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West Virginia celebrates opening of state’s first railbike
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice on Friday celebrated the grand opening of the newest location of Rail Explorers, the nation’s leading railbike operator, in Clay. Officials say on Rail Explorers’ comfortable, 2- and 4-person electric-assisted railbikes, riders can now easily pedal a scenic 12-mile round-trip stretch of historic railroad along the Elk River and […]
Federal regulators approve Mountain Valley Pipeline to begin operating in West Virginia
After years of opposition and delays, a statement released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Tuesday announced that the Mountain Valley Pipeline has been approved to begin full operations.
WV’s biggest barbecue festival set to take place in Buckhannon this week
BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WDTV) - West Virginia’s biggest barbecue festival will take place in Buckhannon later this week. The Almost Heaven BBQ Bash will kickoff at Jawbone Park Thursday and run through Saturday. The event will feature some of the top-rated teams in the country preparing chicken, ribs, pork and...
Rare tick-borne illness could spread to West Virginia
GHENT, WV (WVNS) — Babesiosis is a tick-borne illness primarily spread through deer ticks infected by the Babesia parasite. Deer ticks are found primarily in wooded, brushy, or grassy areas. Cases of babesiosis are most common in the Northeastern and Upper Midwestern states; Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Minnestoa are the top three listed by the Cleveland […]
FEMA advises West Virginia residents to read eligibility letters carefully
WEST VIRGINIA (WTRF) — If you live in Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties and were impacted by the early April 2024 storms, tornadoes and floods, officials say to read your FEMA eligibility decision letter carefully. If you have questions, visit a Disaster Recovery Center so they can […]
Children shouldn’t have to die for West Virginia lawmakers to take action
Last week, Gov. Jim Justice’s administration gave an update on a horrible case out of Boone County where a 14-year-old girl died after several state agencies failed her. Justice said during an earlier press briefing that Child Protective Services had “no idea” about the child, who was found in a skeletal state. Then he walked […] The post Children shouldn’t have to die for West Virginia lawmakers to take action appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
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