HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, March 9 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * 'Wheel of Fortune' announcer Jim Thornton named Marshall University Commencement speaker His voice is synonymous with solving puzzles, but for this year's graduating class at Marshall University, it will forever be tied to one of life's most meaningful rites of passage.  Jim Thornton, a Son of Marshall who last fall served as Marshall's Homecoming Grand Marshal, has been named as the 2026 Spri  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court supporting churches' right to autonomy in decisions touching on religious faith, doctrine, leadership, membership, and internal affairs. "Churches have a clearly d  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.   more

BELLEVUE, Washington, March 9 [Category: Sociological] -- MomsRising, an online and on-the-ground organization of more than one million mothers and their families, posted the following news release: * * * Experts Available to Discuss Child Care Bill Now Before State Senate * How HB 4191, Now Headed to Senate, Would Boost Small Businesses, Families and Communities by Expanding Child Care Access The West Virginia Association for Young Children (WVAYC) has small business leaders and advocates  more

WASHINGTON, March 9 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Independent Community Bankers of America posted the following news release: * * * ICBA Announces 2026-27 Executive Committee, West Virginia Banker Elected Chairman * San Diego, Calif. - The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) today announced the election of its 2026-27 executive committee during the 2026 ICBA LIVE national convention in San Diego.  Alice P. Frazier, president and CEO of Potomac Bank in Charles Town, W. V  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 9 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Successfully Challenges Biden Administration Housing Rule that Would Increase Construction Costs * Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a federal court in Texas has vacated a rule implemented by the Biden Administration that would have imposed spiked housing costs by imposing radical energy codes on home construction. The Biden Administration conceded th  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions. At issue is a decision by the  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, March 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * South Charleston Woman Sentenced to Prison for Role in Kanawha County Drug Trafficking Organization Amanda Marie Mace, also known as "A," 43, of South Charleston, was sentenced today to five years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of m  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 9, 2026, the nominations of seven individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security. James Arnott, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years. Jack Chambers, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years. Darrell Owens  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme  more