CHARLESTON – The annual bill (it always dies) to allow motorcyclists and their passengers age 21 and up to ride without helmets generated an hour’s worth of questions and testimony […]
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House Judiciary halts bill to create Canadian drug-import program; creates resolution to study pros, cons
CHARLESTON – The House Judiciary Committee on Monday decided a proposal to create a state wholesale import program for lower-cost Canadian drugs raises too many questions and needs more study. […]
Could mother’s arthritis be affecting her eyes?
Q: My mother, who is 74 now, has been struggling with her arthritis for years, but lately she is also telling me her eyes are scratchy and dry. She’s having […]
Once a horror junkie, always a horror junkie
Given my lofty aspirations when it comes to espousing a healthier lifestyle that benefits both the earth and its animals, you might think my entertainment choices would follow suit. That, […]
Lawmakers talking about ‘omnibus bill,’ which could bring lots of changes to state’s education system
CHARLESTON — Talk in the state Capitol hallways has been about a possible bill that would roll in a variety of changes to West Virginia’s education system. Such a bill […]
Hospital Hill in Kingwood will close Feb. 1; fire department asks for public’s help
KINGWOOD — Hospital Hill will be closed to traffic on Feb. 1, while the Kingwood Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD) continues lobbying for the State Division of Highways (DOH) to resume […]
Baylor takes a visit into the Coliseum
MORGANTOWN, W, Va. — Good day from the WVU Coliseum, where the West Virginia men’s basketball team will try to make it two in a row after Jermaine Haley’s drive […]
House of Delegates approves bill to help relieve jail overcrowding
CHARLESTON — The House of Delegates approved and sent to the Senate on Monday a bill to help relieve regional jail overcrowding. HB 2190 bill requires that except for good cause […]
15-year-old missing since Thursday night
MORGANTOWN — Roger Schrout, a 15-year-old Morgantown High School student, has not been seen since Thursday night. His mother, Kelly, said she last saw him as he was leaving her […]
West Virginia Health Right offering prescription medication help to federal employees
CHARLESTON — Monday marks one month since the government was fully open. Federal employees are now bracing to miss a second paycheck and trying to balance what they can spend money […]
