By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain PHILIPPI, W.Va. — Officials say the Leer South Mine, which was closed after an underground fire in January, is on schedule to reopen this year. The quarterly report for Core Natural Resources, the company that owns the mine, provides an update on the Leer South[Read More…]
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WVU team wins third consecutive championship at international mine rescue competition
WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Mine Rescue Team, based at the WVU Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources, is the best in the world. Named the winner of the 2025 Intercollegiate Mine Emergency Rescue Development competition held Feb. 17-21 at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden,[Read More…]
“Affrilachian Trail” project tells stories celebrating Black History Month
By Tom Markland, The Journal CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. – Dozens of people gathered at Fisherman’s Hall in Charles Town Saturday night to hear local stories celebrating Black History and learn more about the proposed Affrilachian Trail project, aimed at celebrating black history throughout Appalachia. The event featured multiple speakers, telling[Read More…]
Attorney General McCuskey warns consumers of charity and disaster scams in wake of flooding
West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is urging consumers to be on guard against impostors calling to solicit monetary donations to aid those affected by the deadly floods in West Virginia. Scammers will be working to seize the opportunity to prey on people’s generosity[Read More…]
COLUMN: Why manufacturing will come
By Greg Kozera, Shale Crescent USA When Lynnda and I went to Japan a few years ago, I knew where Tokyo and Mount Fuji were. I didn’t know where the Japanese major manufacturing centers were. Before we went to Germany last year, I knew the location of major cities. I[Read More…]
OPINION: Plug data centers into West Virginia’s coal power grid — and run the damn plants
By Chris Hamilton, president, West Virginia Coal Association A major driver of the recent surge in electricity demand is the explosion of energy-intensive data centers and artificial intelligence systems. These massive operations are rapidly approaching saturation in our neighboring state of Virginia. This presents a golden opportunity for West Virginia.[Read More…]
Officials react to potential layoffs at Bureau of Fiscal Service
By Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. – Concerns about potential layoffs at the federal Bureau of the Fiscal Service facilities in Parkersburg are making the rounds on social media, but specifics on what was happening and when proved elusive. An employee speaking on condition of anonymity[Read More…]
As flood relief efforts continue, utilities restored but many still in shelters
The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s coalfield region is continuing to feel the effects of an unprecedented flooding event this week. On Thursday, Gov. Morrisey reported parts of McDowell County, where three people died, received 4.72 inches of rain in less than 48 hours, which led to the Tug[Read More…]
Greenbag Road roundabout construction puts Hastings Family Farm at risk
By Kylie Tuttle, The Daily Athenaeum MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The owners of Hastings Family Farm are concerned for its future due to upcoming construction on Greenbag Road. Greenbag Road will be modified to divert trucks from traveling through Downtown Morgantown. The plan is to widen the road and add two[Read More…]
Local Senators Weld, Chapman Disagree on School Vaccine Exemptions
By Steven Allen Adams for The Intelligencer CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the eve of the vote in the West Virginia Senate scheduled today on whether to grant broad religious and philosophical exemptions for the state’s school-age mandatory immunization program, two Republican state senators from the same district — both Catholics[Read More…]
