By Charles Young, WV News CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill aimed at giving teachers a tool to combat extreme student behaviors is headed for a full vote in the House of Delegates. Members of the House Education Committee passed Senate Bill 614 Wednesday afternoon after first rejecting five amendments. The[Read More…]

Takes issue with border joke about W.Va. on MSNBC By Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice addressed the crash of a Calhoun County school bus with an intoxicated driver at the wheel and a joke made by political pundits at West Virginia’s expense[Read More…]

By Evan Bevins, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — Calhoun County Schools were closed Tuesday after a school bus crash Monday evening in which the bus driver was allegedly intoxicated and at least three students suffered serious injuries. Jeffrey Brannon, 54, of 1534 Yellow Creek Road, Big Bend,[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, The Charleston-Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Public Service Commission wasn’t done approving eight-figure sums for West Virginia American Water when it approved a $24.1 million rate increase for the state’s largest water utility last month. The PSC followed its 8% increase in water and sewer[Read More…]

By Shelley Hanson, The Intelligencer MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – Marshall County Schools Superintendent Shelby Haines is the West Virginia Music Educators Association Superintendent of the Year for 2024. Haines received the honor during the association’s conference held recently in Charleston. Tracey Filben, director of bands for John Marshall High School, nominated[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A skinny version of the budget bill for the next fiscal year is on the move, with a possible May special session being planned for once issues involving the possible clawback of COVID19 education funds is worked out.[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House Judiciary Committee advanced two Senate bills on Tuesday morning, both of which will now go before the full House for consideration. One of these bills would fix a loophole regarding sexual abuse in a marriage, and one would[Read More…]

By Mike Tony, The Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As West Virginia leaders question whether they’ll have to return $465 million to the federal government amid their annual budgeting process, they’re also closing in on passing legislation to limit the independence of the state watchdog unit that flagged increased risk[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As the clock ticks down to the end of the 2024 legislative session Saturday, lawmakers are working on a budget for the next fiscal year with questions remaining over a pending waiver of nearly half-a-billion dollars West Virginia[Read More…]