By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill meant to protect girls and women from the transgender community passed the West Virginia House of Delegates on Valentine’s Day, the irony of which was not lost on the Democratic minority in the House, who called[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House Finance Committee advanced a bill on Wednesday that would increase compensation for guardians ad litem, appointed attorneys who may serve in the best interests of a minor child, as well as a bill to provide property tax credits[Read More…]

By Kate Shunney, The Morgan Messenger MORGAN COUNTY, W.Va. — A CSX train on Monday afternoon, February 12, derailed in the area of Magnolia in western Morgan County, bringing fire, EMS and hazardous materials responders to the remote area to assess the situation. Rail officials on Tuesday morning said they[Read More…]

By Esteban Fernandez, Times West Virginian FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Valentine’s Day is typically reserved for couples, flowers and expensive dinners, however, Marcella Yaremchuk wants one group in particular to not be left out. Yaremchuk and a few other women from the Valley Chapel United Methodist Church handed out candies to[Read More…]

West Virginia Press Association Staff Report CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Senate Committee on Energy, Industry, and Mining, on Tuesday, considered a “strike and insert” amendment to HB 4292, a bill which seeks to expand damages for the nonpayment of oil and gas royalties due to land owners. As explained by[Read More…]

By Autumn Shelton, West Virginia Press Association CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The House Committee on Insurance and Banking advanced four bills on Tuesday, including one creating the Oral Health and Cancer Rights Act and one that would increase the amount of insurance funds that may be recovered by fire departments following[Read More…]

By Ainsley Hall, The Journal MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Jodi Williams, from Opequon Elementary School, was named the West Virginia School Counselor Association (WVSCA) 2024 School Counselor of the Year last week. Williams, who was nominated for the award last November, felt honored that her co-workers thought so highly of her[Read More…]

By Greg Jordan, Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON, W.Va. — A program bringing incentives for builders creating new housing and renovating older housing to an area 20-square-miles around the city of Princeton is coming to Mercer County. The city of Princeton announced Monday that the Mercer County area has been designated[Read More…]

By Steven Allen Adams, The Parkersburg News and Sentinel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate’s long anticipated student discipline bill focused on elementary school grades easily passed on Monday, but it might not have it so easy in the House of Delegates whose similar bill has seen no movement[Read More…]

By Roger Adkins, Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate approved legislation Monday aimed at prohibiting smoking in motor vehicles when a minor 16 years of age or younger is present. Senate Bill 378, which amends state code to include this restriction, sparked some debate before it was[Read More…]