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Power Struggle: Comcast and Appalachian Power fight again over broadband pole attachment charges

CHARLESTON – Once again, a major telecommunications company is taking on one of West Virginia’s two electric utilities over the issue of unfair charges for attaching new broadband to poles. Attorneys for Comcast Cable Communications last week filed a pole attachment complaint against Appalachian Power with the Federal Communications Commission. The dispute centers on pole attachment fees, with Comcast alleging that Appalachian Power is flouting a prior 2026 FCC order by charging arbitrary percentages for infrastructure replacements. Comcast argues that it should only be ...

U.S. attorney reaches $4.17M civil settlement, compliance agreement with WVU Health System over controlled substance violations

MORGANTOWN — The U.S. Attorney’s Offices for the Northern and Southern districts of West Virginia announced Monday that West Virginia United Health System, doing business as West Virginia University Health System, has agreed to pay $4,177,139 and enter a memorandum of agreement to resolve civil allegations that it violated provisions of the Controlled Substances Act across various registered facilities over a seven-year span. According to a Drug Enforcement Agency investigation, WVUHS committed numerous record-keeping and reporting violations from 2017-2024. WVUHS facilities failed ...

Camden Clark seeking county’s help with ambulance service costs

PARKERSBURG — WVU Medicine Camden Clark Medical Center is requesting $1.7 million annually from the Wood County Commission to help support ambulance service in the area. Camden Clark Chief Executive Officer Sean Smith, Camden Clark Chief Financial Officer Kyle Pierson and Camden Clark ...