That was The Marietta Register headline reporting the explosion of the Marietta Torpedo Company nitroglycerine plant on September 6, 1900. The factory was destroyed. “Trees were entirely denuded of ...

NITRO, WV (WOWK) — Now one of West Virginia’s industrial ... Hercules Powder initiated the groundbreaking for the Nitro chemical plant, called Explosives Plant C, at the site of present ...

Polish explosives maker Nitro-Chem signed a deal on Wednesday to supply explosives worth 1.2 billion zlotys ($310 million) to ...

A company has proposed building a series of a natural gas and diesel power generators in Tucker County that could impact the ...

Officials in the Tucker County community still have many questions after a secretive company applied to build a 500-acre ...

Kanawha Valley communities are experiencing various developments in local government, infrastructure, and public services. In ...

In a game that was moved to the Chief Logan Recreational Center due to field conditions at Danville's Lick Creek Park, the ...

WV, and Peggy Smith of Nitro, WV. He was preceded in death by brother, Clarence (PeeWee) King; and brother-in-law, Larry Wallace. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday ...

Ripley and Nitro will face off on Wednesday, March 19 at 11:15 a.m. ET. Don't miss out on any of the action with NFHS Network. The NFHS Network gives you access to live high school sports around ...