Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Due to dry and windy conditions, state and local fire officials have banned all outdoor burning until further notice. Fire officials remind residents of need for fire safety during dry, windy ...
Discover the latest breaking news in the U.S. and around the world — politics, weather, entertainment, lifestyle, finance, sports and much more.
The Law Enforcement Section, known as the "West Virginia Natural Resources Police", is the oldest statewide law enforcement agency in West Virginia, established in February 1897. The Section is primarily responsible for the enforcement of the game and fish laws and rules.
Air quality alerts: Code Red air quality alert issued for 3 WNC counties; 5 counties on Code Orange On Nov. 6, Buncombe County declared a state of local emergency and banned all outdoor burning ...
Light burning is also been called "Paiute forestry," a direct but derogatory reference to southwestern tribal burning habits. [52] The ecological impacts of settler fires were vastly different than those of their Native American predecessors. Cultural burning practices were functionally made illegal with the passage of the Weeks Act in 1911. [53]
The National Weather Service warns against outdoor burning in 25 central North Carolina counties on Tuesday because low humidity and gusty winds could make it difficult to control a fire.. The ...
On May 9, 1863 during the Jones-Imboden Raid partially to prevent West Virginia's statehood, Confederate raiders set every oil well afire, as well as 120,000 gallons ready for shipping, destroying the town and causing the river (and its forested banks) to burn for miles. The Rathbones and others managed to rebuild somewhat, but in 1865 ...
The current newspaper, The West Virginia Daily News was launched on January 1, 1967 in Ronceverte, WV. The Printing Press and offices were relocated to Lewisburg WV around 1972. Published Monday through Friday, the newspaper covers local news and events in the Greenbrier Valley, West Virginia, spreading across Greenbrier and Monroe counties ...