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 […]
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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. […]
Hospital Hill in Kingwood will close Feb. 1; fire department asks for public’s help
KINGWOOD — Hospital Hill will be closed to traffic on Feb. 1, while the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) continues lobbying for the State Division of Highways […]
House of Delegates approves bill to help relieve jail overcrowding
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates approved and sent to the Senate on Monday a bill to help relieve regional jail overcrowding. HB 2190 bill requires that except […]
15-year-old missing since Thursday night
MORGANTOWN — Roger Schrout, a 15-year-old Morgantown High School student, has not been seen since Thursday night. His mother, Kelly, said she last saw him as he […]
West Virginia Health Right offering prescription medication help to federal employees
CHARLESTON — Monday marks one month since the government was fully open. Federal employees are now bracing to miss a second paycheck and trying to balance what they […]
2019 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity breakfast: Gallery
WVU President Gordon Gee talks with Keynote Speaker Meshea Poore at MLK breakfast. Alexis Staunton ,Asha Gaines, and Ariella Callonder welcomed guest at table at MLK breakfast. [...]
No. 2 Baylor women rout West Virginia, 79-47
WACO, Texas — West Virginia didn’t have a defensive post presence, and No. 2 Baylor capitalized. Over and over. Kalani Brown scored 17 points, Lauren Cox added 13 […]
