MORGANTOWN – The table was laden with healthy – but tasty – foods: hummus, a fruit and veggie tray, vegetable soup, broccoli cheese soup, dilly beans and corn flake-breaded chicken breast nuggets. All were prepared by Belinda Nicholas -- to whom we'll refer by her first name in this ...
On Thursday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced new regulations regarding lead pipes aimed at eliminating the chance for lead exposure through drinking water within 10 years. Water utilities nationwide must submit an initial inventory of lead service lines by Oct. 16, ...
MORGANTOWN -- Gov. Jim Justice was at the Greenbrier Valley Airport on Tuesday with a great big check for $5 million. The timing of the visit wasn’t lost on Morgantown Municipal Airport Executive Director Jonathan Vrabel, who, that same day, was pleading his case to state ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A 63-foot-tall West Virginia superstar is the center of attention in the nation’s capital. On a cold and blustery evening with the U.S. Capitol as a backdrop, a majestic Norway spruce from West Virginia’s mountains lit up the night. The marching band from Richwood High School serenaded a gathered crowd with Christmas cheer. The state’s congressional delegation, in brief and brisk remarks, extolled the virtues of West Virginia. And a boy from Randolph County described West Virginia’s natural beauty and then hit the “light” button. This was all at ...
CHARLESTON — A new tolling system on the West Virginia Turnpike could begin having an impact on the 88-mile highway next year. Parkways Authority Executive Director Jeff Miller said testing is underway. “We’ve been performing testing on one of the lanes right now. That’s gone very well. Travelers can see that new digital display board at the Ghent (toll plaza) lane 1,” Miller said. “We’ve got new equipment in there. We’ll slowly start commissioning each lane.” Miller said he expects the entire system to be in place at all three toll plazas some time in ...
This holiday season, Morgantown-based nonprofit Appalachian Prison Book Project (APBP) invites the community to join its mission to send books and supportive messages to individuals in prisons across Appalachia. APBP was founded through WVU English Professor Katy Ryan's 2004 course on ...
