Rather unexpectedly, the 117th Congress is shaping up to be one of the most productive in recent memory. A new compromise reached by Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader […]
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When veterans become political pawns
by Martin Schram It was four in the afternoon on March 10, 1991, when the first planned explosion of Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons went off at the U.S. weapons depot […]
A research initiative to stem gun violence
by Darryll J. Pines and Gregory Washington We see so many remarkable families whose loved ones have been silenced by bullets stand before crowds and cameras and, despite unfathomable grief, […]
Senate passes House abortion law bill with criminal penalties stricken; House rejects change, special session on pause for at least a week
MORGANTOWN – The state Senate passed a retooled version of the House abortion law bill Friday night. While the Senate amended version of HB 302 is largely the same, it […]
Mon Schools hosting backpack giveaways, meet-and-greets with outreach coordinators ahead of the first day of school
The way to a student’s heart is through his backpack. The way to his heart is knowing someone in the school system cares, really cares, about him and his family. […]
State Senate ditches governor’s income tax bill, unanimously passes resolution outlining its plan
MORGANTOWN – The governor’s income tax cut bill took an apparent nose dive Friday afternoon, as the state Senate declined to take up the bill and instead passed its own […]
Class action lawsuit claims medical corporation released personal information on public documents
A class action lawsuit filed in Monongalia County Circuit Court claims University Health Associates (West Virginia University Medical Corp.) unlawfully publicized the plaintiffs’ confidential information in publicly accessible lawsuits and […]
Hunt waives preliminary hearing, requests bond reduction
Brittany Nichole Hunt, 27, of Westover, the woman accused of putting her newborn baby inside a backpack and then putting the backpack inside a crawl space in her residence, waived […]
WVU student pharmacist recognized nationally for mental health research
A West Virginia University student pharmacist is one of 29 college students in the country to receive an award for her research. The American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education presented Michelle […]
Sales tax holiday Aug. 5-8: Save money and support small area businesses
CHARLESTON — NFIB State Director Gil White said West Virginia’s upcoming sales tax holiday on clothes, school supplies, sports equipment and computers is a chance for people to support small […]
