By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Vice President Mike Pence’s stop in Wheeling this week won’t be his first time in the Friendly City, but it will mark the third visit to the Ohio Valley by a sitting vice president since 2004. And not everybody[Read More…]
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Natural gas companies, environmentalists collaborate on pipeline construction
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several natural gas companies have teamed up with an environmental non-profit to craft guidelines for safely constructing pipelines on mountainous and hilly terrain The Nature Conservancy collaborated with eight energy companies to create a report entitled “Improving Steep-Slope[Read More…]
Study: 1 in 5 WV young adults not working
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — One in five of West Virginia’s 18- to 24-year-olds are neither in school, employed nor have a degree beyond high school, according to a new report by WalletHub, a personal finance platform that ranks states on different social matters through number of[Read More…]
WV hunting regulations for 2018-19 online; paper booklets out Aug. 1
By JOHN McCOY Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In the dog days of summer, West Virginia’s hunters start thinking toward the weeks ahead. The state’s hunting calendar for 2018-19 will start on Sept. 1 and conclude at the end of February. That six-month window contains a patchwork of seasons, some[Read More…]
Mountain Valley Pipeline cited again for violations in W.Va.
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — According to documents filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) was cited in June by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for failing to properly implement erosion controls and for breaking state water quality standards by[Read More…]
Gilmer takes lead as West Virginia University at Parkersburg’s president
By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The new president at West Virginia University at Parkersburg understands the value community colleges have as he got his start at one. President Chris Gilmer has been on the job for a few weeks. He succeeds former President Fletcher[Read More…]
WVPA Convention 2018 is Aug. 9-11 at Embassy Suites in Charleston
WVPA room discount at Embassy Suites is a limited time offer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Registration is now open for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2018 WVPA Convention, Aug. 9-11, in Charleston. “The WVPA is partnering with WVU’s Academic Media Day program. It’s an excellent opportunity for all media,’ said Don Smith,[Read More…]
Rocks and ladders: National Youth Science Camp delegates scaling new heights
By ERIN BECK National Youth Science Camp BARTOW, W.Va. — Steve Blasberg used a projector on top of a picnic table. He carried three pens in his pocket. One was red. He is a teacher. A white-bearded and bespectacled mathematician, Blasberg described how to use math to predict a person’s[Read More…]
Chuck Romine resigns from West Virginia House of Delegates
By MEGAN OSBOURNE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Del. Chuck Romine, R-Cabell, has announced that he submitted his resignation from the House of Delegates on Friday, effective July 13, for health and personal reasons. Romine said in his resignation letter to Speaker of the House Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha,[Read More…]
