The Carpenter Crunch Time contest returns for the 2026 football season with a new design and a season leaderboard. The free weekly pick ’em features seven high school and college games. Make your picks today!
WVU researchers found ChatGPT-5 Pro can create realistic, useful psychiatry training cases about patients’ chatbot use. However, human supervision remains essential to ensure patient safety, accuracy and ethical medical education.
Fairmont State’s Folklife Center brings back its annual awards August 23, honoring hammered dulcimer players Lynette Swiger and Patricia Harper along with two posthumous honorees. A free open house follows with live music, square dancing, clogging and crafts.
West Virginia Wesleyan College will welcome more than 400 new students for the 2026-2027 academic year, its largest freshman class in more than five years.
Dr. Sheena Van Meter will become Harrison County Schools superintendent Oct. 1, 2026, succeeding retiring Superintendent Dora Stutler. The veteran educator has led Hardy County Schools since 2017 and brings more than 20 years of experience.
Renowned documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has released a video opposing the Valley Link transmission line, adding a national voice to a fight that already includes two local delegates, both of Upshur County’s state senators and the Upshur County Commission.
