By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mountaineer Gas Co. has filed a lawsuit against West Virginia American Water, weeks after the gas company said a ruptured main caused water to infiltrate natural gas lines on Charleston’s West Side. A resulting gas outage lasted for two weeks in November. In the[Read More…]
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Justice says anti-coal pledge at climate forum is ‘dumbest thing on the planet’
By Charles Owens, Bluefield Daily Telegraph BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is taking exception to the anti-coal comments made recently by John Kerry at the international United Nations climate change summit. At that forum, Kerry, who serves as the Biden administration’s Special Envoy for Climate, announced that[Read More…]
Randolph officially now a ‘red county’
By Brad Johnson, executive editor, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — A significant moment took place in the Randolph County Clerk’s office Monday, as Randolph County, for the first time in many decades, officially became a “red county.” As of Monday, the number of registered Republicans in the county surpassed the number[Read More…]
W.Va. Legislature to take another crack at school discipline
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers in West Virginia could take another look addressing school discipline issues as state education officials continue to look at new policies to reduce disparities and deal with issues caused by a bill passed earlier this year. Speaking[Read More…]
Charleston Postal Center proposal: Picket scheduled as plans draw concern
By Roger Adkins, HD Media CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A proposal by the United States Postal Service to move operations from a Charleston facility continues to draw concern from state and local officials. The USPS is conducting a review of its 800-employee Charleston Processing and Distribution Center at Southridge Center, 1000[Read More…]
West Virginia’s declining severance tax collections are a ‘blip in the screen,’ Justice says
By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s declining severance tax revenues are merely a “blip in the screen” of an otherwise economically thriving state, said Gov. Jim Justice on Tuesday. At five months into Fiscal Year 2024, the state’s severance tax collections have declined 83% compared to[Read More…]
Ripley native thrives for motorsports
By Barbie Layton, The Jackson Star & Herald SANDYVILLE, W.Va. — From driving a school bus to competing in a 1964 Ford Falcon, Diana Casto is at home in either option. A Jackson County native and school bus driver, Casto, who graduated from Ripley High School in 1995, grew up[Read More…]
MSHA impact inspections continue to find ‘violations that put miners’ lives at risk’
By Damian Phillips, WV News CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Worrying data about U.S. mines continues to come to light. In October, the federal Office of the Inspector General reported that the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration failed to adequately report or complete nearly 1,600 mandatory mine inspections between Fiscal Years[Read More…]
Justice: Corrections lawsuit an effort to put federal courts in charge
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorneys for Gov. Jim Justice, trying to make the case why he should be dismissed from a federal class action lawsuit over conditions in West Virginia’s jails and prisons, argued last week that inmates are trying to put[Read More…]
Marion County Schools consider software update to identify sex offenders on school property
By Jack Walker, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Coming expansions to facial recognition software in Marion County Schools aim to notify administrators when a registered sex offender sets foot on school property. Rank One Computing, a Colorado-based company that specializes in facial recognition technology, plans to add the function[Read More…]
