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Drillers keep producing gas in West Virginia and Ohio

By CASEY JUNKINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — Despite the February Belmont County well blast that allowed methane to leak into the atmosphere for 19 days, XTO Energy helped parent firm, Exxon Mobil, post earnings of $4.7 billion for the first three months of 2018. Moreover, Marcellus[Read More…]

Rumble strips installed along stretch of West Virginia I-64 construction zone

The Herald-Dispatch CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rumble strips have been installed outside the Interstate 64 highway work zone between Cabell and Putnam counties as part of a continued safety effort to slow motorists down, state officials announced Monday. Brent Walker, spokesman for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, called the work[Read More…]

WVU biology student connects sense of smell to brain diseases

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Studying how insects’ wing movements affect their sense of smell has the potential to explain underlying causes of disorders like schizophrenia, Parkinson’s disease and shortness of breath, according to new research from West Virginia University. When our nervous systems send motor commands to our muscles,[Read More…]

Wood County to interview five candidates for school superintendent​

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — The Wood County Board of Education’s county superintendent search, coordinated by the West Virginia School Board Association (WVSBA), is entering its “final stage,” said Howard O’Cull, director of the West Virginia School Board Association (WVSBA), who is coordinating the search. “The momentum is present. Next week is pivotal.” said O’Cull,[Read More…]

10 things to know: Tuesday, May 8

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Tuesday, May 8, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TRUMP TO REVEAL IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL’S FATE European members to the landmark atomic deal with[Read More…]

Justice, Revenue officials tout improving economy with positive April revenue

By ANDREA LANNOM The Register-Herald CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — Gov. Jim Justice and revenue officials touted an improving state economy, citing critical April revenue coming in ahead of estimates and a bond rating agency’s rating, which changed the state’s outlook from negative to stable. Justice announced April’s numbers with Chief of[Read More…]

Human trafficking an ongoing concern, even in West Virginia

By RACHEL ELLIS For The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The words “human trafficking” have generated a lot of buzz in West Virginia since January, when the Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office helped raise awareness of the issue. In this series, we will examine the nuances of the human trafficking[Read More…]

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