By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After years of urging the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to act to prevent combustible dust explosions and fires, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board is asking for feedback about the management and control of combustible dust. Specifically, the call comes as the[Read More…]
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Business owners already feeling effects of Pocahontas Trail closure
By CHARLES BOOTHE and JESSICA NUZZO Bluefield Daily Telegraph BRAMWELL, W.Va. — As efforts are already under way to create a new trail near Bramwell to connect ATV riders to the Hatfield-McCoy trail system, some business owners that depend on the riders say the situation is already hurting them. “I[Read More…]
Not ‘just for kids’: WVU communication studies professor researches the interactivity of video games
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A nuclear war survivor stands on the edge of an Appalachian mountain in an apocalyptic setting at the beginning of the Fallout 76’s trailer, while a version of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads” plays in the background. The video continues to show popular[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel endorsement: McKinley: Congressman a worthy advocate for W.Va.
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel U.S. Rep. David McKinley, R-W.Va., rarely misses an opportunity to help his fellow West Virginians on the national stage. We need to retain him in Congress so he can keep up the excellent work. Just during the current session of Congress, McKinley has sponsored bills[Read More…]
Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston plans to identify priests accused of abuse
By MATT SAXTON The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is following the trend of neighboring dioceses and releasing the list of names of who it said are priests, deacons and others with “credible” child sexual abuse allegations against them. Archbishop William E.[Read More…]
Public shows up in Eastern Panhandle to comment for, against pipeline extension
By MEGAN HUGHART The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Service Commission held a public comment hearing at Shepherd University Wednesday to address concerns surrounding a gas pipeline extension. The meeting was moved to the Storer Ballroom after the West Virginia Sierra Club petitioned the PSC to have[Read More…]
Parkersburg News and Sentinel endorsement: Manchin: West Virginia Senator deserves another term
The Parkersburg News and Sentinel It seems sometimes as if partisanship reigns over principle in Washington, D.C. Questions about what is right or wrong for Americans are pushed aside in favor of what is best for Republicans and Democrats. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., doesn’t see that as his mission.[Read More…]
Herald-Dispatch Endorsement editorial: Experience the deciding factor in judicial races
The Herald-Dispatch Following months of observing an unprecedented attempt to clear West Virginia’s entire Supreme Court from the bench, voters are now being asked to show up to the polls next month to select the two newest members of the state’s highest court. In August, all of the justices of[Read More…]
