An Alabama man was arrested by West Virginia State Police after allegedly starting multiple brush fires in the area of Wiseman Road and Glory Barn Road in […]
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Three major fires continue to burn in Hardy County
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE MOOREFIELD — Three major forest fires continued to burn in Hardy County Thursday afternoon. West Virginia Division of Forestry Director Jeremy Jones identified them […]
Senate bill opens path for state to make money through forest-management wildfire prevention
MORGANTOWN — The state Senate held a long-but-warm-spirited debate on Wednesday over an amendment to a bill designed to protect state-owned forests from wildfires, and bring in […]
Natural disasters unnaturally severe
At the time of this writing, there were 21 fires burning over 11,000 acres in West Virginia, according to the Fire, Weather and Avalanche Center. The four […]
Forest fires rage across the state
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE CHARLESTON — The low humidity, warmer temperatures, and the steady wind in recent days has turned the West Virginia forest and the new leaf […]
