KINGWOOD — The Preston County Youth Center wants to help parents spend more quality time with their kids in the evening. “We’re taking over the part of […]
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Smith: Despite falling COVID numbers, the importance of vaccination remains
MORGANTOWN — It’s been some time since Monongalia County Health Department Medical Director Dr. Lee Smith got to deliver some positive news. Reset the counter. “The most […]
Black delegate receives an anti-abortion message conveyed by a Klan image
Richard Demoske, chapter president of the Berkeley County arm of West Virginia’s For Life, has resigned his position following a racially incendiary email sent to Delegate Danielle […]
A look at bills introduced Wednesday, Feb. 9
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. Sb 598, to […]
House Judiciary approves 15-week abortion bill and fetal parts sales bill and sends them to the House floor
MORGANTOWN – The House Judiciary Committee passed and sent to the House floor two abortion-related bills Wednesday. Both were previously approved by the Health Committee on the […]
Legislators pass bills dealing with state Rainy Day Fund and Board of Sanitarians
MORGANTOWN – The House and Senate churned through a series of mostly off-the-radar bills on Wednesday; the bill that generated just about the most debate was one […]
Mon BOE: Quarantining going away (but not masks, not yet)
Monongalia County is losing its COVID blush by degrees. On Wednesday, Mon was showing gold on the County Alert map maintained by the state Department of Health […]
Speakers overwhelmingly oppose anti-CRT bill during House of Delegates public hearing
MORGANTOWN — A House bill to keep Critical Race Theory out of West Virginia public schools met overwhelming opposition during a Wednesday public hearing in the House […]
A look at bills introduced Tuesday, Feb. 8
MORGANTOWN – Here is a look at some of the bills introduced on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Local sponsors and cosponsors, if any, are noted. SB 596, to […]
House of Delegates OKs bill to enable advanced recycling of plastics, promote manufacturing
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed a bill on Tuesday that members hope will bring more manufacturing to the state. The Senate approved one to promote […]
