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Justice says he’ll take teacher pay raise talks to all W.Va. lawmakers

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice said he will play a more direct role in legislative budget discussions, particularly relating to a teacher pay raise that he has backed for months. “What I want to do is to try to bring everybody together, if it be a special session or whatever it be and ...

Caputo loses House committee assignments after angry incident

CHARLESTON — House Speaker Roger Hanshaw says Minority Whip Mike Caputo will lose his committee assignments for the rest of the legislative session after angrily forcing open a door that then hit a young doorkeeper. Caputo has served on the Energy, Government Organization, Industry and ...

Rowlesburg woman charged with battery

KINGWOOD — A Rowlesburg woman who claimed to be a mermaid was in jail Monday after being charged with battery on a police officer. Amy Michelle White, 51, was in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail in lieu of $7,000 bond. According to the criminal complaint by Preston Sheriff’s Sgt. S.R. ...

College students protest Campus Carry outside Senate chamber

CHARLESTON – Close to 60 students from Concord, Fairmont State and Marshall Universities rallied in front of the Senate chamber Monday morning to protest the Campus Carry Bill. They represented OneCampusWV, which reports is has more than 920 members from college campuses across the ...

Police charge Kingwood woman with hitting an emergency room nurse

KINGWOOD — A Kingwood woman was charged with battery of a health care provider after police say she hit an emergency room nurse in the jaw. Jessica L. Blair, 33, was in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail Monday in lieu of $7,000 bond. According to the criminal complaint by Kingwood Police ...

Facebook ‘long-haul’ fiber build to cross West Virginia

CHARLESTON — Facebook is planning to start construction this year on 275 miles of high-capacity fiber cable through West Virginia as part of an approximately 600-mile “long-haul” route to connect major data centers in Ashburn, Virginia and Columbus, Ohio. On Monday morning, officials ...