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Top legislators discuss West Virginia Forward

Editor’s Note: This story is the final of a four-part series previewing the 2018 West Virginia legislative session. By CARTER WALKER Times West Virginian CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — The state’s two congressional leaders joined West Virgina University’s Rob Alsop in Charleston last Friday to discuss legislation impacting the “West Virginia Forward” program.[Read More…]

Construction to begin on Mid-Ohio Valley compressor stations in West Virginia

By JESS MANCINI The Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va.  — Construction will start around the end of the month on three multi-million-dollar compressor stations in Calhoun, Doddridge and Jackson counties for the recently approved Mountaineer XPress natural gas pipeline. Each station will cost about $100 million, said Scott Castleman,[Read More…]

International Energy Agency predicts ‘decade of stagnation’ for coal

By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — The International Energy Agency does not believe President Trump’s plans to overturn Obama-era environmental regulations will do much to bolster coal markets, as the Paris-based organization predicts a “decade of stagnation” in demand for the carbon-rich mineral. The agency[Read More…]

Survey shows bald eagle numbers growing in Southern WV

By RICK STEELHAMMER Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Saturday, 23 volunteers braved single-digit temperatures and 15 mph wind gusts to scan the skies above Bluestone Lake and the New River to confirm that an eagle population is alive and growing in Southern West Virginia. Those taking part in the[Read More…]

Archaeologist to explain artifacts found under Harpers Ferry street

By TIM COOK The Journal HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. — Call it uncovering local history, with some metaphorical dirt under your fingernails. About 1,200 artifacts from this historic town’s everyday past were found underneath an original thoroughfare during a recent street reconstruction project. A special presentation by the Baltimore-based archaeologist is scheduled[Read More…]

10 things to know: Friday, January 12

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP REJECTS IMMIGRATION DEAL IN VULGAR TERMS The president questions why the U.S. would accept[Read More…]

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