Bulletin Board: Jan. 21, 2016
Diabetes study A FamilyCare Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Educator is currently enrolling patients with Type 2 diabetes and A1cs greater than 8 percent into a study sponsored in part by the...
View ArticlePSC urged to continue chemical spill probe
By Ken Ward Jr. Consumer advocates, citizens groups, local businesses and agency staff are all urging the state Public Service Commission not to abandon a long-stalled investigation of into West...
View ArticleHouse committee advances bill to toughen campaign finance reporting
By David Gutman The West Virginia House Judiciary Committee moved to strengthen campaign finance reporting rules on Wednesday, advancing a bill that would require candidates to promptly disclose...
View ArticleWV has a brief, colorful history of deadlocked Senates
By Phil Kabler From the 16-day, 111 roll-call vote deadlock to elect a president in 1913 to the infamous Senate "kidnapping" two years earlier, West Virginia has a brief but colorful history of...
View ArticleTomblin on board with Uber, set to introduce bill
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is on board with letting Uber offer rides in West Virginia. Tomblin spokeswoman Shayna Varner says the governor plans to introduce a bill letting ridesharing companies, including...
View ArticleRequest for study of prevailing wage repeal's impact denied
By Phil Kabler A bill to repeal the state’s 81-year-old Prevailing Wage Act rolled through the House Government Organization Committee Wednesday, after requests for analysis of the bill’s financial...
View ArticleBoil-water advisories
The City of Mount Hope has issued a boil-water advisory for Mill Street and Brown Court, because of a line break.West Virginia American Water has issued a boil-water advisory for about 100 New River...
View Article''Brunch bill'' an issue for WV restaurants, tourism
By Elaina Sauber West Virginia entrepreneurs and tourism partners met Wednesday morning to discuss key bills introduced this legislative session that could boost visitor revenues. The Charleston...
View ArticlePhotos: WV foods go from farm to fork at breakfast event
Legislators had the opportunity to discuss conservation issues affecting West Virginia while dining on foods produced in-state at Wednesday's inaugural Farm-to-Table Legislative Breakfast. The West...
View ArticleCable firms oppose proposed state-funded Internet network
By Eric Eyre Cable companies that provide Internet service are working to kill legislation that would create a state-financed $72 million fiber-optic network across West Virginia. Suddenlink, Comcast,...
View ArticleKanawha judge denies stay, bondsmen allowed to continue
By Daniel Desrochers Approved bondsmen will be allowed to continue offering their services in Kanawha County, a judge ruled Wednesday.Kanawha Circuit Judge Jennifer Bailey declined to grant a stay to...
View ArticleRector of Charleston's Sacred Heart retiring after 35 years
By Ryan Quinn The Roman Catholic priest who's led downtown Charleston's Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart for about 35 years, and significantly expanded the real estate footprint of his...
View ArticleTent City resident says belongings missing; officials say only trash thrown away
By Erin Beck Ezekiel Ellis had built a home at Tent City in Charleston, before the residents were ejected by police under the direction of the city on Tuesday.He had about $700 worth of food - bought...
View ArticleAround WV: Jan. 21, 2016
By Erin Beck In Around West Virginia today: two cities consider nondiscrimination ordinances, Handle with Care expands to Berkeley County, and more. n Lewisburg's city attorney is conducting legal...
View ArticleUnemployment dips slightly in W.Va. in December
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia's employment picture brightened in December.WorkForce West Virginia reports that the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a...
View ArticleWV closes Wheeling Island bridge amid safety concerns
WHEELING ISLAND, W.Va. (AP) - The West Virginia Division of Highways has closed a bridge that connects Wheeling Island with Bridgeport, Ohio amid concerns over its deterioration. The...
View ArticleAttorney general: WV price gouging laws activated
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is reminding residents that the state's price gouging laws are in effect as a winter storm bears down on the state.The laws...
View ArticleWV misses out on federal disaster money
By Staff reports West Virginia will not receive $140 million in federal funds that the state had applied for as part of a contest for regions that have been recently hit by natural disasters.Gov. Earl...
View ArticlePutnam contractor announces WV Senate run
By Staff reports A Putnam County construction company owner is running for a West Virginia Senate seat as a Democrat.Glenn Jeffries, president of Cornerstone Interiors, announced his candidacy in the...
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