West Virginia American Water, Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Partner on New Source Water Protection Patch

West Virginia American Water announced today its partnership with the Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council to create the “We Keep Water Flowing” patch program. A patch program is a series of activities designed for Girl Scouts to learn about a particular subject and, once complete, participants earn a patch to display on their uniforms.…

Spilman Adds to Litigation Team

Spilman Thomas & Battle (Spilman) announced that Jordan A. Sengewalt joined the law firm’s Wheeling office. Sengewalt’s primary area of practice is litigation. She has experience assisting clients in commercial litigation and insurance defense, including premises liability and professional liability and licensure. She also has experience serving as Guardian ad Litem to serve the best…

Capito, Manchin Announce $1.9 Million to Improve Forensic Science, Sexual Assault DNA Testing

U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $1,955,182 from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to the state of West Virginia. This funding will provide support for improved forensic science services, deliver jurisdictions with resources to improve efficiency of sexual assault kits and DNA…

West Virginia State University President Dr. Nicole Pride to Keynote Virtual Women & Technology Conference October 19

Dr. Nicole Pride, the president of West Virginia State University (WVSU), will offer keynote remarks at the 2020 Women & Technology Conference. The event, which aims to address the under-representation of women in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), will be held virtually on October 19, from 9 a.m. to noon. “We’re…

New Organ Donation Ads Released for National Hunting & Fishing Month, Feature West Virginian with Special Connection to Organ Donation

In observance of National Hunting and Fishing Month, Donate Life West Virginia is launching a statewide ad campaign to encourage organ and tissue donation registration via hunting and fishing license applications. West Virginia is one of the first states in the nation to provide an organ donation registration option in the hunting and fishing licensing…