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EQT cutting nearly 200 positions across the company

PITTSBURGH — A reorganization will reduce the total workforce for EQT Corporation by 23 percent, 196 positions, according to company information released earlier this week. It was not immediately clear where or when the job cuts within the natural gas company would be made. In a press release, officials said the new structure would “simplify the company from 58 to 15 departments, streamline management and focus the organization.” The reductions were estimated to result in $50 million in annual savings. “I’d like to thank those employees who are leaving for their ...

West Virginia leads nation in obesity rates among adults

CHARLESTON — West Virginia leads the nation in obesity rates among adults at 39.5 percent, up over 1 percent from the previous year according to a report from the Trust for America’s Health. The 16th annual State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America report was released Thursday by the Trust for America’s Health, listing the Mountain State in a tie for the highest obesity rate with Mississippi. John Auerbach, the President and CEO of TFAH told MetroNews that West Virginia leads the grim trend across the United States. “Nine states had obesity levels over ...

Local stories from the heated lines of the 9/11 attacks

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.  —  Sarah Cooke blinked twice to shake off the glare of the klieg lights, and when she looked back down, it was still there. Something shiny. Well, that one little notch, anyway. It was the glint that made her look twice. The object was small and round, ...

Preston man with ‘numerous’ outstanding warrants flees from police, still on the run

ARTHURDALE, W.Va. — Police from Preston and Monongalia Counties searched late into the night for a wanted felon who ran from officers, stole a car and then abandoned it. Mark Hart is wanted on several felony warrants, according to Preston Chief Deputy P.A. Pritt. Preston Sheriff’s Capt. J.H. Bryan said Deputy Hovatter was patrolling on W.Va. 92 in Arthurdale about 4 p.m. Tuesday when he saw Hart walking along the road near West Preston School. Knowing Hart has “numerous” outstanding warrants, he tried to stop him. Hart fled on foot, Bryan said. The deputy chased Hart ...

Westwood Middle School to hold 9/11 event highlighting locals with first-hand experience of attacks

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Westwood Middle School will hold a 9/11 remembrance and memorial event today, the 18th anniversary of the attacks. Social studies teachers told students to personalize the day by interviewing family members about where they were on that day in 2001. Westwood Middle School employee Sarah Cook was a first responder at the Flight 93 site. She will give a presentation today about what she saw. “She is a fantastic primary source, first-hand account of things that she found and saw while scouring that field in Somerset County,” social studies ...

Sidewalk construction underway in Kingwood

William Wotring/The Dominion PostWork on the sidewalk on Tunnelton Street Friday. KINGWOOD — It should be smooth walking, driving and marching on Tunnelton Street during the Preston County Buckwheat Festival. The State Division of Highways (DOH) started work on the street, which is partly inside city limits and belongs to the state. DOH spokesman Brent Walker said the work should be completed by festival time. The 78th Preston County Buckwheat Festival will run Sept. 26-29 in Kingwood. Tunnelton Street is adjacent to the fairgrounds and a main route into town. Kingwood ...