WV National Guard members are headed to Iraq for aviation operations, according to The Charleston Gazette.
The brigade-sized combat aviation unit known as Task Force 34 has 2,700-plus National Guards troops from the states of Minnesota, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, New York, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia and Oklahoma.
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The Creative Arts Center has accepted another permanent sculpture: only the second to be installed outside the CAC.  “Last Dance” is a composition of stainless steel and river stones by Ohio artist Kevin Lyles.
“It was important for me to use the round stones found in West Virginia rivers, which have been accentuated by the steel [...]

It’s the lazy summer months, and one of the inexpensive ways to enjoy the great outdoors is to go to the “restricted use area” campsites in the Monongahela National Forest.  These fee free sites are first come, first served, and campers can stay for up to 14 days.  Check out the article about them in [...]

According to The Daily Athenaeum, WVU’s student newspaper, Rodriguez agreed late Tuesday night to pay the entire $4 million that was in his contract.
The settlement was reached on the night that Rodriguez was supposed to submit non-redacted term sheets he signed with Michigan that had previously been blacked out.
“It’s a case that should have settled [...]

Don’t forget that Friday evening there will be a parade at 6pm, and that the fireworks start at 10pm.  Downtown is generally very crowded just before and during the fireworks display, and traffic will be redirected due to the parade and the fireworks leaving a narrow gap there for free travel in the downtown vicinity.  [...]

To help with the feral cat problem, WBOY reports that Elkins has put an ordinance in place requiring owners to license their cats. Owners pay a fee ($5 if your pet is fixed, $25 if not) and they get a license they must put up in their window, listing their cats and the cats’ [...]

Happy WV Day!  Today the state is 145 years old!
WV became a state during the Civil War, seceding from Virginia after it became a Confederate state.  It took several years, but eventually what would become West Virginia applied to Congress to become a state.  Lincoln agreed to allow it (despite thinking it was unconstitutional) if [...]

125 Pleasant Street (otherwise known at 123 Pleasant Street’s upper bar) is opening its kitchen!  Get burgers, vegetarian sandwiches, ultimate BLTs and more!  The restaurant currently plans to open at 5 and stay open until midnight Tuesday through Saturday!
First day is Wednesday, June 18th!  Check it out!

If you’ve bought tomatoes at the store recently you may want to throw them out, just to be safe.  The FDA has issued a warning due to some types of tomatoes being contaminated with a rare form of Salmonella bacteria (serotype [...]

With ongoing pressure over the Bresch degree scandal and 127 former WVU Foundation donors saying they would hold donations until a new leader was chosen, Garrison has chosen to resign effective September 1.
“After careful reflection, I have determined I am the one person who is uniquely situated to stop this dialogue with my decision,” Garrison [...]