CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican leaders in the West Virginia state Senate are ready and willing to take on the opposition they expect to face from organized labor after introducing a bill that could dramatically affect the state’s unions because they believe it is time to take a different approach. Five[Read More…]
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WV mom accused of putting fecal matter in son’s IV
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Mingo County mother put fecal matter into her 9-year-old son’s IV while he was being treated at an Ohio hospital, officials say. Candida Fluty, 35, of Kermit, was indicted on two counts of felonious assault and two counts of endangering children, Hamilton County, Ohio Prosecutor Joseph[Read More…]
New way to get to Grandma’s house
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Cold temperatures and another winter storm are expected to hit the Morgantown area by Sunday, Feb. 1. AccuWeather meteorologist Brian Edwards said Wednesday, Jan. 28, will be sunny, with a high temperature of 28 degrees, which is 10 degrees below average for this time of year….
WVU student who died at frat had 0.493 BAC
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A WVU student who died following a medical emergency at a frat house in November had a 0.493 BAC, police said Tuesday, Jan. 27. Nolan Burch, 18, of Williamsville, N.Y., died Nov. 14, after what WVU officials described as a “catastrophic medical emergency” at the Kappa Sigma[Read More…]
State role in greyhound racing no longer justified
An editorial from The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Declining interest in greyhound racing has put the industry’s future in West Virginia in doubt – at least in the eyes of a consulting firm commissioned to study the issue. Based on the findings of the consultant’s report, it may be time[Read More…]
Pipeline may go through Monongahela Forest
ELKINS, W.Va. — The United States Foresty Department has asked the public to chime in on whether or not to allow surveying teams to analyze a 17.1 mile stretch of Monongahela National Forest that is situated on the proposed route of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Currently expected to traverse Cheat,[Read More…]
Historic Charles Town building nearly restored
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — After 20 years of renovations, Fisherman’s Hall in Charles Town will soon be restored to its former glory. The African American Community Association of Jefferson County began revitalizing the historic building in 1994 after it was marked to be torn down because of its condition. Originally[Read More…]
W.Va. Houses passes bill altering civil verdict liability
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia House of Delegates took on tort reform during Tuesday’s legislative session by passing a bill that establishes a comparative fault standard and implements what is known as several liability. The bill mandates that defendants are only responsible for their share of damages caused to[Read More…]
Parkersburg mayor faces ethics complaint, says he’s victim in crime probe
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — A complaint filed Tuesday with the West Virginia Ethics Commission alleges an anonymously distributed set of electronic files shows Mayor Bob Newell had an affair with the city finance director, Ashley Flowers, whose salary was increased this year by 20 percent. Newell said he was limited in[Read More…]
Greyhound subsidies terrible waste of money
An editorial from the Parkersburg News and Sentinel PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Greyhound breeders and racetracks in West Virginia may not like it, but the results of a study commissioned by the state Senate Finance Committee last year make clear the state must stop shoring up this disintegrating enterprise. Wheeling Island Hotel,[Read More…]