By CHARLES BOOTHE Bluefield Daily Telegraph ATHENS, W.Va. — When Dr. Janine Krippner was 13 years old she watched the film “Dante’s Peak” about a fictional volcanic eruption set in Idaho, and it changed her life. “That was when I decided I was going to be volcanologist,” she said Wednesday[Read More…]
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10 things to know: Thursday, May 24
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, May 24, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. NORTH KOREA DEMOLISHES WHAT IT SAYS IS NUCLEAR TEST SITE The demolition happened in the[Read More…]
West Virginia brewery brings home international gold at World Beer Cup
By JENNIFER GARDNER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It took Parkersburg Brewing Company less than two years to go from “hillbilly homebrewers” to world-class brewery. The brewpub brought home the gold in the American-style Brown Ale category earlier this month at the World Beer Cup. The honor is the first[Read More…]
In response to management issues, W.Va. Legislative leaders authorize public review of Rise West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — House and Senate leadership of the West Virginia Legislative has taken action to being a formal examination of the RISE West Virginia program. House of Delegates Speaker Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, and State Senate President Mitch Carmichael, R-Jackson, have formally requested that Senator Ed Gaunch, R-Kanawha, and Delegate Roger Hanshaw,[Read More…]
West Virginia’s real personal income declined in 2016
By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — According to a recent release by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), real personal income declined in West Virginia in 2016 compared to a growth in personal income nationally. Real personal income is found by adjusting a state’s[Read More…]
Legislature votes to make West Virginia 13th state to join energy consortium
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Members of the Joint Committee on Government and Finance voted Tuesday for West Virginia to become the 13th state to join the national Energy Council, a consortium of legislators from energy producing states. Delegate Mark Zatezalo, R-Hancock, encouraged ranking legislators to approve[Read More…]
New challenge to MVP project questions river crossing permit
By KEN WARD, JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Federal officials approved the Mountain Valley Pipeline using a streamlined review process that isn’t allowed for projects with the kind of time-consuming river crossings involved in construction of the 300-mile natural gas pipeline, lawyers for citizen groups and environmental organizations told[Read More…]
West Virginia House lacks signatures for marijuana special session
By PHIL KABLER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Delegates concluded May interim meetings Tuesday without securing the 60 signatures needed on a petition to compel Gov. Jim Justice to call a special session for legislation to set up a banking system for the state’s new medical marijuana law. However, Delegate[Read More…]
AFT president Christine Campbell promotes literacy on the road in West Virginia
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian MANNINGTON, W.Va. – Christine Campbell found a new favorite book Tuesday. With every page turn of the children’s book Dewey Bob, the president of the American Federation of Teachers found its content sweet and thoughtful. Her reaction to the story was similar to the[Read More…]
WVU biology student links Clean Air Act to red spruce recovery in Appalachia
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A dramatic recovery of red spruce trees in the central Appalachian Mountains led West Virginia University researchers to pursue the driving factors behind improved forest health. After a 50-year period of declining growth of the tree species prior to the Clean Air Act, a[Read More…]
