CHARLESTON – One of the bills aimed at raising money to cap orphan oil and gas wells cleared the House of Delegates Wednesday and heads to the […]
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Controversy over immigration bill divides committee, leads to abrupt ending of Homeland Security meeting
CHARLESTON – Once again, controversy during the House Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security committee meeting ground the meeting to an abrupt halt. Last week, it was a […]
Suspect arrested during Spruce Street burglary
MORGANTOWN — A Virginia man was arrested Wednesday after police said they found him burglarizing a downtown church. Samuel Durosimmie Cole, 21, of Springfield, Va., was charged […]
Five contestants move on in Mon County Schools Spelling Bee
MORGANTOWN — There are currently more than 1 million words in the English vocabulary, and more than a few owe their origins to Latin and Old English. […]
Trump calls for end of resistance politics in State of the Union
WASHINGTON — Facing a divided Congress for the first time, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to reject “the politics of revenge, resistance and retribution.” […]
Preston discusses Spruce Street riot response with Morgantown Council
MORGANTOWN — Asked what WVU and the City of Morgantown could do to prevent a repeat of last Friday’s riot conditions on Spruce Street, Morgantown Police Chief […]
A sampling of bills introduced Feb. 5
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Feb. 5. Topping the list is a Senate bill to use some severance tax money for road repairs. […]
House Energy OKs bill to bring natural gas to communities with short supplies; utilities could offer incentives to drillers
CHARLESTON —The House Energy Committee approved a bill intended to help keep natural gas supplies flowing to communities served by old vertical wells that are producing little […]
House sends big education bill to committee, starts debate right away
CHARLESTON — The search for consensus on a big education bill is starting in West Virginia’s House of Delegates. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw pledged to consider the […]
Deputy finds burglary suspect at strip club
MORGANTOWN — A man is charged with nighttime burglary after a woman said she caught him in her home on Earl L. Core Road. Robert F. Casper, […]
