MARIETTA - Energy development, environmental impact and the future of workforce training in Appalachia were the focus of a symposium hosted Tuesday by Marietta College’s Center for Earth, Energy and Environment. Industry leaders, policymakers and educators discussed how evolving energy ...
MORGANTOWN – An eagle chick from Pennsylvania is resting and recuperating at the Cheat Lake-based Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia after an emergency weekend surgery to extract a fishhook from its stomach. The bird – known as USS11 – is part of a family of eagles – two parents ...
A local writer has taken his experiences from real life and the make-believe world in role-playing games to write his first book intended for teens and young adults. “Defenders of Zzzodd” by Ty Evan Smith, a 2000 graduate of Parkersburg South High School, is the story about 15-year-old ...
Local law enforcement and other organizations will be working to make sure unused prescription medications are properly disposed of this weekend as part of the spring National Prescription Take Back Day. “National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides an invaluable service in keeping ...
CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey held a ceremonial signing Tuesday for a bill – the first to pass the West Virginia Legislature during the recent session – that focuses on benefiting existing small businesses in the state. Morrisey held a ceremonial bill signing Tuesday afternoon for ...
INSTITUTE — A chemical incident at a facility in Kanawha County on Wednesday left two people dead, sent multiple individuals to area hospitals and prompted temporary shelter-in-place orders for nearby communities, officials said. The incident occurred shortly after 9:30 a.m. at Catalyst ...