Company says it will finally begin construction preparation By Casey Junkins The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING – Nearly two years after announcing intentions to bring a multibillion-dollar ethane cracker plant – and the thousands of related jobs – to Monaca, Pa. rather than to Ohio or West Virginia, Royal[Read More…]
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Marshall recommitment to engineering takes shape
By John Gibb Charleston Daily Mail HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A major feat of engineering is taking shape on the campus of Marshall University. That’s fitting considering the facility will be the future home to Marshall’s College of Information Technology and Engineering. The college is currently housed in the 52-year-old Gullickson[Read More…]
W.Va. raptor rehab center mourns loss of eagle
By Emily Gallagher Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A local bird rehabilitation center has lost one of its symbolic animals. The West Virginia Raptor Rehabilitation Center (WVRRC) announced that its beloved bald eagle Thunder passed away Dec. 21. Liz Snyder, director of operations of the WVRRC, said Thunder passed[Read More…]
Military Bowl unique for Herd
By Grant Traylor WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Military Bowl is a unique experience for players because it’s the only bowl game in college football played in the nation’s capital. In a town the nation’s leaders call home, there will be some of college football’s national leaders on the field when[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Friday, Dec. 27
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, Dec. 27, 2013. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. OBAMA SETS HIS SIGHTS ON 2014 Having signed[Read More…]
Kids Health: Anti-poverty coalition finalizes legislative agenda
Group seeks higher minimum wage and targets meth, tobacco and soft drinks By GEORGE HOHMANN For the WVPA PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — After months of meetings and discussions, the “Our Children, Our Future Campaign to End Child Poverty” coalition’s approved 2014 state legislative agenda focuses on issues ranging from increasing the[Read More…]
Gas predicted to bypass coal in power generation by 2040
By Ken Ward Jr. Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Natural gas will overtake coal to provide the largest share of U.S. electrical power generation by 2040, according to the latest projections from the federal Department of Energy. Natural gas will produce about 35 percent of total U.S. generation, compared to[Read More…]
Charleston’s lone 2013 murder marks 20-year low
By Ashley B. Craig Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With less than a week left in 2013, Charleston police have responded to just one murder within city limits this year. Officers are calling it a record low for at least the last 20 years. The number of homicides per[Read More…]
Recycle your Christmas tree, help a fish or two
By Cody Neff Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — When halls are no longer decked and chestnuts are not being roasted on a fire, you’re going to need to do something with that Christmas tree. You could throw it out, but what good would that do? The Department of Environmental Protection has[Read More…]
Fiesta plate spotted in Christmas classic
By Stephen Huba The Weirton Daily Times WEIRTON, W.Va. — In one of the most memorable scenes in the 1983 Christmas classic “A Christmas Story,” the mother induces her younger son, Randy, to eat his dinner by exhorting him to “show me how the piggies eat.” Randy, played by actor[Read More…]
