MORGANTOWN — Thirteen years ago, the first Empty Bowls luncheon in Monongalia County was held at First Presbyterian Church in Morgantown. It became too big to stay there, so it was moved to St. Mary Roman Catholic Church in Star City. As it continued to grow, it was moved to the Mylan Park ...
CHARLESTON — The House Education Committee on Friday wrapped up its third day of work on SB 1 — dubbed the “free community college bill,” though it’s gone well beyond community college now — and sent it to House Finance. The committee considered and rejected two more proposed ...
KINGWOOD - A Kingwood woman faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading to drug charges in Preston Circuit Court. April Lynn Riley pleaded guilty Friday to three counts of felony delivery of a controlled substance and one count of possession of a controlled substance with intent to ...
CHARLESTON — A bill lowering severance taxes on thermal or steam coal in West Virginia from five percent to three percent will next be taken up on the floor of the state House of Delegates. Over nearly two hours on Friday morning, members of the House Finance Committee originated, ...
CHARLESTON — Two high-profile public figures in West Virginia are weighing in on the brief statewide public teachers strike and the circumstances that led up to the two-day work stoppage. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin told MetroNews Thursday the collapse of the omnibus education reform ...
CHARLESTON — Delegate Terri Sypolt, R-Preston, on Thursday received a West Virginia History Advocate Legislative Leadership Award from the state Division of Culture and History. She was one of a handful of legislators to receive the award. The presentation was part of the annual History ...
