West Virginia Science & Technology News

Advocacy organizations suggest consumers ask the following questions to determine whether products directly benefit breast cancer research: 1. How much money from the purchase goes toward breast cancer causes, and how does the transaction work? Some companies require you to...

Weary of being stuck with what they call the false label of America's unhealthiest city, Huntington residents are offering a wary welcome to a celebrity TV chef who hopes to help them shape up. Jamie Oliver is starring in a...

Scientists report that the white-nose fungus has so far been responsible for the death of an estimated 500,000 bats in a zone stretching from New England to Virginia. At this rate, the fungus could kill millions of bats over the...

Intimate partner violence takes a similar health toll in same-sex and opposite-sex couples, a new study in the American Journal of Public Health shows. Some studies have suggested that domestic violence may actually be more common among same-sex couples, Robert...

A suspected Virginia perv’s alleged scheme to abduct a 12-year-old Littleton girl and take nude photos of her - broken up by fast-acting adults and police - is part of an escalating plague of Internet predators, authorities said. “It’s definitely...

Glenville School can look forward to an early homecoming. Town building officials on Friday granted the rebuilt school a temporary certificate of occupancy. That paves the way for students and staff to return to the new facility in late November,...

The Daily News, jmink@bgdailynews.com /783-3246 Friday, October 30, 2009 11:44 AM CDT In the midst of high unemployment, Butler County has landed some new jobs as a start-up company locates in Morgantown. Blackhawk Composites, which manufactures aerospace parts, plans to...