By BRETT DUNLAP The Parkersburg News and Sentinel HOUSTON — The Marcellus and Utica shale natural gas deposits throughout the Appalachia region have the potential to change the natural gas industry in North America, officials said. Officials with Shale Crescent USA are at the World Petrochemical Conference this week in[Read More…]

By KATE MISHKIN Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A $151 million class-action settlement over the 2014 Kanawha Valley water crisis might be completely paid out, the most recent report of the settlement administrator shows. All told, there were 95,155 claim forms worth $159,102,307 in settlements, according to the eight-page Periodic Report[Read More…]

By MEGHAN McCLUNG Jackson Newspapers RIPLEY, W.Va. — Based upon a recent report from Mac Warner, West Virginia Secretary of State, Jackson County leads the state in overall new business corporations established in the calendar year of 2017. Mark Whitley, director of the Jackson County Development Authority, said that this[Read More…]

By EDDIE TRIZZINO Times West Virginian WHITE HALL, W.Va. — Martina Bachlechner knew she wanted to go into a STEM field career when she was a 19-year-old student. She was studying to be a teacher and needed some subjects which she could specialize in; she admitted to picking physics as the[Read More…]

By ANASTASIIA VOROBEVA For the Princeton Times ATHENS, W.Va.  — Instead of making the holidays merry and bright, one piece of the Princeton-Mercer County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade reportedly struck a sour chord and allegedly left a Concord University professor without a job mid-semester. Many CU students struggled with[Read More…]

By JOSELYN KING The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va.  — A task force to coordinate federal government efforts against fentanyl would be created under legislation proposed by U.S. Rep. Evan Jenkins, also a current Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. Jenkins said he is continuing to focus[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The School of Social Work at West Virginia University shot up into the top third in the latest rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report. The school, housed in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, jumped from 103rd to 75th of[Read More…]

By ADRANISHA STEPHENS The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Heavy snow continues to blanket much of the Eastern Panhandle, where up to 14 inches was expected through this evening, according to forecasts. The National Weather Service issued a forecast of heavy snow for the region, with accumulations between 8 and 14 inches.[Read More…]

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of stories profiling candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives 3rd District race in West Virginia. By TAYLOR STUCK The Herald-Dispatch [email protected] HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — From an educator to a salesman to a legislator, Marty Gearheart is sure his resume makes him[Read More…]

The regional bureau of The Associated Press, shares 10 things you need to know Wednesday, March 21, 2018. Look for full stories on these late-breaking news items and much more in West Virginia newspapers. 1. TEXAS BOMBING SUSPECT DEAD; MOTIVE UNKNOWN Austin police say the serial bombing suspect, a 24-year-old[Read More…]