West Virginia will allow people with disabilities to vote by smartphone

More governments in the US are offering the option to vote by smartphone. West Virginia's governor is poised to sign a bill requiring that all counties offer people with disabilities a way to vote online, just in time for the 2020 presidential elect...

Listening to starlight: Our ongoing search for alien intelligence

Six hours a day, seven days a week, for four straight months. That's how long radio astronomer Frank D. Drake pointed the 26-meter telescope at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) research facility in Green Bank, West Virginia, towards th...

Google Express delivery expands along the East Coast

East coast residents now have a new way to shop online. Google announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its Google Express online delivery service to a dozen states throughout the Northeast. Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,...

Pregnant women advised to avoid drinking tap water following toxic spill


Health officials in West Virginia are advising pregnant women to refrain from drinking tap water until further notice. The advisory was issued on Wednesday night, citing a report from the Centers for...