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 bills to leave their house of origin and go to the other chamber. HB 4313 is the Parents Bill of ...
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 the right to restitution. Across the Capitol, the Senate moved bills regarding parental surrogacy, ...
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 a doctor's appointment. It's called Walking with Warden, held every Tuesday at HealthWorks Rehab and ...
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 one to raise the legal smoking age. SB 717 raises the age for the legal purchase of ...
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 flock in West Virginia since 2006. The department said the public health risk is limited to those who had direct contact with the birds. The avian flu does not spread easily among humans, officials said. The virus spreads easily among poultry through nasal and eye secretions, as well as manure. “This virus has been previously identified in surrounding states, it is important to note that the ...
MORGANTOWN – The Senate Health Committee moved bills on Thursday dealing with dentures, birth certificates and youth medical records. HB 4320 deals with children of all ages. As it came to the Senate it grants parents and guardians access to minor children's medical records, except those ...
