CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The West Virginia Department of Human Services issued the following news on Sept. 30, 2024: The West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS), Bureau for Family Assistance (BFA) today announced a supplemental payment for Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) recipients. Individuals who received assistance through LIEAP during the current 2023 to 2024 program year will automatically receive an additional one-time payment ranging from $25 to $142.  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- George Washington University issued the following news: The parachuting, venomous Joro spider was apparently spotted in a Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood, a reported sighting that may confirm these spiders appear to be moving north. According to USA Today, the invasive spiders were first spotted in Georgia ten years ago and they've spread across Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee, with reports of the spider in Alabama, Maryland, Oklahoma and West Vi  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore issued the following news release on Sept. 30, 2024: * * * More Than 2,300 Checks Sent as Part of Automated Unclaimed Property Program * * * State Treasurer Riley Moore today announced checks totaling nearly $2.9 million have been sent to more than 2,300 recipients as part of the third year of the "West Virginia Cash Now" unclaimed property program, which automatically reunites certain individuals with their lost   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The West Virginia Department of Health issued the following news: The West Virginia Department of Health (DH) is urging residents to take proactive measures as COVID-19 cases rise in the state. In collaboration with the U.S. Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the U.S. Postal Service, COVIDtests.gov has reopened, allowing households across West Virginia to order four additional free over-the-counter COVID-19 tests. These tests a  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 1 -- The West Virginia University's Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: The West Virginia University School of Medicine has received Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education approval for a new internal medicine residency program that will be hosted on the Eastern Campus. Beginning with the inaugural class in July 2025, the WVU School of Medicine Eastern Internal Medicine Residency Program will accept six residents per   more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Sept. 30 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: As part of the Homecoming celebration weekend, the West Virginia Wesleyan College Departments of Theatre & Dance and Department of Music present "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 10-12 at 7:30 p.m. and also Sunday, Oct. 13 at 2 p.m. in the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are available at the door one hour prior to curtain and are  more