By ALEX MEYER The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Colorful toys and decorations are a cheerful part of the holiday season, but some also present a potential danger: poisoning children. The West Virginia Poison Center issued a statement recently reminding West Virginians to exercise caution when using old[Read More…]
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‘Reasonably necessary’? How natural gas drilling is changing WV’s landscape
By KEN WARD JR. Charleston Gazette-Mail AL SHAW and MAYETA CLARK Pro Publica CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lee Martin loved her 104-acre farm in Wetzel County, West Virginia. The family raised chickens there and rode horses. The kids played in mud puddles. They all took walks in the woods. Flat land[Read More…]
Downloadable archaeology activity book about Monongahela National Forest for kids now available
The Inter-Mountain ELKINS, W.Va. — AmeriCorps members serving with the Appalachian Forest Heritage Area recently developed an activity book to educate youth about archaeology and promote heritage resources on Monongahela National Forest. The book features line drawings of iconic historic properties on the Forest, and includes educational activities such as[Read More…]
10 things to know: Tuesday, December 18
The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, December 18, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. WHO IS HEADED FOR SENTENCING Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser, will probably walk[Read More…]
Winterplace, Canaan Valley to open for snow season, Timberline faces legal woes
By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ski areas at Winterplace Resort in Raleigh County and Canaan Valley Resort in Tucker County announced plans to open for the season on Saturday, following Snowshoe Mountain Resort’s late November season debut. Meanwhile, Timberline Four Seasons Resort, facing legal and regulatory issues,[Read More…]
Wheeling feels effect of nationwide bomb threat hoax
Staff, wire reports The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Several businesses in the Ohio Valley received Thursday the same email containing a bomb threat hoax that evacuated organizations across the country as they took measures to make sure employees were safe. The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register was one[Read More…]
Attorney: Court order calls into question entire route of major pipeline running through WV and other states
By JOANN SNODERLY NCWV Media CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Developers of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline have promised to immediately appeal a federal court decision issued Thursday that overturns a U.S. Forest Service permit allowing pipeline construction in two national forests and across the Appalachian Trail. One pipeline opponent said the decision[Read More…]
Blue Ribbon Commission delays plan to dismantle higher education agency
By STEVEN ALLEN ADAMS The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Distrust continues between members of the Blue Ribbon Commission on Four-Year Higher Education and one of its co-chairs as the commission Thursday delayed approving a plan to eliminate the Higher Education Policy Commission. The blue ribbon commission met[Read More…]
Former Freedom Industries site sold to Clendenin business owner
By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The owner of an equipment sales company will now own the former Freedom Industries site in Charleston. Jim Shafer, owner of Shafer Equipment LLC, a Clenendin-based company, bought the property Thursday afternoon at an auction on the site. The property sold for[Read More…]
