MORGANTOWN — After six weeks of serving in critical support roles at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, the 25 Air and Army National Guard members assigned to the mission have departed […]
Health and Sciences
Spirit Halloween donates more than $122K to the Child Life Program
BY WVU MEDICINE Representatives from Spirit Halloween costume retail stores presented the WVU Medicine Children’s Child Life Program with a check for $122,455, which was donated by store customers last […]
Senate OKs House bills for car dealer tax break, rebooting film tax credit, ensuring post-surgery visitation by family members
MORGANTOWN – New car dealers could see a tax break if a House bill revamped and passed Wednesday by the Senate completes its legislative journey. That bill, plus one to […]
Senate approves anti-CRT bill and bill to prohibit abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate on Wednesday approved bills dealing with Critical Race Theory in schools and abortions of unborn children with Down syndrome. Wednesday was Crossover Day, when all […]
House OKs bills banning certain COVID-19 vaccine, mask and quarantine mandates during a long floor session
MORGANTOWN – The House of Delegates plowed through a list of 33 bills Tuesday, including two dealing with COVID-19 vaccine, mask and quarantine mandates. Tuesday was the 49th day of […]
Senate Health OKs bill prohibiting abortions tied to Down syndrome; Education approves Charter School Stimulus fund bill
MORGANTOWN – A divided Senate Health Committee on Tuesday approved SB 468, the Unborn Child with Down Syndrome Protection and Education Act. Also on Tuesday, the Senate Education Committee approved […]
Cline Family Foundation gifts WVU Medicine Children’s
BY WVU MEDICINE A gift from the Cline Family Foundation will provide highly specialized care and vital support for children facing serious health challenges at the new WVU Medicine Children’s […]
Some legislative priority bills are working their way to completion, others are stalled
MORGANTOWN – Friday was the 38th day of the 60-day legislative session – just past halfway, and heading toward Day 50, Crossover Day, the last day for bills to pass […]
AG Morrisey announces MOU on statewide allocation of future opioid suit settlement funds
MORGANTOWN – State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced Wednesday that his office has reached an agreement with 54 counties and dozens of municipalities on the allocation of expected settlement and […]
House committee finds flaws in absentee ballot voter fraud bill, sends it to subcommitee to retool
MORGANTOWN – Members of the House Judiciary Committee found a voter fraud bill riddled with holes. After extensive questioning on Tuesday, committee chair Moore Capito, R-Kanawha, decided to send it […]
