By ALEX MEYER, The Wheeling News-Register WHEELING — Work to replace pipes carrying natural gas underneath downtown Wheeling streets is ongoing at a section of Market Street, with more projects set to continue through mid-September. A company contracted by Mountaineer Gas began work last week to install new pipelines underneath[Read More…]
WVPA Sharing
Member newspaper- and West Virginia Press Association-generated news articles, series, photos, cartoons. This information is available for sharing and publication by other member newspapers.
Welcome Day at BridgeValley:
W.Va. Port Authority board postpones sale of state intermodal facility
By Alayna Fuller, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Public Port Authority board members made a motion to postpone the public sale of the $32 million Heartland Intermodal Gateway Facility in Wayne County at a meeting Wednesday. At the beginning of the meeting at the state Capitol Complex, Transportation[Read More…]
Visit Almost Heaven
W.Va. Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs visiting Ranson as next stop on Listening Tour
CHARLESTON, WV – The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs (HHOMA) will hold its fourth Listening Tour event this year in the City of Ranson. The tour stop will be held Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. in the Ranson Civic Center: 432 W. Second Avenue. The event is free and open[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, Aug. 8
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WARMING REPORT SEES HUNGRY FUTURE A new United Nations scientific report examines[Read More…]
Lower gas utility bills anticipated for most W.Va. customers
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Most natural gas customers in West Virginia should see a reduction in their bills this upcoming heating season, according to the Public Service Commission (PSC) of West Virginia. The gas rates of customers are adjusted annually to account for the cost of gas in a[Read More…]
Editorial: W.Va. Gov. Justice delivers with $20 million aid package to NCWV Airport
From the The Exponent Telegram of Clarksburg: Wow! Or make that, WOW!! In an effort that matched or exceeded pre-event hype, Gov. Jim Justice delivered in a big way on his promise of a “historic announcement” Tuesday afternoon at NCWV Airport. The governor announced $20 million in funding for the[Read More…]
Drug companies ask U.S. Appellate Court to reevaluate decision to allow the public to see opioid pill data
By Courtney Hessler, The Herald-Dispatch CLEVELAND, Ohio — Drug firms are requesting the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals re-evaluate its previous ruling lifting a blanket ban on the release of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s pill data, citing a U.S. Supreme Court opinion released after its ruling. U.S. District Judge Dan[Read More…]
