CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia Women Work has helped women find employment for 15 years, but that is about to end. With training sites in Morgantown, Charleston and Martinsburg, the nonprofit WVWW has trained and placed hundreds of women in non-traditional, higher-paying jobs across the state since 2000. The nonprofit’s 11-week,[Read More…]
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Preston County ISP expanding services, want to alleviate residents’ “broadband woes”
By Amanda Shaffer For The Preston County News & Journal HAZELTON, W.Va. — Internet and highspeed broadband in North Preston County has been problematic, as many residents have either little or no access. But a Hazelton technology company is hoping to change of that by making a nearly $2 million investment in new fiber-optic lines.“We are[Read More…]
Capito: Devastating Clean Power Grab will harm American families
“Mr. President, your Clean Power Grab will devastate already hurting communities in my state. It will cause economic pain for working families across the country. And it will forever harm our energy landscape.” – Senator Capito WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Chairman of the Senate Environment[Read More…]
U.S. 60 road slip won’t be fixed before Bridge Day
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Major road damage blocking one lane of U.S. 60 near Ansted won’t be repaired prior to Bridge Day. Department of Highways Communication Specialist Carrie Bly said the Turkey Creek/Ansted slide on U.S. 60 went out on bid Tuesday. The completion date for the project, as anticipated by[Read More…]
Final EPA plan ‘a much tougher road’ for WV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia faces a requirement for tougher emissions cuts under a final federal rule aimed at curbing greenhouse gas pollution from the nation’s power plants, according to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency documents and interviews with experts who are reviewing the EPA’s “Clean Power Plan,” released earlier this[Read More…]
Juror no-shows force mistrial in Wheeling murder case
WHEELING, W.Va. — An attempted murder trial ended before it started Tuesday, and Ohio County Circuit Judge David Sims is not happy about it. Sims was forced to declare a mistrial because not enough prospective jurors showed up to hear the case against Kevin Alexander O’Brien, 26, of Wheeling, who[Read More…]
Long-awaited veterans’ clinic opens in Princeton
PRINCETON, W.Va. — More than 20 years of effort came to fruition Tuesday with the ribbon cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of a veterans clinic in Mercer County. The new Princeton VA Clinic at 1511 North Walker Street opened its door on June 8 in space provided by the VA[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Aug. 5
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers: 1. DEBRIS OF MISSING FLIGHT 370 MAY STILL BE AFLOAT[Read More…]
Manchin speaks out on final EPA emissions rule
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) today released the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final Clean Power Plan. “Our President and his Administration think our country can do without coal, and they are dead wrong. They are in denial. They deny the cold-hard fact that[Read More…]
Del. Josh Nelson to propose plan to stop utility increases, Clean Power Plan in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Delegate Joshua Nelson (R-Boone) will propose legislation intending to limit the ability of the Public Service Commission to approve rate-hikes from electric companies that would be made in anticipation of complying with federal regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, before it would actually become[Read More…]
