MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, April 27 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * 5 WVU Bucklew Scholars chosen as 2026 Foundation Scholars * Twenty incoming West Virginia University students from across the Mountain State who are driven by shared passions for innovation and service have been named the 2026-27 cohort of Bucklew Scholars. From this distinguished group of students, five have been selected as Foundation Scholars, the highest academic scholarship the University aw more PR

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Riley M. Moore Presents $900,000 Check to Support Marshall University's Aviation Expansion Congressman Riley M. Moore presented a $900,000 check to support the expansion of Marshall University Aviation's in-person training program, strengthening workforce development in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle and addressing critical shortages in the aviation industry. The funding, sec more PR

FAIRMONT, West Virginia, April 28 -- Fairmont State University issued the following news: * * * Fairmont State University Receives Grant to Support Accreditation Renewal for Occupational Safety Program Fairmont State University has received $5,000 in grant funding through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) to offset accreditation renewal costs for the Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety Program. The Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) leads a  more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 28 -- Dinsmore and Shohl, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Super Lawyers Names 15 Dinsmore Attorneys to 2026 West Virginia List Fifteen Dinsmore attorneys from four of the Firm's West Virginia offices were named to the 2026 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. The attorneys named are located in Charleston, Huntington, Morgantown and Wheeling. Four attorneys were named Rising Stars for the first time, while labor and employment partner Mark Carter  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Rear Adm. Richard Lofgren, acting chief of the U.S. Navy Reserve, from an April 21, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman McConnell, Ranking Member Coons, distinguished members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to testify on behalf of the 59,000 Navy Reserve Sailors, 2,400 Strategic Sealift Officers, and 400 civilians of the Navy Reserve. I want  more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, April 28 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH graduate student turns childhood fascination with storms into award-winning research career Russ Nelson For Madison Wallner, a graduate research assistant of Atmospheric and Earth Science (AES) at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, a childhood moment of awe has grown into a professional pursuit: the study of thunderstorms to predict why some  more PR

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, April 28 -- West Liberty University issued the following news: * * * WLU Faculty and Students Present at Eastern Communication Association Convention in Pittsburgh West Liberty University media communications students Matty Lamp and Jenna Maguire attended the Eastern Communication Association Convention in Pittsburgh on April 9-11, presenting original research as part of the convention's James C. McCroskey and Virginia P. Richmond Undergraduate Scholars Conference more PR