Three counties battle blaze at Nelson Pigg Auto Salvage
Firefighters from Mercer, Montcalm, and another county converged Thursday on Nelson Pigg Auto Salvage on Browning Lambert Mountain Road as a quickly spreading fire consumed acres of junk cars sending black smoke visible for miles. Dispatch reported several cars on fire before 8 p.m. Capt. Timothy Wyatt said the scene began with about five cars ablaze and the cause remained under investigation.
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Rock
Mercer County
Nelson Pigg Auto Salvage
Browning Lambert Mountain Road
Mercer
911
Timothy Wyatt
Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department
Tara Wyatt
Montcalm
Residents invited to hearings on broadband access
Region I Planning & Development Council hosts listening sessions for West Virginia Office of Broadband DE and BEAD programs. Public urged to share concerns on reliable internet, with outreach to veterans, aging commissions, and people with disabilities. Sessions document questions for state officials.
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Rinceton
West
West Virginia
Office of Broadband
Kim Odle
Court halts Biden WOTUS final rule injunction issued
A North Dakota federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking the EPA from implementing the Biden administration’s final Waters of the United States rule. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Senator Shelley Moore Capito led a 24-state coalition in the suit, calling it a victory for state sovereignty and economic activity.
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North Dakota
Biden Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
United States
West Virginia
Sen
Shelley
Moore Capito
R-W.va
Patrick Morrisey
Virginia AG
Jason Miyares
Morrisey
U.S. District Court
Congress
Capito
West Virginia Forestry launches online fire report
The Division of Forestry unveils a web platform to track wildfires across the state. Gov Justice announced the tool during a virtual briefing. The Daily Fire Report shows locations and acres burned since January 1, 2028, across six regions on wvforestry.com fire report.
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Division of Forestry Service
West Virginia
Jim Justice
Division of Forestry Daily
West
Wvforestry.com
West Virginia Division of Forestry
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