COLLEGEVILLE, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Ursinus College issued the following news: * * * $2 million donated to support tuition-inclusive Go Global program Two million dollars has been donated to help fund Ursinus's tuition-inclusive Go Global program.  This milestone is anchored by strong alumni support, including a new $1 million gift from Bill Pepper '89. A political science major at Ursinus who went on to receive a J.D. and MBA from the University of Pittsburgh, Pepper is enthusiastic about  more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, May 7 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * 4 WVU students awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships * Four West Virginia University students have joined the ranks of the nation ' s top emerging researchers after earning prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. This year's winners are Daniel Campa, of Morgantown; Colin Krisulevicz, of Salisbury, Maryland; Rebecca Ozbolt, of Akron, Ohio; and Samuel S  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, May 7 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson fights to protect parental rights from woke gender ideology * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson today joined a 20-state and territory letter to the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education in support of parental rights. It has been reported that schools within the Montgomery County Public School District in Maryland push students toward  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 8 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - May 7, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.7 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissio  more

SEOUL, South Korea, May 7 -- Samsung, a manufacturer of mobile devices and wearable tech to intelligent home appliances, issued the following news: * * * Celebrating the Educators Shaping Tomorrow's Innovators This Teacher Appreciation Week, Samsung honors the resilience and impact of educators empowering students to solve real-world challenges with STEM and AI * This Teacher Appreciation Week (May 4-8), Samsung is celebrating the educators inspiring the next generation of creators and chan  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: * * * Duquesne Kline School of Law Professors Present at AI & Law Symposium Professors from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University presented at the Artificial Intelligence and the Legal Profession Law Review Symposium at the West Virginia University College of Law on April 10. Their presentation "A View from the Weeds" was based on a paper they authored together, entitled "Building the   more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 7 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN and Players Era Announce Multi-Year Agreement for Players Era Men's College Basketball Championships * * The 2026 Players Era Men's Championships will expand to 24 teams across two tournaments, highlighted by the past two national champions Michigan and Florida * ESPN networks will be the exclusive home of all 37 games across the two tournaments and Players Era   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Fugitive Located in Ecuador After 11 Years on the Run * Wheeling, WV - An Ohio County man wanted for Possession of Child Pornography was arrested yesterday by the U.S. Marshals Service in Miami, Florida. David Buzzard, 76, was indicted on April 7, 2015, in the Northern District of West Virginia, due to an investigation conducted by the FBI. He is alleged to have knowingly possessed  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, May 6 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces West Virginia Joins "A Home for Every Child" Initiative with HHS Governor Patrick Morrisey today joined Assistant Secretary Alex Adams of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to announce West Virginia's participation in the national "A Home for Every Child" initiative, a collaborative effort aimed a  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Rep. Carol Miller, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Miller Brings Nearly $60 Million to West Virginia for Clean Water, Law Enforcement, Jobs, and Infrastructure * Washington, D.C. \- Since Congress created the Community Project Funding program in Fiscal Year 2022, Congresswoman Miller (R-WV) has secured $59,302,487 for southern West Virginia. Community Project Funding allows Members of Congress to put forward requests for direct funding for proje  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, May 7 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Nebraska Leads 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay Today, Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers filed an amicus brief on behalf of 23 states asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for the chemical abortion drug mifepristone. The stayed rule,  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 [Category: Energy] -- The American Petroleum Institute posted the following news release: * * * Nicole Luciano Named Associate Director of API Pennsylvania * HARRISBURG, PA -April 28, 2026 -Today, the American Petroleum Institute (API) appointed Nicole Luciano of Harrisburg as Associate Director of API Pennsylvania. Luciano brings over 10 years of public policy, advocacy, legislative and regulatory analysis, coalition building and utility industry experience and will suppor  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "America 250: Industrialization and the Rise of Small Manufacturers" at 2:30 p.m. on May 13, 2026, at 428A Russell Senate Office Building: Witness Panel 1 * Mr. Edward "Ned" Hill, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate, The Ohio Manufacturing Institute, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH * Ms. Danielle M. Petrak, Curator, Watts Museum, West Virginia University,   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 7 -- Vanderbilt University posted the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt University honors Class of 2026 Founder's Medalists * Vanderbilt University recognized the 2026 Founder's Medalists for their remarkable scholarly dedication and outstanding achievements during the Graduates Day event on May 7 as part of the Commencement celebration. Since 1877, the university has awarded a medal to the student graduating with top honors from each of the university's sc  more

WASHINGTON, May 8 -- The West Virginia Rivers Coalition, Charleston, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding proposed Standards for Air Curtain Incinerators and related issues. The coalition, representing members concerned with environmental health in West Virginia, highlighted the potential health and environmental impacts of emissions from ACIs and pyrolysis facilities in industrial areas along the Kanawha and Ohio rivers. The letter emphasized   more

BOONE, North Carolina, May 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Water advocates and lawmakers urge Congress to appropriate funds to address legacy water issues in West Virginia * WEST VIRGINIA - Today, nearly 40 organizations and nine bipartisan West Virginia state lawmakers sent a letter to congressional appropriators requesting $250 million in targeted funding to address water quality in the state. The organizations wrote this letter aft  more