MORGANTOWN — The woman accused of committing Monongalia County’s only murder in 2018, a man accused of robbing three businesses and a woman police said killed her passenger while driving drunk were among those arraigned in Monongalia County Circuit Court on Tuesday. The group was the ...
WESTOVER — Westover passed its annual state-mandated audit with flying colors, Sandie Weis, city clerk, reported during Tuesday night’s council meeting. Weis said Ferrari and Associates conducted the audit Jan. 16 and 17. She was told there were no flaws found, and the full report will be available in February. The council — minus Ralph Mullins, who was out sick, according to Mayor Dave Johnson — held an executive session for about 45 minutes to discuss the purchase of commercial property. Following the executive session, Johnson announced no action was taken. Councilwoman ...
CHARLESTON – Here is a sampling of bills introduced Jan. 22. Among them is the governor’s bill to fund PEIA. Monongalia-Preston-Marion-area lead sponsors and co-sponsors, if any, are noted. SB 386 and HB 2584, from the governor, to create a PEIA Rainy Day Fund, initially funded at $150 million, and other measures. SB 391, adds “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to the categories covered by the Human Rights Act, prohibiting discrimination in employment and places of public accommodation. Also adds “age”, “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” to ...
CHARLESTON — After a passionate public hearing and then another two hours of committee debate, a bill that would revamp West Virginia’s foster care system cleared yet another hurdle. The foster care bill was passed out of the House Health and Human Resources Committee, one of three ...
CHARLESTON — Tuesday was Monongalia and Preston County Day at the West Virginia State Legislature. About 100 people, representing business, the county chambers of commerce, county elected officials and nonprofits made the trip to Charleston. As has been the habit for several years, ...
CHARLESTON — The Senate Energy, Industry and Mining Committee on Tuesday evening restored 60 water quality standards designed to protect human health back into a proposed Department of Environmental Protection rule; those parameters had been stripped out by a joint interim committee in ...
