By ALAN OLSEN The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register McMECHEN, W.Va. — Alice Hill found her 21st Street home in McMechen in the center of a perfect storm of destruction during flash flooding late Friday, as nearby Jim’s Run met with water rushing down from a hillside and higher ground on[Read More…]
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McKinley, FEMA discuss flood damage in county
By CARTER WALKER Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. — Congressman David McKinley, R-W.Va., visited Mannington Wednesday to assess flood damage and speak with impacted residents. McKinley met with store owners and aid workers before discussing the disaster evaluation process with officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Anthony Fluharty, owner[Read More…]
‘Tribute’ to add fireworks to annual river festival
By BETH SERGENT Point Pleasant Register POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — A favorite festival will return this year with a new ingredient – fireworks. The annual Tribute to the River gets underway Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 1-2 at Point Pleasant Riverfront Park. The Point Pleasant River Museum and Learning Center coordinates[Read More…]
Capito’s Morgantown Office Vandalized After Health Care Vote
By J. KENDALL PERKINSON The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Just days after West Virginia Senator Shelley Capito (R) voted to consider a Republican health care bill, her Morgantown office was vandalized. The message, “F— Capito, F— Capital” was written in black spray paint across the office entrance at 48[Read More…]
Gov. Justice: As predicted, mining increase in WV boosts economy
REUTERS: Coal sees 60 percentage jump CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Commerce released a report showing that West Virginia had the 2nd highest GDP growth in the country in the first quarter of 2017. The report cited a 21.6 percent increase in mining activity nationwide as the reason for the[Read More…]
Aug. 7 groundbreaking set for $ 8 million Preston County dam rehabilitation project
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – A collaboration between the West Virginia Conservation Agency, the Monongahela Conservation District, the Natural Resources Conservation Service and West Virginia University will result in improved safety for local residents, real savings for some Preston County water customers and research for faculty and students. At 11 a.m. on Aug. 7,[Read More…]
10 things to know today: Thursday, Aug. 3
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP’S CREDIBILITY TAKING MORE HITS The White House says the president did receive compliments from[Read More…]
Senators Capito, Manchin announce more than $2.7 million to support cancer prevention
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) Wednesday announced that West Virginia will receive more than $2.7 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support programs to detect, control and understand cancer. Specifically, the funding will be used to implement the[Read More…]
W.Va. Treasurer’s Office schedules live unclaimed property auctions at State Fair
FAIRLEA, W.Va. – W.Va. State Treasurer John Perdue’s office will hold five unclaimed property auctions during the State Fair of West Virginia, scheduled Aug. 10 to Aug. 19. Live auctions in the West Virginia building will take place 5 p.m. on the following dates: Aug. 11 Aug. 12 Aug. 13 Aug. 17[Read More…]
Infrastructure projects receiving loans through clean water state revolving fund
Eight projects approved so far, with more eligible CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Eight water infrastructure projects across West Virginia will receive funding through the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF), including new and upgraded wastewater treatment plants to better serve residents, increase efficiency, and reduce pollution. The CWSRF program provides[Read More…]