Flags ordered to half staff in West Virginia for 9/11 | WBOY.com
WEB3 days ago · Updated: Sep 10, 2024 / 05:07 PM EDT. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WBOY) — U.S. and West Virginia flags will be flown at half staff on Sept. 11 to observe Patriot Day. Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced the flag order proclamation on Tuesday, saying that it will apply to all flags at state-owned facilities in West Virginia. It will be from dawn until dusk.
How a mom of kids with intellectual disabilities helped open a …
WEB3 days ago · ELKINS, W.Va. (WBOY) — Since 2017, Mountainside ABA in Elkins has worked to give children with intellectual disabilities more independent lives, but there’s a personal story for how the service came to be. At the service’s Life Skills building, clients learn necessary tasks like communication, household chores, and how to generally ...
United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties launches new …
WEB3 days ago · MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WBOY) — United Way members have taken to the streets to help spread the word about the nonprofit’s new fundraising campaign. The United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties launched its 2025 campaign on Tuesday with a “Honk and Wave event” to encourage those passing by to learn more about how to get …
WVU researcher investigates ‘new window into the universe’ with ...
WEB4 days ago · This undated photo provided by researchers in June 2023 shows the Green Bank Observatory in Green Bank, W. Va. This and several other telescopes around the world were used to observe the slow gravitational waves — faint ripples made by massive black holes — that are constantly stretching and squeezing everything in the universe …
Wheeling for Hope raises suicide prevention awareness with Jeeps
WEB5 days ago · Wheeling for Hope is a non-profit with volunteers from Jeep Babe, aiming to spread the word of suicide prevention through travelling across the state in their jeeps, especially the designated Wheeling for Hope Jeep. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), suicide is the 10 leading cause of death in West Virginia.
Tennessee man cited for having too many flags in yard - WBOY 12 …
WEB5 days ago · FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — A Tennessee man, cited for having too many flags in his front yard, is asking city leaders to reconsider the ordinance he is said to have violated. Duane Charlton has lived on Birchwood Circle in Franklin, just south of Nashville, for nearly three decades. Currently, he has seven flags posted along his curb, as well ...
Big Lots entering Chapter 11 bankruptcy, announces sale
WEB4 days ago · COLUMBUS, Ohio, (WBOY) — Closeout retail chain Big Lots Monday announced that it initiated voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware as part of a sale agreement with Nexus Capital Management. Nexus will acquire “substantially all” of Big Lots’ assets and ongoing business operations …
Pentagon chief says a six-month temporary budget bill will have ...
WEB5 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — Passage of a six-month temporary spending bill would have widespread and devastating effects on the Defense Department, Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said in a letter to key members of Congress on Sunday. Austin said that passing a continuing resolution that caps spending at 2024 levels, rather than taking action on the …
Clarksburg Classical Academy officially opens in old Adamston …
WEB4 days ago · Updated: Sep 9, 2024 / 09:10 PM EDT. CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (WBOY) — After being announced back in January, the long-awaited Clarksburg Classical Academy officially cut the ribbon in the old Adamston Elementary/Victory High School building. Principal Melissa Nelson told 12 News that the academy is a completely free, public …
Over 900 invasive beetles found during first-of-its-kind hunting ...
WEB5 days ago · KANEOHE, Hawaii — Since 2013, coconut rhinoceros beetles have been attacking palm trees in Hawaii.Residents took the fight against the invasive bugs into their own hands on Saturday. The coconut rhinoceros beetles, or CRB, are native to Africa, Southeast Asia, and China, according to Hawaii’s Invasive Species Council.They were …
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