MORGANTOWN – A Constitutional amendment regarding euthanasia and a bill aimed at curbing youth vaping were among the pieces of legislation completing their journeys late Saturday, the last day of […]
Health and Sciences
MCHD to begin teaching well-known ServSafe food manager course
Monongalia County Health Department added a second food manager certification course to its roster of food safety classes. “ServSafe is another option to get people certified,” said Natalie Davis, Sanitarian […]
WVU Medicine Children’s, PBS team up for reading event
Patients were invited to the Hostetler Family Resource Center at WVU Medicine Children’s to read a book with School Intervention Specialist Courtney Cook and therapy dog Atlas, as part of […]
Senate passes slate of House bills: swatting, sour grapes candidates and more
MORGANTOWN – The Senate cruised through a slate of House bills on Monday, passing them all unanimously without debate. A couple head to the governor; others were amended and returned […]
Senate sends to House carbon credit, driving doctors and charitable giving bills on Crossover Day, kills timberland carbon tax bill
MORGANTOWN – The Senate sent a series of bills to the House of Delegates on Wednesday – Crossover Day – on such issues as speeding doctors, carbon credits, charitable giving, […]
House passes education, parenting, lab meat and elections bills on Crossover Day
MORGANTOWN — Parenting, education, lab-grown meat and elections were among the bills the House of Delegates passed and sent to the Senate on Wednesday — Crossover Day, the deadline for […]
House of Delegates passes human smuggling bill; Senate moves school truancy and gestational surrogacy bills
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates passed a human smuggling bill on Monday, but opponents objected that it places trafficking and smuggling on the same level and denies trafficking victims […]
Mon Health promotes healthy hearts with Walking with Warden every Tuesday
MORGANTOWN — February is Heart Month and Dr. Bradford Warden, Mon Health Heart and Vascular Center director and chief of cardiology, thought up a way to promote heart health without […]
Senate Judiciary OKs bill to raise smoking age to 21; also handles church and sexual assault measures
MORGANTOWN – Senate Judiciary cruised through a series of bills on Friday, dealing with churches, sexual assault, and belief-based student organizations, but the one that spurred the most debate was […]
State reports avian flu case
CHARLESTON — An avian flu case has been confirmed in Kanawha County. The state Department of Health said it’s the first case of avian flu, H5N1, in a non-commercial backyard […]
