By JANET METZNER AND ALAN OLSON Wheeling News-Register and The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. — The surreal silence at Ground Zero was a phenomenon Wheeling firefighter Chuck Ransom said had a powerful effect on his career. The destruction of the World Trade Center somehow had created a sound vacuum, with the layers[Read More…]
Month: September 2016
W.Va. residents can submit questions for Oct. 4 gubernatorial debate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With Republican Bill Cole and Democrat Jim Justice agreeing to participate in the Oct. 4 West Virginia Gubernatorial Debate, residents of West Virginia are now being asked to help formulate the questions that will be used during the event. The West Virginia Press Association and AARP West Virginia, with the assistance of West Virginia Public Broadcasting,[Read More…]
Trump to speak at Shale Insight conference
WVONGA, MSC, OOGA partnering on regional oil & gas conference CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will be a keynote speaker at the sixth annual Shale Insight Conference — set for Sept. 21-22 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh. The conference — a joint-hosting partnership of the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association, Marcellus[Read More…]
McDowell mine where man lost has storied history
KEYSTONE, W.Va. — The hard turn onto the railroad-track crossing off Route 52 North is bumpy and terse. Steel crossing signals punctuated with red lights stand guard against metal behemoths powering down the tracks. Once across the metal and wood obstacle course, it’s a hard turn right onto Burke Mountain[Read More…]
Gauley River guides ready for season opener
SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Riding a jacked-up whitewater release of 2,800 cubic feet per second down a 25-mile stretch of boulder-strewn river might not be for everyone. During those miles, the elevation drops 668 feet, creating a nearly unbroken series of almost 100 rapids, including nine that are rated as experts-only[Read More…]
Old Clarksburg glass plant now Superfund site
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The North 25th Street Glass and Zinc site, now owned by Harrison Warehouse Services Company Inc., was listed on the National Priorities List of hazardous wastes sites, commonly referred to as Superfund sites, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Thursday. EPA first proposed the site to the[Read More…]
Heroin-fentanyl mix cause Harrison County ODs
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Law enforcement issued an emergency warning to the public late Thursday: A deadly brand of heroin mixed with synthetic opioid fentanyl is circulating in Harrison County and has caused at least four overdoses in less than 24 hours. The drug is packaged in bags that are stamped[Read More…]
New mines little help for miners
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — It was big, national news this week: Despite all the doom and gloom talk from the coal industry, two brand new mines are opening in Appalachia. Two of them, one in West Virginia and the other in nearby Virginia, will employ[Read More…]
Consumers need to monitor records
An editorial from The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — Ever hurried to write a check and get it in the mail after being informed your payment is overdue? It is an uncomfortable experience many people have had. But slow down and check your records before you seal that envelope. You may[Read More…]
Newt Gingrich stumps for Bill Cole in Martinsburg
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Newt Gingrich joined Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Cole on Thursday night for a fundraising event at the Purple Iris, and both talked about how a Trump presidency and Cole being elected as governor would contribute to a better West Virginia. Gingrich was Speaker of the House from[Read More…]