MORGANTOWN — What happens when 100 hockey players, parents, coaches and supporters turn up to a Morgantown City Council meeting in a room with a 40-person capacity? They have to […]
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Hope Gas enters deal to acquire Peoples Gas West Virginia service area
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown-based Hope Gas announced on Tuesday that it has entered an agreement with Essential Utilities to purchase Peoples Gas WV. Peoples is a Pennsylvania-based energy company serving 740,000 […]
PSC OK’s Mon Power/Potomac Edison rate hike settlement; requires companies to prepare report of possible Pleasants plant purchase
MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission has OK’d the modified rate hike for Mon Power and Potomac Edison that the companies agreed to in a December settlement that the […]
State Senate GOP, Dem leaders urge DHHR to address child welfare problems
MORGANTOWN — Leaders on both sides of the state Senate aisle want the Department of Health and Human Resources to take action to improve child welfare, and sent letters this […]
Morgantown Council to schedule workshop to discuss public meeting policies
MORGANTOWN — On Nov. 15, Morgantown City Council voted to table an ordinance that would shuffle Robert’s Rules of Order down the priority list when determining how the body conducts […]
Gov. declares State of Emergency for all 55 counties
As talk of the expected winter storm ramped up Thursday, Gov. Jim Justice declared a State of Emergency for all 55 West Virginia counties for today. The winter storm event […]
City of Westover files motion to dismiss Mullins lawsuit
The city of Westover has moved to dismiss a federal lawsuit brought by former city councilor Ralph Mullins, comparing the suit to a novella and characterizing it as “hyperbolic” and […]
Form Energy will build 100-hour iron-air battery plant in Weirton; will create 750 jobs and advance energy generation
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday announced an economic development partnership that he said will help revitalize the city of Weirton and foster American energy independence. Massachusetts-based Form Energy […]
VHA notifying vets of recent privacy breach
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Health Administration is taking action to protect veterans’ personal information following a recent privacy breach. VA was notified Oct. 31 of a data incident […]
Manchin touts WV benefits for omnibus bill, permitting reform during conversation with West Virginia press
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Joe Manchin spoke with members of the West Virginia press on Wednesday, covering a wide variety of topics. Among them was the omnibus funding bill expected to […]
