Council for Community & Technical College Education. The funding will support BridgeValle more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Crapo Joins Colleagues in Introducing Bill to Permanently Restore Biological Sex Standard * Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) joined 10 of his Senate Republican colleagues to introduce the Title IX Clarification Act, which would ensure Title IX anti-discrimination requirements tied to federal education funding are based on biological sex and not "sexual orientation or gender identity." "The original intent of Title IX was to protect w more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA and Partners Reach Major Emergency Response Milestone at Fairmont Brine Site * PHILADELPHIA \- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in coordination with state and local partners, has completed a phase of time critical removal actions at the Fairmont Brine Site in Fairmont, West Virginia. Work completed over the last three years has helped ensure the safety of the community following a May 2023 industrial fire, marking an important  more PR

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- Fairmont State University posted the following news: * * * Folklife Awards Return to Fairmont State August 23 * The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center will host their annual Awards Ceremony on August 23 at 2:00 pm. The awards honor local artists, scholars, and performers who are stewards of traditional culture. Following the awards ceremony will be an open house from 3:00-4:00 pm. This event is free and open to the public. It will take place at the Folklife Centerlocated on Squibb Wilson B more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 12 (TNSletter) -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, with 15 co-signers issued the following letter to the Congressional leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 6, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Mike Johnson Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 - The Honorable Chuck Schumer Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 - The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries Minority Leader U.S. House more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 10 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * UPDATE: Following Attorney General Action, Financial Institutions Disavow Discrimination Against Firearms Industry * Three financial institutions who received letters from the West Virginia Attorney General's Office regarding possible violations of the Firearms Industry Nondiscrimination (FIND) Act have pledged not to discriminate against lawful firearm commerce. Ramp, BILL, and the First Internet Bank of Indiana  more PR

KENT, Ohio, Aug. 11 -- Wright State University posted the following news: * * * Wright State video producer earns Regional Emmy and state journalism award * Kris Sproles, Wright State video content producer, won a Regional Emmy and a state journalism award. Kris Sproles, video content producer in Wright State University's Office of University Communications and Marketing, earned two professional awards for his outstanding storytelling and visual journalism: a Regional Emmy and a state journalism award. Sproles received the Emmy for Multim more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU graduate students advance research focused on space discovery and patient advocacy as 2026 Ruby Fellows * The 2026 Ruby Scholars Graduate Fellows at West Virginia University are discovering links between the universe and Earth's environment and improving how patients learn about their diagnoses. Fellows Logan Gold and Chyanne Reid will each receive a $34,000 stipend, a $2,000 travel grant, and a tuition waiver to allow them to advance their  more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Aug. 11 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVU research aims to curb risky loss-chasing in online betting * Because gamblers often up the ante rather than cut their losses when their online bets and parlays are a bust, researchers at the West Virginia University John Chambers College of Business and Economics are studying loss-chasing behavior in West Virginia to help protect Mountain State gamblers and their families from the associated risks. "Some people are placing hundreds of bets o more PR