MAIDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Public Service Commission (PSC) has granted a pair of extensions to two Longview Power subsidiaries to start and complete construction of a combined-cycle gas-fired power plant and solar array on the grounds of the existing site of the Longview coal-fired plant. Mountain State Clean Energy and Mountain State Renewables were given…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Public Service Commission has ordered Hope Gas to hold three public meetings to better explain their farm tap proposal. The total area includes 3,000 miles of pipelines that serve 15,000 customers, and the area to be converted impacts 1,000 feet of pipeline and three percent of the customers. The current condition…
CLARKSBURG, W. Va. — A Clarksburg resident has admitted to illegally possessing a firearm and could be sentenced to up to 15 years in federal prison. Martin Lynn Queen, 61, was found with a firearm during a traffic stop. When police searched other properties owned by Queen they found addional weapons and ammunition. Queen is…
VAN HORN, TX. — Morgantown native Emily Calandrelli, and host of Emily’s Wonder Lab and Emily’s Science Lab, became the 100th woman to blast off into space. Calandrelli made the flight on Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle. Calandrelli was one of six crewmembers on the New Shepard, including Sharon Hagle, founder of SpaceKids Global; Marc…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. –– The West Virginia University Foundation has added a senior-level executive with nearly 20 years of experience in both health care and higher education fundraising at Rutgers, Villanova and Penn to serve as new senior vice president of development and chief development officer. William J. “Will” Green will begin service Jan. 6, according…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board has given their authorization to the Wisdom Academy. The Wisdom Academy will serve up to 100 students and operate from the former headquarters of Monongalia County Schools on South High Street. Executive Director of the state Professional Charter School Board James Paul told board members…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — North central West Virginia is in the path of the first winter weather event for the 2024-25 season that could result in a few inches of snow in the Morgantown area and a lot more in the mountainous areas. On WAJR’s “Talk of the Town,” MetroNews Accuweather Meteorologist Jeff Nordean said a…
