By Mackenzie Mays Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — School administrators continued to wait Tuesday, as a return date for students in counties affected by last week’s chemical spill rested in the hands of water company and health officials. Kanawha, Putnam, Lincoln and Boone counties and some schools in Fayette County[Read More…]
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The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, Jan. 15
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. NEW SPENDING BILL IS ABOUT MORE THAN MONEY[Read More…]
Shale Industry Spends Billions in Wheeling MSA
Construction figures for the area take a huge jump from 2012 By Casey Junkins The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. – Powered by extensive Marcellus and Utica shale processing and pipelining infrastructure, the Wheeling Metropolitan Statistical Area saw construction investments grow from $60.3 million in 2012 to $1.72[Read More…]
Natural gas refueling station opens in Jane Lew
By Darlene J. Swiger Exponent Telegram WESTON — The Lewis County Commission learned Monday that the third natural gas refueling station in the state has opened in Jane Lew. Economic Development Director Mike Herron said the CNG refueling station at the Lewis County Industrial Park adds to the two[Read More…]
Empty bottles targeted for recycling in W.Va.
Water emergency will leave millions of containers in its wake By Rick Steelhammer Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Millions of empty plastic water bottles are piling up in homes and businesses in Kanawha County and the surrounding area, where about 300,000 people were left without clean water following last Thursday’s[Read More…]
Here is how WV residents can flush water lines
By George Hohmann For the Charleston Daily Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water Co. today released detailed procedures for residents to use when flushing their household water system. The company stressed that the procedure is not to be followed until residents are certain the “Do Not Use” order[Read More…]
DEP inspectors describe early scene at leak site
By Ken Ward Jr. Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — When state inspectors arrived at the Freedom Industries tank farm late last Thursday morning, they found a 400-square-foot pool of clear liquid had collected outside a white tank marked as number 396. A 4-foot wide stream of the liquid — thicker[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Tuesday, Jan. 14
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. LOTS OF SECURITY AS EGYPTIANS VOTE ON CONSTITUTION[Read More…]
Former Freedom executive Kennedy had felonies
By David Gutman Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Freedom Industries, the company responsible for contaminating the water of 300,000 Kanawha Valley residents, was founded by a two-time convicted felon, benefited from the 2009 federal stimulus and at least two of its executives have longstanding ties to the Charleston business community.[Read More…]
Charles Town march honors Martin Luther King Jr.
By Erika Elaine Wells The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – The lyrics to the African-American protest song “We Shall Overcome” filled the streets of one local city as people of all ages and backgrounds sang while marching in memory of a civil rights leader. The annual Martin Luther King Jr.[Read More…]