dbeard@dominionpost.com SHINNSTON – With the tall chimneys and cooling towers of the Harrison Power Station looming overhead, FirstEnergy leaders announced Thursday afternoon that subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison will be moving forward with their plan for a 1,200 megawatt ...
The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN – Glen Dale Republican Robert “Bob” Dobkin has announced his intention to run for the District 2 state Senate seat now held by Sen. Charles Clements, R-Wetzel. Robert Dobkins The seat is up for election in 2026, and Clements supports Dobkin but was ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – Regional power grid operator PJM Interconnection says it's ready for the winter electricity demand – but also warns that growing demand highlights the lack of new power supplies. PJM operates the grid for 13 states – including West Virginia – ...
JBissett@DominionPost.com ROWLESBURG – Rick Felton worked for the railroad and was used to hearing metal on metal.Still, the CSX brakeman was sonically unprepared for what shrieked across the night before the Election Day Flood of Nov. 5, 1985.That’s when people started realizing they ...
JBissett@DominionPost.com My God, Jen. I gotta get Jen. Help me. Please.Call that a clothesline prayer.Robin Moore sent it bubbling through the chop just after midnight on Nov. 5, 1985, when she was pulled under.The rain was pounding like Hell’s drumline. The river was a rabid dog.Mobile ...
dbeard@dominionpost.com MORGANTOWN – The state Public Service Commission this week denied a request by Hope Gas to delay the PSC's decision on Hope's Pipeline Replacement and Expansion Program – PREP – rate-hike proposal, and approved new rates that will take effect Nov. 1. Hope ...
