By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There was no press conference, no celebratory video and no Hawaiian leis handed out, but that doesn’t mean West Virginia’s October tax revenue numbers were bad. According to the most recent numbers from the governor’s office, October marked[Read More…]
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APCO to reduce initial PSC rate hike request from 11.3 to 4.8 percent for homeowners
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six months after seeking a $114 million rate increase that would have raised rates for residential customers by 11.3 percent in 23 West Virginia counties, Appalachian Power Co. and Wheeling Power Co. now seek approval of a $44 million rate increase financed[Read More…]
10 things to know: Thursday, November 15
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE DEATH TOLL HITS MILESTONE Experts say the wildfire burning north of Sacramento that[Read More…]
EQT lawsuit would upend long-standing natural gas leasing reforms
Editor’s Note: This article was produced in partnership with the ProPublica Local Reporting Network. By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Linda Stimmell gets upset every time EQT Corp.’s checks arrive in the mail. The energy giant extracts natural gas from beneath the Stimmell family’s old farm in[Read More…]
International Education Week opens conversation at Fairmont State
By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. – Flags from several nations lined a table in Fairmont State University’s Falcon Center Tuesday. The flags represented countries in which the university has program agreements with and where its students have traveled for study and education. “We have tables set up[Read More…]
WVU expert says W.Va. sees its strongest growth in 10 years
By JIM McCONVILLE The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. –West Virginia’s economic rebound is on its way, says one economic expert. West Virginia posted its strongest growth numbers in nearly a decade in 2017, emerging from several years of economic slumber, according to John Deskins, director of the West Virginia University Bureau[Read More…]
Honoring the 75: Marshall University memorial service set for noon today
The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The annual memorial service honoring the 75 victims of the 1970 Marshall plane crash is scheduled for noon Wednesday, Nov. 14, on the Memorial Student Center plaza where the Memorial Fountain stands. A site at www.Herald-Dispatch.com titled “1970 Marshall Plane Crash: The Real Story” is[Read More…]
WVU researchers help West Virginia become first state to collect real-time data on neonatal abstinence syndrome
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As opioid use has pervaded West Virginia, the rate of infants who develop neonatal abstinence syndrome has increased. But significant barriers—including that various ways healthcare providers define NAS and document it in medical records—make it difficult for researchers to capture NAS data that is useful and[Read More…]
Marshall fan sends hat and note to TBN; gets nice tribute
By PAUL LaPANN The Parkersburg News and Sentinel BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. — Freda Kimsey, formerly of Wood County, believes everyone should know that Marshall University is a special place. In September she mailed a Marshall hat and a letter about Marshall University to the Huckabee show on the Trinity Broadcasting Network[Read More…]
