Month: January 2017

Trump may have hard time repealing anti-coal regulations

By DANIEL TYSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — During his presidential campaign then-candidate Donald J. Trump promised to ax regulations hindering coal. “I will rescind the coal mining moratorium, the excessive Interior Department stream rules and conduct a top-down review of all anti-coal regulations issued by the Obama administration,” he[Read More…]

WV legislators prep for new session

By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — The priorities for many local lawmakers to address in the upcoming legislative session include a large budget shortfall and dealing with West Virginia’s growing drug abuse problem. The West Virginia Legislature will gather in Charleston next week for interim[Read More…]

Migrating birds losing landing spot in Shepherdstown chimney

By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail SHEPERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Santa Claus isn’t the only creature with an appreciation for nice, roomy chimneys that aren’t venting hot, toxic fumes. For the past five years, during August and September, the 60-foot-tall brick chimney at Shepherd University’s Sara Cree Hall has been used as[Read More…]

Bird watchers swoop in for annual event

By MATT DELLINGER The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. –The Potomac Valley Audubon Society is holding an annual bird watching event on Jan. 11 to explore Jefferson County sites and primarily focus on waterfowl. “It’s a wintertime birding trip that primarily involves driving from site to site,” said Peter Smith, a longtime Audubon[Read More…]

Drone photography captures an Ohio Valley only birds see

By ALEC BERRY The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register Jeremy Lewis pilots a drone some several hundred feet in the air to photograph familiar Ohio Valley sights from a vantage point not ordinarily accessible. He said this activity, now a side business owned and operated as Flying Dreams Aerial Imaging Services, stemmed not[Read More…]

10 things to know: Tuesday, Jan. 3

Dorothy Abernathy, regional media director of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2107. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. 115TH CONGRESS SET TO BE SWORN IN Republicans who now control the House and[Read More…]

Legislature

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Aaron Allred, legislative manager & legislative auditor for the West Virginia Legislature, has released the following agenda for Tuesday and Wednesday’s January 2017 Interim meetings:   Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017 Convene Adjourn Committee Place 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Agriculture and Rural Development House Finance 9:00 AM 10:00 AM Tax Reform[Read More…]

Media Alert: Ski event set for Tuesday Canaan Valley Resort

MEDIA ALERT: West Virginia Division of Tourism and West Virginia ski industry officials celebrate ski season and recognize January as National Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month in West Virginia with an 11 a.m. event Tuesday, Jan. 3, at Canaan Valley Resort. What: The 2016/2017 ski season is in full swing[Read More…]

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