BECKLEY, W.Va. — The watchdog arm of the Environmental Protection Agency found the agency is not doing enough to protect the country’s water resources from possible hazardous effects of hydraulic fracturing, a report released Friday found. Specifically, the Office of Inspector General wrote the agency needs to get tougher on[Read More…]
Month: July 2015
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, July 21
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, July 21, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. TRUMP HAS SUPPORTERS CHEERING As the fallout intensifies after[Read More…]
Pendleton County teen honored for heroics
UPPER TRACT, W.Va. — A delegation of state emergency services leaders came to Pendleton County Wednesday to recognize the heroism of 13-year-old Zachary Higgins, who bashfully sat sideways in his folding chair with his legs hooked companionably over his father’s knee. “On March 29, Zachary and his dad, George Frankowski,[Read More…]
W.Va. No. 1 in first-time home buyers
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Despite the recent recession stalling home ownership for tens of thousands of first-time home buyers, West Virginia is actually bucking the trend by leading the nation in first-time home ownership. The National Association of Realtors said within the past decade, the share of first-time home buyers in[Read More…]
Hard times hit oil fields in W.Va., elsewhere
WEST UNION, W.Va. — Greg Sutton smirked when asked if he and the large oil and natural gas companies are in the same dire financial straits. “Yeah, right,” was his two-word reply. At first the question may seem an outlandish comparison. However, while some riggers are looking at nearly a year[Read More…]
Short-term funding for transportation inexcusable
An editorial from The Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — It’s a problem that demands a solution. The U.S. Congress, for years, has been unable to find one. The subject is federal funding for transportation projects across the nation. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx said this month that the federal[Read More…]
Motorists should take extra care in work zones
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Barreling down the highway at 70 miles per hour – or faster – is standard on the nation’s interstate highways. But as most of us have experienced, bottlenecks on down the road often back up traffic quickly, and suddenly a motorist can find[Read More…]
Clarksburg state office complex taking shape
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Cathy Goings says she enjoys driving past the future state office complex on Clarksburg’s West Main Street every day. The daily commute affords the Clarksburg mayor and businesswoman the opportunity to see the building take shape. “Now that they’re doing the facade, you start to see the[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Monday, July 20
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Monday, July 20, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. U.S., CUBA RESTORE FULL DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS The Cuban flag[Read More…]
Up to 30 governors expected at The Greenbrier
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For the first time in 65 years, the nation’s governors are holding their summer meeting in West Virginia. The National Governors Association meeting starts Thursday night and runs through Saturday at The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs. About 25 to 30 governors plan to attend the[Read More…]
