PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A Colorado-based company is opening a facility on south side where natural gas liquids and other shale byproducts will be transferred from trucks to rail cars. Concord Energy LLC announced the opening of its “transload” facility at 400 Buckeye St., just outside the city limits, last week[Read More…]
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Spill case fine far too low
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Federal officials sometimes seem overly eager to enforce some laws and regulations, at times inventing new ones to fit their own ideological agendas. But when it comes to punishing the company responsible for a chemical spill that sickened many West Virginians and[Read More…]
Huntington federal building gets costly redo
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A $46.7 million renovation to the Huntington Federal Building on the corner of 5th Avenue and 8th Street, which houses the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District and its 500 employees, is scheduled to be complete by November, officials said. Huntington Mayor Steve Williams announced the[Read More…]
Microsoft offers certification to W.Va. students
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — High school students in the Mountain State will be able to graduate with a technological edge thanks to a new collaboration between Microsoft and the West Virginia Department of Education, officials say. The partnership was announced Tuesday during the Statewide Technology Conference in Morgantown. The partnership will[Read More…]
Appalachian food map to drive culinary business
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State and local tourism officials are hoping a new digital and printed map that will be distributed throughout the 13-state Appalachian region will help drive business to 21 selected culinary destinations in West Virginia. The map, dubbed “Bon Appetit Appalachia,” was created by the Appalachian Regional Commission[Read More…]
The Associated Press shares 10 things to know Wednesday, July 16
Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers. 1. ISRAELI RAIDS ON GAZA INTENSIFY Hundreds of Palestinians[Read More…]
Upscale Winfield home burns after lightning strike
WINFIELD, W.Va. — A Putnam County man and his family escaped death early Monday morning when their million-dollar Winfield home was apparently struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Mihai Istrate, 50, woke up to the sound of a loud thunder boom Monday morning, followed by blaring smoke detectors.[Read More…]
W.Va. Troopers have killed 15 dogs in four years
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Willy Pete, the Mason County dog shot by a State Police trooper in late June, was the 15th dog troopers have killed in the last four years — and the third dog that Sgt. S.T. Harper has killed in that span, according to police records. Almost all[Read More…]
Details of case against Bridgeport mayor emerge
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — An oxymorphone prescription allegedly filled last July by Bridgeport Mayor Mario Blount was written at eight times the allowable amount, and for a man who died three years earlier. That’s according to a court filing by Assistant U.S. Attorney John C. Parr that gives a deeper glimpse[Read More…]
Marshall Coach Doc Holliday’s contract extended
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Is Marshall University Doc Holliday’s last head football coaching job? Could be. Marshall certainly took a step in that direction Monday afternoon by giving Holliday a two-year contract extension. That means the Hurricane, W.Va., native has four years remaining on his contract since the extension takes him[Read More…]
