A man was flown by HealthNet to Ruby Memorial Hospital after an auto-pedestrian incident in Nutter Fort on Saturday, the Nutter Fort Police Department confirmed. It happened on Maryland Avenue around
A man was flown by HealthNet to Ruby Memorial Hospital after an auto-pedestrian incident in Nutter Fort on Saturday, the Nutter Fort Police Department confirmed. It happened on Maryland Avenue around
Saturday, May 25 2013 8:06 PM EDT2013-05-26 00:06:00 GMT
With pools finally opening up and temperatures usually rising, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. But you wouldn't have known judging by how empty local pools were Saturday, when temperatures
With pools finally opening up and temperatures usually rising, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer. But you wouldn't have known judging by how empty local pools were Saturday, when temperatures lingered in the 60s.
Saturday, May 25 2013 12:24 PM EDT2013-05-25 16:24:34 GMT
Several environmental activists were arrested Friday after blocking the road leading to the headquarters for Alpha Natural Resources to protest the coal producer's mining practices.
Several environmental activists were arrested Friday after blocking the road leading to the headquarters for Alpha Natural Resources to protest the coal producer's mining practices.
Friday, May 24 2013 1:56 PM EDT2013-05-24 17:56:48 GMT
West Virginia joins Kansas and Montana in states that have filed briefs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Environmental Protection Agency gas emissions rules.
West Virginia joins Kansas and Montana in states that have filed briefs asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear a challenge to Environmental Protection Agency gas emissions rules.
Thursday, May 23 2013 2:49 PM EDT2013-05-23 18:49:21 GMT
FAIRMONT, WV – The Community and Technical College System of West Virginia (WVCTCS) will announce the launch of the Appalachian Petroleum Technology Training Center at the Robert H. Mollohan Center at
The Community and Technical College System of West Virginia (WVCTCS) will announce the launch of the Appalachian Petroleum Technology Training Center at the Robert H. Mollohan Center at the I-79 Technology Park.
Thursday, May 23 2013 1:13 PM EDT2013-05-23 17:13:02 GMT
The document offers best practices for the process used by pipeline companies to install pipelines under highways, railroads and bodies of water in instances where trenching is not feasible.
The document offers best practices for the process used by pipeline companies to install pipelines under highways, railroads and bodies of water in instances where trenching is not feasible.
A new document from a federal pipeline safety agency shows a 20-inch Columbia gas line that exploded in Sissonville was many decades old.
The National Transportation Safety Board had already revealed in a news conference that the pipeline failure was in part due to corrosion of the pipeline. Gas continued to flow from the pipeline after the explosion and had to be manually shut off about an hour after it exploded.
The line, according to an order issued by the PHMSA, was originally installed in 1951. It was extended further in 1955. Various segments of the pipeline had been replaced, with the newest piece being installed in 1992.
The piece that actually exploded was made in 1967. Previous reports indicated the piece that was part of the explosion was much newer.
The finding determined a corrective action order was necessary in the case of the explosion. Jeffrey D. Wiese, associate administrator for pipeline safety at PHMSA, wrote that given conditions of the pipeline, a corrective order was necessary due to life, property and environmental threats.
The plan requires Columbia to create a plan returning to restricted operation. It will also require ongoing special attention directed toward the pipeline to encourage future safety.
Investigation into the cause of the pipeline incident is ongoing.
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