WASHINGTON (AP) — Katie Zacharia is departing as White House press secretary, a person familiar with the matter said Friday, after a short and rocky tenure that was defined by questions about her professional background and lack of polish in fielding questions from journalists. The person, ...
PARKERSBURG — Student-built robotics and cube projects gave West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt and members of the Wood County Board of Education a look at hands-on learning Thursday at Hamilton Middle School. The visitors stopped in Katie Tyre’s STEAM class, where ...
PARKERSBURG – Almost two years to the day after demolition began on the old City Park pavilion, the city will officially open the doors on its larger replacement Monday. A ribbon-cutting for the nearly $15 million Simms Powell Pavilion is scheduled for 4 p.m. Monday, followed by an open ...
CHARLESTON – West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is joining a consortium of states filing separate lawsuits against the parent company of ChatGPT over concerns that the artificial intelligence company’s technology poses risks for children. The West Virginia Attorney General’s Office filed a lawsuit Wednesday in Mason County Circuit Court against California-based OpenAI Global LLC and seven affiliated corporate entities. The complaint alleges that OpenAI violated the West Virginia Consumer Credit and Protection Act and other state laws through deceptive marketing, unsafe ...
MARIETTA — Samantha Tromblay was sworn in Wednesday morning as the fourth female police officer in Marietta’s history and the first woman hired by the department in 25 years, according to Police Chief Katie Warden. Tromblay, a lateral transfer from the Columbus Police Department, lives ...
PARKERSBURG – The race for the House of Delegates District 14 is between Republican incumbent Dave Foggin and Democratic challenger Crystal Butcher. Foggin, 55, of Belleville is a retired teacher in Wood County Schools. He has served two terms in the House and is coming to the end of his ...
