Mountain Line General Manager Maria Smith said public transit numbers are rebounding nationally post-COVID, but the comeback is going to take some time. For the five years prior to COVID — 2015 to 2019 — Mountain Line averaged 991,544 total riders annually. Then came the ...
During a press event at the West Virginia State Capitol Friday, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, along with T-Mobile executive Edwige Robinson, highlighted the impact of a $200 million investment from T-Mobile in the Mountain State. The state has traditionally been ranked near the bottom of studies comparing the availability of high-speed broadband and mobile service across all 50 states. Partly a result of T-Mobile investments, West Virginia is on an upward trajectory. One recent study showed a 66% increase in median download speeds in West Virginia from 2022 to 2023. “West ...
MORGANTOWN — The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has heard the allegations about Lake Lynn Generation's poor maintenance of Cheat Lake recreational sites and is seeking answers. FERC wrote to Lake Lynn Generation on Wednesday, noting the allegations and providing a list of questions ...
MORGANTOWN — Last May, it was announced by bar ownership that The Back Door would close its doors at 485 High Street after more than three decades in business. Two months later, Casa D’Amici hit social media to announce it, too, would be vacating the building at 485 High Street ...
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission has approved Hope Gas' plan to build a new pipeline to serve the Morgantown area. The PSC granted Hope a certificate of public convenience and necessity for its Morgantown Connector Project (MCP). Its order mirrors in large part the ...
MORGANTOWN — The state Public Service Commission announced on Tuesday that it has approved a rate hike for FirstEnergy sisters Mon Power and Potomac Edison to continue their Vegetation Management Program. The order, filed Monday, approves a joint stipulation and settlement agreement ...
