West Virginia News
News about Events in West Virginia
Aggregated West Virginia News Articles
- EQM expects to complete WV-VA Mountain Valley natgas pipe fourth-quarter 2019
EQM Midstream Partners LP said on Thursday it expects to complete the $4.6 billion Mountain Valley natural gas pipeline from West Virginia to Virginia in the fourth quarter of 2019 despite remaining legal challenges against the project.
Reuters. Thu, 14 Feb 2019 12:19:10 -0500. - EQT Cuts $53.5M Settlement with West Virginia Landowners
EQT Corp. on Wednesday said it has reached a tentative settlement with West Virginia landowners to resolve a class action lawsuit that alleges the company wrongly deducted post-production costs from royalty payments.
Natural Gas Intel. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:16:20 -0500. - West Virginia legislator under fire for comparing gay activists to KKK
"The LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan, without wearing hoods with their antics of hate"
CBS News. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:12:54 +0000. - UPDATE 2-EQT to pay $54 mln to settle with West Virginia landowners
Oil and gas producer EQT Corp said on Wednesday it had agreed to pay about $54 million to settle a lawsuit with West Virginia landowners over royalty payments.
Reuters. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 11:14:17 -0500. - W.Va. to get $302,500 in Fiat Chrysler emissions settlement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia will receive $302,500 as part of a multistate settlement with Fiat Chrysler over emissions cheating allegations. ...
Washington Times. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:15:38 -0500. - W.Va. bill would raise minimum age for tobacco buys to 21
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A bill moving through the West Virginia Legislature would raise the state's minimum legal age for buying tobacco products from 18 to 21. ...
Washington Times. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 05:13:32 -0500. - Dozens speak against education bill in West Virginia
Dozens of speakers have crammed two public hearings on a complex education bill in West Virginia that teachers unions claim is retaliation for a nine-day strike last year
ABC News. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:01:26 -0500. - 'The LGBTQ is a modern day version of the Ku Klux Klan': Republican West Virginia delegate
Eric Porterfield, who sits in the West Virginia House of Delegates, was responding to criticism after calling LGBTQ rights groups ' discriminatory bigots' during a committee meeting last week.
Daily Mail. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:55:53 GMT. - 'Orange water'
Families in West Virginia say the coal mines have poisoned their water. Now they're fighting back.
BBC News. Mon, 11 Feb 2019 00:26:05 GMT. - Virginia Tech flips Ohio State commit Nester
Virginia Tech has flipped Ohio State commit Doug Nester, an offensive lineman from West Virginia.
ESPN. Wed, 6 Feb 2019 09:08:52 EST.
West Virginia Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of West Virginia as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 1,831,102 | -0.54 |
| July 1, 2015 | 1,841,053 | -0.40 |
| July 1, 2014 | 1,848,514 | -0.25 |
| July 1, 2013 | 1,853,231 | -0.18 |
| July 1, 2012 | 1,856,560 | 0.09 |
| July 1, 2011 | 1,854,972 | 0.04 |
| July 1, 2010 | 1,854,230 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of West Virginia was 1,852,994.
In 2008, the estimated population of West Virginia was 1,814,468, whereas
in 2006, the population of West Virginia was about 1,806,760.
For detailed, up-to-date information about West Virginia's demographics,
visit the U.S. Census Bureau's
QuickFacts about West Virginia web page. For maps of West Virginia,
visit this West Virginia Map
website.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Charleston, West Virginia.
West Virginia newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
West Virginia library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about West Virginia
can be found here.