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3 weeks ago | 
capito.senate.gov | Jim Bissett
A significant part of the workforce at the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health will return to work permanently, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday.
Capito, R-W.Va., made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, that the employees would be called back.
“As Chairman of the (Labor-HHS) Subcommittee, I was proud to advocate for the critical work that’s done at NIOSH in Morgantown, W.Va. My understanding from (Health & Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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1 month ago | 
gov1.com | Jim Bissett
By Jim BissettThe Dominion PostMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A number of furloughed scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are set to trod some familiar turf this morning. They’re going back to work—at least temporarily. The scientists and researchers are part of the agency’s coal miner and firefighter safety divisions, Cathy Tinney-Zara said.
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1 month ago | 
firerescue1.com | Jim Bissett
By Jim BissettThe Dominion PostMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A number of furloughed scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are set to trod some familiar turf this morning. They’re going back to work—at least temporarily. The scientists and researchers are part of the agency’s coal miner and firefighter safety divisions, Cathy Tinney-Zara said.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Jim Bissett
Apr. 29—MORGANTOWN — A number of furloughed scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are set to trod some familiar turf this morning. They're going back to work—at least temporarily. The scientists and researchers are part of the agency's coal miner and firefighter safety divisions, Cathy Tinney-Zara said.
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1 month ago | 
dominionpost.com | Jim Bissett
MORGANTOWN — A number of furloughed scientists and researchers from the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health are set to trod some familiar turf this morning. They’re going back to work — at least temporarily. The scientists and researchers are part of the agency’s coal miner and firefighter safety divisions, Cathy Tinney-Zara said.
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1 month ago | 
ems1.com | Jim Bissett
By Jim BissettThe Dominion PostMORGANTOWN, W.Va. — For the people who work as first responders across the Mountain State, it’s all about the numbers. And not just the 911 number called after that bad wreck on the interstate — or when a loved one is slumped over the kitchen table. “Right now, we need everybody we can get, " Christopher Starkey, a paramedic and lieutenant with Lewis County Emergency Medical Services, said Tuesday night.
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1 month ago | 
dominionpost.com | Jim Bissett
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Patrick Morrisey vowed vigilance Thursday afternoon as he signed a bill into law that will deliver harsher penalties to those found guilty of trafficking drugs causing death in the Mountain State. “We’re gonna constantly be looking for you,” he said. “We’re gonna be targeting you, and by God, we’re gonna hold you accountable.”Senate Bill 196, is now officially known as “Lauren’s Law” on the books in West Virginia.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Jim Bissett
Apr. 17—MORGANTOWN — For the people who work as first responders across the Mountain State, it's all about the numbers. And not just the 911 number called after that bad wreck on the interstate — or when a loved one is slumped over the kitchen table. "Right now, we need everybody we can get, " Christopher Starkey, a paramedic and lieutenant with Lewis County Emergency Medical Services, said Tuesday night.
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1 month ago | 
dominionpost.com | Jim Bissett
MORGANTOWN – For the people who work as first responders across the Mountain State, it’s all about the numbers. And not just the 911 number called after that bad wreck on the interstate – or when a loved one is slumped over the kitchen table. “Right now, we need everybody we can get,” Christopher Starkey, a paramedic and lieutenant with Lewis County Emergency Medical Services, said Tuesday night.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Jim Bissett
Apr. 10—MORGANTOWN — WVU on Thursday said it is continuing to "work directly " with a number of students and graduates whose international visas have been revoked recently by the federal government—but would not discuss what such a process might entail. The university is keeping the identities of the involved students confidential. "At this point, we're not able to provide specifics beyond this, " spokeswoman Shauna Johnson said in an email confirming the revocations.
