By Maria Young, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chef Paul Smith’s career was already on a gentle upward slope a few years ago when it suddenly took a sharp turn toward the skies. The Mountain State native partnered in and opened three restaurants in three years. He raised his profile[Read More…]
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I-M honored in WV Living ‘Best of’ list
By Brad Johnson, executive editor, The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — The Inter-Mountain has received statewide recognition, being named to the top of the list of Best Small Local Newspapers in the WV Living Magazine’s Best of West Virginia contest. In what the magazine called its first-ever three-way tie, The Inter-Mountain[Read More…]
Del. Moore Capito resigns from West Virginia House
By Charles Young, The Exponent Telegram CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Del. Moore Capito, R-Kanawha, has resigned from the West Virginia Legislature to devote more time to his gubernatorial bid. Capito, who was elected to the House of Delegates in 2016 and served as chair of the House Judiciary Committee, announced his[Read More…]
PSC approves rate hikes for local utilities. Here’s what it will cost you
By Mike Tony, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia utility regulators have approved rate hikes for American Electric Power’s West Virginia utilities and Mountaineer Gas that, combined, will cost the average customers of both companies over $7 per month. The West Virginia Public Service Commission authorized the rate increases[Read More…]
Homeless individuals lost remembered at memorial
By Emma Delk, The Intelligencer WHEELING, W.Va. – The lives of the five people who passed away while experiencing homelessness in Wheeling this year were commemorated with prayers, anecdotes and poems at Project HOPE’s memorial service. Even with a smaller list of names than in years past, the remembrance was[Read More…]
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit to keep Trump off West Virginia ballot
By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Unlike in Colorado, a case brought in federal court to keep former Republican president Donald Trump off of the primary and general election ballots in West Virginia was dismissed. In a memorandum opinion and order released Thursday evening,[Read More…]
Berkeley Co. Commission selects interim sheriff, fill board vacancies for unexpired terms
By Angela F. Durkin, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — On Thursday, the Berkeley County Commission approved the appointment of an interim sheriff and selected candidates to fulfill unexpired seats for Eastern Panhandle Regional 9 Planning & Development Council as well as Berkeley County Public Service Water District. County Administrator Gary[Read More…]
Judges from neighboring counties filling in for Cochrane
By Mary Catherine Brooks, The Register Herald Wyoming County Report WYOMING COUNTY, W.Va. — Following Wyoming County Circuit Judge Mike Cochrane’s stroke Saturday, the need for a judge in the courtroom is being evaluated day-by-day. Cochrane was at home in Pineville at the time of the stroke and was transported[Read More…]
FERC approves three-year construction deadline extension for MVP Southgate pipeline project
By David Beard, The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday granted a three-year extension for completion of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate project. MVPS now has until June 18, 2026, to complete the line and put it into service. FERC voted on MVPS’s timeline[Read More…]
Thousands of Frontier customers affected by theft of tons of copper wire
By Ashley Perham, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office and officers from several other law enforcement agencies are investigating the theft of tons of telecommunications wire that has caused outages for thousands of Frontier Communications customers. At a news conference Wednesday, Kanawha Chief Deputy Joe Crawford[Read More…]
