By MATT COMBS The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — According to documents filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) was cited in June by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection for failing to properly implement erosion controls and for breaking state water quality standards by[Read More…]

By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — The new president at West Virginia University at Parkersburg understands the value community colleges have as he got his start at one. President Chris Gilmer has been on the job for a few weeks. He succeeds former President Fletcher[Read More…]

By ERIN BECK National Youth Science Camp BARTOW, W.Va. — Steve Blasberg used a projector on top of a picnic table. He carried three pens in his pocket. One was red. He is a teacher. A white-bearded and bespectacled mathematician, Blasberg described how to use math to predict a person’s[Read More…]

By MEGAN OSBOURNE The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Del. Chuck Romine, R-Cabell, has announced that he submitted his resignation from the House of Delegates on Friday, effective July 13, for health and personal reasons. Romine said in his resignation letter to Speaker of the House Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha,[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — An interactive sculpture on display at West Virginia University’s Evansdale Library illustrates the structure and function of a particular enzyme and can charge your smartphone. The stunning metal, wood and ceramic work, titled “Cytochrome C,” is the creation of a team of artists, chemists and[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know July 23, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ‘NEVER EVER THREATEN THE UNITED STATES AGAIN’ In an all-caps tweet, Trump warns Iranian President Hassan[Read More…]

By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Lawmakers met for day three of impeachment hearings on the conduct of the state’s High Court, with much of the focus on specific allegations against the court’s former chief justice. The House Judiciary Committee met in the House[Read More…]

By DOUGLAS SOULE Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The automobile manufacturing industry just isn’t what it used to be. While people who have never had a role in the transformation of the raw materials of steel, rubber and plastics into sleek new automobiles may think of black-and-white images of old[Read More…]