By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON, DC — Proponents of the Mountain Valley Pipeline are lauding the final authorization needed to put the long-delayed project into service. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission granted the project’s developer’s request to begin operating the pipeline in a letter issued late Tuesday. That[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Community and environmental advocates are infuriated after federal regulators green-lighted gas to flow through the long-delayed Mountain Valley Pipeline, citing safety concerns after the cause of a pipe rupture last month remains unknown. But West Virginia congressional delegates who helped force the[Read More…]

By Matt Harvey, The Exponent Telegram LOS ANGELES — NBA and WVU legend Jerry West has died at age 86, multiple national media outlets have reported. TMZ, Yahoo Sports, The Athletic, Stadium and ESPN all reported the death. West led WVU to a runner-up finish in the 1959 NCAA tournament[Read More…]

The Intelligencer PADEN CITY, W.Va. — Citing health concerns from the school building sitting on an EPA-designated superfund site, Wetzel County Superintendent Cassie Porter announced Tuesday that Paden City High School students will be relocated for the 2024-25 school year. In a letter to the community, Porter said seventh and[Read More…]

By Fred Pace, The Herald-Dispatch RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — After breaking ground last year on a new titanium melt facility in Jackson County, construction and hiring has ramped up on the $500 million Titanium Metals Corp. (TIMET) microgrid and manufacturing development that will include solar power generation. The new mill, called[Read More…]

By Taylor Kennedy, HD Media PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — It’s been almost a year since David Price assumed the role of executive director of the WVSSAC, replacing Bernie Dolan, who held that position for nearly eight years. Price took over knowing challenges lay ahead while keeping an open mind about the[Read More…]

By Nicki Skinner, The Mountain Statesman GRAFTON, W.Va. — Local lore and a Taylor County cryptid will be at the heart of a festival in downtown Grafton this weekend. The community is welcoming guests to the inaugural Grafton Monster Festival on Saturday and Sunday, a two-day event to learn about[Read More…]

Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As he thanked the audience Monday night for his James Beard award win, Charleston chef Paul Smith didn’t forget what got him there. “Two words,” he said to the crowd, “that have never been mentioned [at this awards ceremony] before: ‘West Virginia.’ Thank you to[Read More…]

By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram WASHINGTON, DC — The developers of the Mountain Valley Pipeline project have asked federal regulators for authorization to put the long-delayed natural gas pipeline into service. In a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday, MVP’s developers asked for the authorization to[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph ATHENS, W.Va. — A grant of more than $2.3 million will help a local university increase the numbers of West Virginia students training to become science, technology, engineering and math teachers and help them stay in the state. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.,[Read More…]