CHARLESTON — With sentencing straight ahead, a separate judicial hearing for former state Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry that had been scheduled for today has been moved to Feb. 6. The rescheduled hearing was announced today. The judicial hearing is related to the charges ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice has suggested a federal judge’s warning that his company continues to flout court directives may be politically motivated. “I can’t tell anything but the truth,” Justice said last week. “But there’s been a real motivation by Judge Berger, and she ...
MORGANTOWN — Dr. Ellen Hrabovsky made her first acquaintance with Morgantown in 1976, when she came here to serve as the state’s first pediatric surgeon at the former WVU Medical Center. These days, she does regular house calls at the West Virginia Botanic Garden, and Sunday was no ...
Monongalia County is in a region known to have high levels radon, a gas that comes from radioactive metals breaking down in rocks, soil and groundwater, according to the Monongalia County Health Department. January is National Radon Action Month and the U.S. Surgeon General recommends all ...
Individuals and employers wanting to work safely in the oil and gas industry can benefit from a partnership between Pierpont Community & Technical College and WVU Safety and Health Extension. The two entities are providing the Oil and Gas Safety Specialist Program. The program provides individuals with the knowledge, skills and credentials to advance their careers in the oil and gas industry, according to a press release from Pierpont Community & Technical College. The program also provides a sound foundation in industry-specific safety for new and incumbent workers in the ...
KINGWOOD — A former employee of Preston County Public Service District 1 is suing the PSD and the Preston County Commission. John Keener filed the civil suit recently in Preston County Circuit Court, alleging nepotism and age discrimination by the district. He is asking the court to award him twice his unpaid wages, plus costs and attorney fees. The commission is being sued because it is responsible for the “control, supervision and management of the financial, business, personnel and other policies and affairs of Preston County, including the appointment of PSD 1 board ...
