By RYAN QUINN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The recent Northern West Virginia flooding damaged at least five public schools in three counties, with water infiltrating a facility housing a meat processing lab at one school and entering another’s basement, which contained a building-heating boiler and special education equipment. Valley[Read More…]
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West Virginia has second-highest GDP growth in nation
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia had the second-highest gross domestic product growth in the nation for the first quarter of 2017, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. According to the analysis, real gross domestic product increased in 32[Read More…]
DEP hosts public hearing on pipeline
By BETH HENRY-VANCE The Inter-Mountain BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — People from all over the state gathered Monday evening to share their comments, suggestions and questions relating to water quality certification for a proposed pipeline project. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection hosted the public hearing about the proposed Atlantic Coast[Read More…]
W.Va. Sen. Ojeda tackles issues facing the Mountain State
By NANCY PEYTON The Logan Banner MADISON, W.Va. — State Sen. Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, addressed constituent issues during a campaign stop Saturday in Boone County. The event took place at the Hacienda in Madison, where Ojeda heard concerns and questions from constituents in the area. Ojeda is currently in the running[Read More…]
Morgantown considers resolution supporting goals of Paris climate agreement
By JIM ROSS The State Journal MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown City Council is scheduled to vote today on a resolution supporting and adopting the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Mayor Bill Kawecki says the resolution is the latest effort of a group that has helped the city reduce costs[Read More…]
Youth Council NAACP to host National Night Out in Huntington
By SARAH HOFMANN The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — This is the first year for the event, which will be held at the Marie Redd Center and YMCA parking lot at 18th Street and Artisan Avenue from 5:30 to 8 p.m. tonight. The by-youth-for-youth function will include music, food, fun, fellowship,[Read More…]
State making progress in trimming voter rolls
By RUSTY MARKS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner said county clerks are doing a good job speeding up the process of purging the state’s voter rolls. “Thanks to a cooperative effort between state and local officials, voter roll cleanup has already produced[Read More…]
Authorities mum on threat to intimidate protesters at WV Trump rally
By JAKE ZUCKERMAN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s unclear if the U.S. Secret Service is investigating a threat allegedly made against potential protesters at President Donald Trump’s rally this week in Huntington. The threat has been circulating on social media since a Facebook account under the name of “Dana[Read More…]
Stack removed in sections at former Johns Manville
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel VIENNA, W.Va. — Demolition crews on Monday removed a stack at the former Johns Manville plant where the city is planning to redevelop as Spencer’s Landing. Jimmie Harper Construction of Parkersburg, contractor for the demolition, started dismantling the 120-foot high structure Monday[Read More…]
Ukraine to buy 700,000 tonnes of US thermal coal
By JIM ROSS The State Journal CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. thermal coal industry got a boost from Ukraine on Monday, when that nation announced it would buy thermal coal from the United States, replacing coal that has been supplied by Russia. The deal won’t affect West Virginia directly, as[Read More…]
