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Governor announces teacher raises, school reforms in special session

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia legislators are lined up to pass a budget in the next day or so, holding off on a teacher pay raise and other changes to the public school system until work is done in a special session. Talk of a special session swirled for days at the Capitol, ...

Senate Finance OKs steam coal severance tax cut; phases it across 3 years

CHARLESTON — The Senate Finance Committee approved a stretched-out, slowed-down version of the bill to reduce the bill to reduce the severance tax on steam coal from 5 percent to 3 percent. The committee also approved one of the two House bills aimed at gathering money to cap orphaned oil ...

Infant death among 50 indictments returned by Preston County Grand Jury

KINGWOOD — A woman accused of  killing a child who was in her care was among 50 indictments returned by the Preston County Grand Jury Wednesday. The  jury met for two days and handed up indictments for a range of crimes, including selling drugs, theft, soliciting minors by computer, ...

Eleven facing charges for February snow day riot

MORGANTOWN — Eleven people, 10 of them WVU students, are facing charges as a result of the Feb. 1 riot on Spruce Street during a WVU snow day. Five people are charged with open container and disorderly conduct, according to a Morgantown Police Department press release on ...