Room With A View?
Steel stairs lead to the top of the Red Oak Fire Tower where there's a 14-foot square cabin with panoramic windows and a metal catwalk. There's electricity, but no water.
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Larry Groce On His New Ohio History Musical, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning a new musical, written right here in our region, takes a look at a small Ohio town, just across the river from West Virginia, that played a significant role in the development of the nation.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWarehouse That Burned In Parkersburg Had A History of Hazardous Waste Fires
Fires in 2025 and 2020 originated from the facility's storage of bleaching powder waste.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCuts At NIOSH Morgantown And Revitalizing A Coal-Fired Power Plant Site, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a conversation with a NIOSH worker affected by cuts earlier this month, and the redevelopment of a recently demolished coal-fired power plant.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsCapito: Rail Safety Bill Will Pass, But Not Until Next Year
Nearly 10 months after a train derailment resulted in a release of toxic chemicals in East Palestine, Ohio, Congress has still not moved forward with legislation.
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Involving Hazardous Material Closes W.Va. Turnpike
The West Virginia Parkways Authority reports the crash happened in northbound lanes.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEast Palestine First Responders Faced Communications Gap With Railroad
Not one of the first responders on the scene had access to an app that was created by the rail industry precisely for that kind of situation.
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