WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network issued the following news release: Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network Government Relations Director Doug Hogan CHARLESTON, W. Va. - "West Virginia has the highest adult smoking rate in the country, over 28% of West Virginia high school students use tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, and nearly 38% of cancer deaths can be attributed to smoking in the state, the highest   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 15 -- Americans for Prosperity issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: CHARLESTON, West Virginia, -- Today, Americans for Prosperity (AFP) launched a $20 million nationwide campaign calling on Congress to protect prosperity and renew President Trump's highly successful Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) - a cornerstone of AFP and the Trump Administration's shared economic agenda this year. The campaign, the largest effort by a conservative organization to support  more

BOONE, North Carolina, Jan. 15 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release: CHARLESTON -- A notice issued by federal coal mining regulators today outlines the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection's failures to address persistent problems at a set of South Fork Coal Company mines and directs state regulators to address the issues and report back. The West Virginia DEP has failed to identify patterns of violations and has allowed violations to remain unaddressed beyon  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Jan. 14 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College issued the following news: West Virginia Wesleyan College's Office of Spiritual and Religious Life will host the fourth annual WVWC Christian Ashram Jan. 24-26, 2025 at the Greek Alumni Room in the Virginia Thomas Law Center for the Performing Arts.  West Virginia Wesleyan College is the only college/university in the United States to host a Christian Ashram for its students, faculty, staff and alumni. A Christian Ashram is  more