MORGANTOWN — Delegate Evan Hansen, D-Monongalia, will be introducing a bill in January aimed at protecting the state’s drinking water. He also plans to reintroduce a proposed Constitutional amendment to […]
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Shale roads: How gas producers handle the wear and tear
MORGANTOWN — It’s early November and a mini-parade of heavy equipment is churning up Sellers Road in Tyler County. The nearly 6.25-mile stretch running along Middle Island Creek near Middlebourne […]
At PSC hearing, coal company seeks delay to end of Mon Power-Morgantown Energy Associates power-supply contract
MORGANTOWN — The decision to approve Mon Power’s plan to stop buying electricity from Morgantown Energy Associates’ Beechurst Avenue plant lie in the hands of the Public Service Commission, following […]
Mon Health Medical Center teams with Laurel Business Institute for LBI’s electrician apprenticeship program
MORGANTOWN — Mon Health Medical Center has entered into an agreement with Laurel Business Institute to allow LBI students in its registered apprenticeship program for electricians obtain on-the-job training at […]
Gov. Justice gives state employees all day Christmas Eve off
MORGANTOWN — State employees will get all day Christmas Eve off. State code makes Christmas Eve a half-day holiday for state employees when Christmas falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday […]
Manchin halts Senate action until Bipartisan American Miners Act approved
MORGANTOWN — Sen. Joe Manchin came through on Wednesday on his promise to halt all Senate action until senators agree to save miners’ pensions and healthcare. Manchin, D-W.Va., wants the […]
Manchin, Capito, introduce Senate bill to promote VA hospital transparency, accountability
MORGANTOWN — Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito to require the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to pay closer attention to patient safety and quality of care, in light […]
Insulin Caravan from Morgantown finds lower prices in Canada
MORGANTOWN — Judy Alexander rode the West Virginia Insulin Caravan to Niagara Falls, Canada, on Sunday. At the Walmart pharmacy counter, she paid less than half of what she pays […]
2016 nurse practitioner bill paying off for nurses, patients in 2019
MORGANTOWN — Nurse practitioners in West Virginia are seeing benefits from a 2016 bill that lifted some restrictions on their scope of practice. But some challenges remain on the horizon. […]
With Congressional spending bill deadline looming, Manchin and Capito push for miner’s pension action
MORGANTOWN — Congress has until Dec. 20 to either pass a package of 12 spending bills to keep government working, or pass another temporary continuing resolution, to replace the one […]
