By George Hohmann For the W.Va. Press Association WESTON. W.Va. — Appalachia needs ethane storage facilities and connecting pipelines if the region is to become a center for industries that use natural gas and its byproducts, according to a top West Virginia University researcher. Brian Anderson, director of West Virginia University’s Energy Institute, told members of the[Read More…]
Month: May 2016
At the Capitol: Special session but no budget
By Phil Kabler For the West Virginia Press Association Legislators ended the first week of a special session without a plan to close a $270 million funding gap in the 2016-17 state budget, but with assurances that both the House and Senate Finance committees will unveil their budget plans when[Read More…]
Tobacco tax hike narrowly passes WV Senate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chances for passage of a 45-cent-per-pack cigarette tax during the special session took a hit Thursday when the bill (SB 1005) barely survived a 17-16 passage vote in the Senate — and only because staunch anti-tax Sen. Robert Karnes, R-Upshur, left the chamber before the vote. All but[Read More…]
Charleston falls below 50,000 residents
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia no longer has a city with more than 50,000 residents. U.S. Census 2015 estimates released Thursday show Charleston dipped below the threshold last year. The state’s largest city had an estimated population of 49,736, down 590 residents from the year before. It marks the first time[Read More…]
Mountain Valley and other pipelines need to be built
A column by John Miller, executive editor of The Exponent Telegram CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As state lawmakers work in Charleston to hammer out a balanced budget in tough economic times, it’s frustrating to know that we are sitting on a wealth of opportunity. Yes, literally sitting on a wealth of opportunity[Read More…]
Big turnout for yoga in downtown Huntington
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Historic Wheeling bridge to see weight crackdown
WHEELING, W.Va. — Take note, all who cross the Wheeling Suspension Bridge on a regular basis: You may want to do some research on how heavy your vehicle is, as city police plan to step up enforcement of the historic span’s two-ton weight limit in the coming weeks. Wheeling Police[Read More…]
Gambling idea good for budget
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Operators of the gambling machines seen in many convenience stores, bars and other establishments ought to be the most popular people in Charleston this week. They have a way to erase as much as $22 million of the budget shortfall with which[Read More…]
Martinsburg closes one water treatment plant
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Big Springs Water Filtration Plant was shut down Thursday afternoon after levels of the chemicals PFOA and PFOS became detectable in the city’s water supply, according to Martinsburg Water and Sewer Director Steve Knipe. Earlier Thursday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a health advisory establishing new[Read More…]
New C8 advisory sparks water crisis in Wood County
VIENNA, W.Va. — Schools are closed today in Vienna where residents stocked up on bottled water and city and county officials swiftly responded to the new C8 health advisory level released Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department issued a do-not-drink-the-water advisory for residents of[Read More…]
