By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act will continue the three most-supported provisions, a West Virginia congressman said on Monday. The three provisions are coverage for pre-existing conditions, coverage of children on a parent’s policy until[Read More…]
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Sheppard retires after 27 years at WTAP
By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A familiar face on Parkersburg television has signed off. Roger Sheppard retired as the vice president and general manager of WTAP effective Friday, ending 27 consecutive years at the Parkersburg-based television station. “It’ll be hard, but I’m excited,” Sheppard, a[Read More…]
Solar jobs up, coal jobs down in Ohio, West Virginia
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia lost 7,296 coal mining jobs from 2012 to 2015, the same period during which the number working in the solar power industry across the U.S. nearly doubled. As West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania continue losing coal jobs,[Read More…]
Rover pipeline will avoid ‘holy areas’, including New Vrindaban in Marshall County
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — At the Federal Building in Wheeling Thursday, attorneys for the $4.3 billion Rover Pipeline cut deals with numerous landowners they previously sued for eminent domain, including Marshall County’s New Vrindaban Krishna community. The same company behind the Dakota Access[Read More…]
Juveniles from Romania arrested with credit card skimmers in Parkersburg; more suspects sought
By EVAN BEVINS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Two juveniles arrested Wednesday in Parkersburg are believed to be illegal immigrants from Romania involved in a criminal enterprise to steal credit card information and cash. Police continue to search for two to three other suspects in what Parkersburg[Read More…]
Twisted and mangled: Powerful storms rip through region leaving many areas battered, powerless
By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph BRUSHFORK, W.Va. — Severe thunderstorms cutting Wednesday across southern West Virginia severed power to thousands of customers, knocked trees into roadways and in one instance endangered two men when high winds tore the roof off their business. Tim Farley, director of the Mercer County[Read More…]
Manchin “furious” about miner benefit termination letters
By DANIEL TYSON The Register-Herald More than 22,800 retired miners receive letters Wednesday notifying them that their health care benefits are terminating at the end of April unless Congress acts. The two-paragraph letter explains congressional action is needed on the 1993 Continuing Health Benefits for Miners Act if miners are[Read More…]
Attorney General Morrisey speaks with President Trump
By DANYEL VANREENEN The Journal CHARLESTON — Continuing to fight for an expanded coal economy and reduced opioid usage, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey met with President Donald Trump on Tuesday to talk about West Virginia’s unique needs. As part of the Winter Meeting of the National Association of[Read More…]
WVPA accepting nominations for Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Press Association is accepting nominations for its Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award through April 1, 2017. The award is the highest individual honor bestowed by the West Virginia Press Association. It’s given each year in recognition of an individual’s service to the newspapers[Read More…]
Southwestern Energy reaches Utica shale in West Virginia
By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. – Despite reporting more than $2 billion in losses for 2016, Southwestern Energy Co. is so active that company officials sometimes hire off-duty West Virginia State Police troopers to navigate the rugged Northern Panhandle terrain when moving rigs between drilling sites. Company[Read More…]
