MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVU’s Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources hosted a workshop on its campus Tuesday, July 7, combining outdoor fun and science. Andrew Hoover, with the WVU Research Corp., said the day’s course showed campers how to assemble a bicycle from scratch. “We started with just[Read More…]
Month: July 2015
PSC should reject rate policy change requests
An editorial from The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As the state Public Service Commission considers a policy change request from two of the state’s largest utilities, we hope commissioners keep consumers in mind. West Virginia American Water and Mountaineer Gas have asked the PSC to change how it calculates rates.[Read More…]
Gassaway food bank recovering from fiscal woes
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite financial struggles that nearly crippled its program earlier in the year, folks at West Virginia’s largest food bank say it is recovering, and has distributed more than five million pounds of food between then and the end of June. The Mountaineer Food Bank in Gassaway has distributed[Read More…]
GOP lawmakers subpoena prevailing wage documents
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a highly unusual move, legislative leaders subpoenaed the acting director of WorkForce West Virginia on Tuesday, demanding documents they contend show the state agency relied on data “provided by outside labor interests” to develop a new methodology for recalculating the state’s prevailing wage rates. But a[Read More…]
New DMV policy extends transgender equality
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender West Virginians may now be photographed for their driver’s license without being required to remove a wig, jewelry or makeup, a now-banned policy LGBT advocacy groups considered humiliating and unconstitutional. The rule change was made official Tuesday when the West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles rewrote its[Read More…]
DNR says Cabell man kept two pet deer in home
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Cabell County man was visited by authorities over the weekend after Division of Natural Resources police learned he was keeping two deer as pets inside his mobile home. Division of Natural Resources Officer Joshua Adessa said the man, whom he declined to identify because of an[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, July 8
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. MORE DEADLINES LOOM FOR GREECE Athens’ eurozone creditors demand[Read More…]
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey urges Congress to protect religious organizations’ tax-exempt status
Charleston, W.Va. – Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and 14 other state Attorneys General announced July 2 they have sent a letter to Congressional leaders urging them to take steps to protect the tax-exempt status of nonprofit religious organizations. The letter, sent to House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Senate Majority[Read More…]
$1 million in loans available to take down dilapidated buildings
By: The West Virginia Hub Staff Fayette County, W.Va. – When the Fayette County Beautification Committee demolishes a dilapidated, abandoned structure, those living near the site often tell them of others in the area that should meet the same fate. “Every time one goes down, we hear about one or[Read More…]
e-WV issues Week in History for July 9-15
Charleston, W.Va. – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at “http://www.wvencyclopedia.org” www.wvencyclopedia.org. July 9, 1942: An explosion at the Pursglove No. 2 Mine at Scotts Run near Morgantown killed 20 men. It was one of[Read More…]