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CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s state airplane can make side trips to Gov. Jim Justice’s hometown as well as fly him to campaign events if the trips coincide with official state business, ethics officials said Thursday. The state ethics commission approved the travel as long as the primary purpose of the trip is for official state business and not as a pretext for non-governmental actions for Justice, a billionaire coal magnate who owns a lavish resort called The Greenbrier. Additional costs such as meals and lodging on the campaign trial would not be covered by the state, ...
West Virginia University has launched an informational COVID-19 coronavirus website for students and the community, after fielding numerous questions from both about the virus. The website, coronavirus.wvu.edu, went live Thursday. It contains general information as well as links to more in-depth information for specific groups such as students, faculty and the greater Morgantown community. “There was no specific demand for the website,” said WVU spokesman John Bolt. “But, we were getting a lot of questions.” While no one in West Virginia has been diagnosed with ...
CHARLESTON — The state Senate on Thursday passed a handful of bills promoting development of the oil and gas industry, the Appalachian Storage Hub and plugging abandoned gas wells. HB 4019 is one of two tax credit bills. This one is called the Downstream Natural Gas Manufacturing Investment ...
A West Virginia State Trooper and the man who was driving the wrong way on Interstate 79 are both unharmed following a head-on collision on Wednesday morning. James Davie, of Washington, Pa., got onto I-79 traveling north in the southbound lanes from either the Westover or Star City exit, according to Sgt. D. Barger of the West Virginia State Police. Davie, driving a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, then collided with a state police cruiser, which was traveling south towards Morgantown, Barger said. According to a 911 supervisor, the crash was reported at 7:16 a.m. Both the ...
The Monongalia County Commission on Wednesday passed a resolution declaring March “West Virginia Women in History Month” in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment’s ratification in West Virginia. On June 4, 1919, both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate passed the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote after more than 72 years of protest. Vicki Connor, representing the League of Women Voters and West Virginia Women Vote, said West Virginia ratified the amendment on March 10, 1920, becoming the 34th state to do so. Months later, ...
