CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Dominion — announcing a joint venture Tuesday with Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas and AGL Resources — has officially confirmed its plans to build a natural gas pipeline from Harrison County to southeast North Carolina. The project, originally proposed by Dominion as the Southeast Reliability Pipeline[Read More…]
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Despite new law, parole denied for five convicted as juveniles
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man convicted in the 1980s of strangling a St. Albans mother and her two children will not be released on parole. John Moss Jr., 52, appeared Tuesday before the state Parole Board. Moss, who received three consecutive life sentences, was eligible for a parole hearing as[Read More…]
Police say Kanawha teen met alleged killer online
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An Ohio man accused of killing a Cross Lanes teenager allegedly met the girl over the Internet — and the girl’s father begged other parents Tuesday to make sure they know what their children are doing online. Ericka Brown, a 16-year-old sophomore at Nitro High School, was[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Sept. 3
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. UKRAINE SAYS CEASE-FIRE DEAL REACHED WITH RUSSIAThe statement is[Read More…]
Ex-Wyoming agency chief settles case for $528,000
STEPHENSON, W.Va. — Bob Graham … Remember him? Robert E. Graham, of Stephenson, formerly of Princeton, the wrongly defrocked former chief executive officer of the Wyoming County Council on Aging and All Care Home and Community Services, is back in the news, but this time for getting the state to[Read More…]
Huntington recovery center for babies certified
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As of this month, Lily’s Place has its state license to care for babies. The infant recovery center, located at 1320 7th Ave., will provide short-term residential care for babies born under the circumstances of addiction. Its mission is to provide “behavioral health to infants suffering from[Read More…]
Drilling firm prepares to help fuel three crackers
WHEELING, W.Va. — Marcellus and Utica shale ethane is so plentiful that Antero Resources plans to help fuel a total of three cracker plants, including the proposed Odebrecht facility in Wood County and the potential Royal Dutch Shell cracker near Monaca, Pa. As Denver-based Antero makes commitments for 66,500 barrels[Read More…]
Marshall County plant one of 11 AEP must close
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — In the late 1950s, what is now known as the American Electric Power Kammer Plant opened to provide electricity to the nearby Ormet Corp. aluminum smelter across the Ohio River. Due to ever-increasing Environmental Protection Agency standards regarding carbon and mercury emissions, the 630-megawatt coal-fired Kammer[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Sept. 2
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers.1. RUSSIA’S GAINS CLOUD OBAMA’S ASSURANCES TO BALTICSThe president’s efforts[Read More…]
Coal is key as W.Va. Senate candidates meet
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Several hundred West Virginia business leaders, politicians and lobbyists spent Thursday morning at The Greenbrier resort, drinking coffee, eating apple cinnamon crepes and listening to congressional candidates promise to fight the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. “My first priority when I get to the United[Read More…]
