By JEFFREY SAULTON The Parkersburg News and Sentinel VIENNA, W.Va. — An arctic visitor to the area has created a stir on social media. Sightings of a snowy owl in Vienna have been attracting people to the area of the Grand Central Mall where the owl has been seen resting and[Read More…]
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TMC Technologies to develop NASA IV&V Cyber Security Simulation Environment project
By JOHN DAHLIA NCWV Media FAIRMONT, W.Va.— West Virginia-based technology services firm TMC Technologies is getting the chance to expand its cybersecurity expertise and workforce thanks to a recent award to develop a Cyber Security Simulation Environment project for the NASA Independent Validation and Verification program in Fairmont. TMC Vice[Read More…]
West Virginians have saved $4.3 billion on natural gas in the last decade
By MICHAEL LEMLEY WV News.com CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia customers have collectively saved over $4 billion since the development of Marcellus Shale about ten years ago, according to the West Virginia Oil and Natural Gas Association. Data from the Energy Information Administration indicates that prices for natural gas have[Read More…]
Opponents of gas pipeline project dominate lengthy Hancock public hearing
By KATE SHUNNEY The Morgan Messenger HANCOCK, W.Va. — At least 300 people attended a public hearing held at Hancock Middle-Senior High School by the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) about permits for natural gas company TransCanada/Columbia Gas Transmission to build a 3-mile natural gas connector west of Hancock. The[Read More…]
Mineral County delegate to re-introduce bill in West Virginia legislature to help homeless obtain IDs
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Mineral County delegate says he will re-introduce a bill that aims to help homeless people obtain documents they need to secure employment or apply for public benefits. Delegate Gary Howell, R-Mineral, announced his plans to re-introduce the bill in a Wednesday[Read More…]
Raleigh Delegate to become legislative liaison at the West Virginia governor’s office
By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Raleigh County Delegate John O’Neal will take a position with the governor’s office at the end of the month. O’Neal, a Republican who has served as assistant majority leader in the House, has been hired as a legislative liaison for Gov. Jim[Read More…]
Flu activity worsens in W.Va., Ohio as peak approaches
By BISHOP NASH The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The nation’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has upgraded West Virginia’s flu activity from “sporadic” to “local activity” this week, while Ohio has reached the highest “widespread” designation. In Kentucky, “regional” activity, the second most severe level, has been reported for the[Read More…]
J. Ross Felton, Festival of Lights and Jamboree In The Hills co-founder, dies at 91
The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Whether it’s a hockey game, a country music concert or a tour through the Winter Festival of Lights at Oglebay Park, a key figure in those Ohio Valley attractions was retired businessman and Wheeling resident J. Ross Felton Sr. Felton died Tuesday[Read More…]
Gazette editorial: Here comes the sun
Gazette editorial Charleston Gazette-Mail Just before noon today, an important yearly event will occur. Planet Earth will pass the point in its orbit where the Northern Hemisphere stops tipping farther away from the sun, the winter solstice. The darkest, coldest time will reach its worst, then slowly begin to brighten[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, December 21
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Dec. 21, 2017. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHAT CONGRESS NEEDS TO PASS NEXT Lawmakers hope to approve a must-pass spending bill as[Read More…]
