CHARLESTON — The Senate Transportation & Infrastructure Committee approved a bill to increase the penalties for passing a school bus when its lights are flashing and students are […]
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Police discover stolen vehicle while arresting Pa. man for DUI
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown Police Department officers arrested a man after he was allegedly driving a stolen vehicle while intoxicated in the early morning hours of Jan. 21 […]
House passes absentee ballot bill for home-bound voters; puts Supreme Court runoff election bill on hold
CHARLESTON –The House of Delegates unanimously approved a bill to give qualifying home-bound voters to absentee ballots. And a bill on second reading to establish runoff elections […]
W.Va. foster care bill is focus of packed public hearing
CHARLESTON — Over the course of an hour, West Virginia citizens debated whether a proposal to address West Virginia’s foster care crisis through managed care will help […]
Three agree to leave WVU after conduct investigation
MORGANTOWN — Eighteen WVU students were disciplined — three agreeing to leave the university — following an investigation into the November fall of another student at a fraternity […]
MUB, city offering relief for customers impacted by government shutdown
MORGANTOWN — The Morgantown Utility Board (MUB) is temporarily altering an existing deferred payment policy in order to accommodate water and sewer customers impacted by the ongoing […]
A sampling of bills introduced Jan. 21
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 21. Among them is the House bill to create a banking system for the medical cannabis program […]
Bill to end motorcycle helmet requirement spurs safety debate
CHARLESTON – The annual bill (it always dies) to allow motorcyclists and their passengers age 21 and up to ride without helmets generated an hour’s worth of […]
House Judiciary halts bill to create Canadian drug-import program; creates resolution to study pros, cons
CHARLESTON – The House Judiciary Committee on Monday decided a proposal to create a state wholesale import program for lower-cost Canadian drugs raises too many questions and […]
Lawmakers talking about ‘omnibus bill,’ which could bring lots of changes to state’s education system
CHARLESTON — Talk in the state Capitol hallways has been about a possible bill that would roll in a variety of changes to West Virginia’s education system. […]