Dorothy Abernathy, The Associated Press bureau chief for West Virginia and Virginia, shares the 10 things you need to know Friday, June 26, 2015. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items, upcoming events and stories in West Virginia newspapers: 1. FRENCH GAS FACTORY AMBUSHED France opens a terrorism[Read More…]
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New economic impact study planned for entire Appalachian Corridor System
ELKINS, W.Va. — With its goal of helping turn billions of dollars in potential economic development into a reality, a new economic impact study of the entire Appalachian Development Highway System (ADHS) is getting support from West Virginia. The Appalachian Regional Commission is working on an economic impact study of the[Read More…]
State must find way to keep young people
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — At Camp Pocahontas, on the other side of our state, young people from all over the country are participating right now in the 2015 National Youth Science Camp, for a few weeks of science, technology, engineering and mathematics activities and[Read More…]
Federal agency predicts lots more shale production
PITTSBURGH – In a Marcellus shale region already flush with fracking, pipelining and processing, federal officials believe the formation will yield 147 trillion cubic feet of natural gas from now until 2040. That compares to a total of only 8 trillion cubic feet produced in the region from 1990-2014, according[Read More…]
Marshall avoid layoffs but raises tuition
HUNTINGTON,W.VA. — Marshall University’s Board of Governors approved a balanced $116 million budget Wednesday that avoided the need to lay off employees but required a tuition increase for students and cost-saving measures through the university’s 20/20 Strategic Plan. The board approved the budget for the 2015-16 fiscal year and a[Read More…]
Soccer tourney shines a light on region, state
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Tri-State took a huge step late last decade in establishing itself as a hub for youth soccer competition when it landed the privilege of hosting the US Youth Soccer Region I Championships for two years running, in 2009 and 2010. Now, it[Read More…]
WVU, Radio Corp. release statement on settlement
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Radio Corp. (WVRC), WVU Board of Governors and the WVU Foundation (WVUF) issued a joint statement Wednesday, June 24, on a settlement reached in regard to litigation pending before the Business Court in the Circuit Court of Monongalia County. The settlement includes a resolution[Read More…]
Results not yet clear for costly W.Va. tree-trimming
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Officials are hoping FirstEnergy’s more extensive vegetation-clearing efforts in West Virginia will eventually help mitigate the kinds of outages caused by summer storms. In April 2014, the West Virginia Public Service Commission ordered FirstEnergy to implement an expanded vegetation management program in its Mon Power and Potomac[Read More…]
Thousands lost water service in Kanawha, Putnam
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Thousands of West Virginians spent the day Wednesday without water, after a 36-inch West Virginia American Water main broke Tuesday in Dunbar, and many people lined up to get water at distribution sites throughout Kanawha and Putnam counties. The water main break affected about 25,000 customers in[Read More…]
Kanawha Valley residents cope with lack of water
POCA, W.Va. — Residents of Putnam and Kanawha counties are coping together following a water main break in Dunbar that affected 25,000 West Virginia American Water customers on Tuesday. The break, which affected customers west of Dunbar through Buffalo, has resulted in decreased water pressure, and for some, no water[Read More…]
