BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Marshall Thundering Herd men’s basketball made another step forward Thursday night. Ryan Taylor’s driving score with three seconds left gave Marshall an 87-85 victory against UTEP and a Friday berth in the Conference USA tournament semifinals at Legacy Arena. Third-seeded Marshall (17-15) plays again at 6:30 p.m.[Read More…]
Month: March 2016
WV lawmakers override abortion bill veto
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over objections from doctors and medical groups, West Virginia legislators have put into law a ban on the most common abortion procedure for pregnancies in the second trimester. The House of Delegates voted to override Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s veto of the measure, which outlaws a procedure called[Read More…]
WVU wins first Big 12 tournament game
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — West Virginia crossed another item off its list. In what’s merely the latest part of a season that’s already seen the Mountaineers ranked higher than they’ve been in years, place better and win more games than ever before in Big 12 play and triumph in arenas[Read More…]
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Compromise reached on WV nurse practitioner bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After eight years of conflict, nurses and doctors reached a compromise agreement on a bill to advance practice registered nurses (APRNs) to practice independently with limited prescriptive authority. Two physicians who fought the bill last year and most of this session stood to support the agreement. The[Read More…]
Wayne County native funds WV school projects
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Kenova native Brad Smith, CEO of the Intuit software company, and his wife Alys flash-funded 172 of theDonorsChoose.org classroom projects in West Virginia Thursday. The projects include teacher requests for books, science supplies, field trips and more. Their effort was part of #BestSchoolDay, a surprise philanthropic flash[Read More…]
Plans double for Barboursville retail development
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Plans for the development of Tanyard Station in Barboursville have doubled in size. A proposal to establish a tax increment financing, or TIF, district at Tanyard Station, located on the 50-acre site of the former CSX railroad yard off Interstate 64’s Exit 20 along the Mud River[Read More…]
Big spending cuts imperative
An editorial from The Intelligencer/Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — County school systems would have to lay off teachers if West Virginia legislators accept Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s budget proposal. But the education establishment in Charleston would get to hire more people. More than 500 Division of Highways workers – the people[Read More…]
Welfare drug test requirement not too much to ask
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Those joining the American Civil Liberties Union in false outrage over West Virginia lawmakers passing a bill to drug test some recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families would do well to take another look at the proposal. Beginning with[Read More…]
WV Senate passes very different budget bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The State Senate passed its version of the budget Thursday afternoon after more than an hour of debate on the floor. Senate chair of Finance Mike Hall, R-Putnam, said the budget relies on revenue measures that were rejected in the House Finance Committee and does not rely[Read More…]
