MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has testimony from four public hearings to consider as part of the application from developers of the MARL transmission line.
The public hearings were held during the last two weeks in Keyser, Romney, Morgantown and Kingwood. The majority of speakers spoke against the project.
Kaitlin McCormick
NextEra Energy Senior Project Manager Kaitlin McCormick addressed some of those concerns during an appearance on WAJR Radio.
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–Remembering deadly floods in West Virginia a year later
–Appalachian Power ready to use federal money to defray the cost of needed upgrades at coal fired power plants
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GRANVILLE W.Va. — The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed that a body was discovered in the Monongahela River around the Granville area late Saturday morning.
The department confirmed via press release that deputies were called at around 11:06 a.m on Saturday following reports of a body spotted in the water. Upon arriving at the scene, emergency personnel located and recovered the body from the water, which was found around 200-300 yards north of the Granville boat ramp.
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CABIN CREEK, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the discovery of a body in a burning car.
The grim discovery came just before 10 a.m. Sunday in the 300 block of Cabin Creek Road in eastern Kanawha County.
According to deputies the car was found in flames and when authorities arrived a body was discovered inside.
Deputies released no further information about the incident.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Leaders of West Virginia’s two major political parties are reacting to news that Boone County has officially flipped to Republican voter registration.
Josh Holstein
Last week, the West Virginia Republican Party announced that Boone County had flipped to Republican voter registration for the first time in recorded history, according to party officials.
The release noted that Boone County had remained a Democratic stronghold, rooted in the region’s deep ties to organized labor

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Appalachian Power plans to upgrade three of its power plants with recent federal funding received from the U.S. Department of Energy.
The White House announced earlier this month that $700 million will be invested in restoring coal as a power source for the nation. Part of that investment included upgrading 13 existing coal-fired power plants in the United States, including in West Virginia.
Brian Abraham
Appalachian Power President and CEO Brian Abraham was a guest on

KINGWOOD, W.Va. — An effort to improve EMS response times within Preston County is prompting county commissioners to consider accepting offers from agencies outside of the county.
Hunter Thomas
Less than two weeks after the Preston County Commission passed an ordinance that established a county EMS service fee to improve emergency medical services within the county, Commission President Hunter Thomas confirmed that work is ongoing to establish and new EMS provider agreement for services,

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. –The Jackson County Commissioner is making repairs to their courthouse ahead of the July 4th celebration in Ripley.
Commissioner Steve Westfall was on MetroNews affiliate WMOV Radio in Ravenswood to talk about everything they’ve done to the courthouse to get it ready.
He said they were able to get the roof replaced and hire a contractor to come in and replaster some of the courtroom walks because they were damaged.
Westfall also said they were able to get the clock on the