JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday finalized plans to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to potential oil and gas drilling, renewing a long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's environmental jewels. U.S. ...
PARKERSBURG — Twelve recipes were put to the test for the 71st annual Cookbook Contest held by The Parkersburg News and Sentinel/The Marietta Times on Wednesday. This year’s theme was “Cook of All Trades.” Contestants for this year were asked to submit recipes under four categories: ...
Since the state's first dispensary opened in 2021, West Virginia's medical cannabis program has collected roughly $34 million in taxes, licensing fees and interest. State law requires the money be used to create a medical cannabis research program, provide resources to residents with ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration announced Wednesday new "massive sanctions" against Russia's oil industry that are aimed at moving Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table and bringing an end to Moscow's brutal war on Ukraine. The sanctions against ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey praised an upgrade in West Virginia’s ratings outlook, but that same report included a warning about the state’s continuing loss of population, reliance on fossil fuel taxes and one-time monies. S&P Global Ratings, an international credit rating ...
PARKERSBURG — Best Buy is set to open in the former TJ Maxx building on Grand Central Avenue on Halloween. Plans to bring the electronics retailer to the area have been in the works for more than a year, said Griffin Weatherholt, experience supervisor at the store. “There’s just not ...
