CHARLESTON – The House Finance Committee spent just over two hours hashing over HB 168, the so-called Equal Opportunity Education Scholarship program, and barely passed it, with […]
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Armed robber sentenced to prison
A man who robbed three area businesses with a toy gun was sentenced to some very real prison time. “I don’t think prison is the right place […]
State School Building Authority hands out $6M for construction
CHARLESTON — The state School Building Authority handed out more than $6 million in funding Monday for a handful of school construction projects in West Virginia. The […]
Capito, Manchin place among most bipartisan in ranking
By Alex Thomas AThomas@WVMetroNews.com CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s two U.S. senators are among the most bipartisan legislators to serve in the United States Senate in recent history, […]
Tech company offering $2K for referrals, but there’s a catch
Call it head-hunting with a twist. Rather than use a traditional employment firm to help it fill job openings, TMC Technologies of West Virginia, a Fairmont area […]
Huge crowd turns out for F.A.I.R. annexation meeting
MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Paul Brake has said he expects a contentious response as the city attempts to annex thousands of residents and hundreds of businesses. […]
Bad roads still plague Preston commission; DOH plans vague
KINGWOOD — The State Division of Highways doesn’t communicate its plans, if it has them, and the roads still pose a hazard, Preston commissioners said Monday. That’s […]
House moves yet another omnibus education bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The House of Delegates is considering yet another version of an omnibus education bill. “We’re painting a new picture here,” said House Speaker Roger […]
House of Delegates takes up education reform bills
CHARLESTON – With red-shirted teachers packing the galleries, hallways and meeting rooms, the House of Delegates convened Monday morning to take up education betterment. Both prominent Senate […]
Kentucky suit accuses Justice, son of racketeering
CHARLESTON — Homeowners, rather than infrastructure, are officially becoming the priority of mitigation grants related to the devastating 2016 West Virginia flood. State Emergency Management Director Mike […]
