MORGANTOWN — The Senate and House passed a couple handfuls of bills on Monday, among them one for child cyber safety, one for highway safety and one concerning carbon sequestration […]
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Homeland Security official conducting unannounced inspections of W.Va. jails
As concern about conditions in West Virginia’s jails has festered, the state’s new inspector general for Homeland Security has started unannounced visits to facilities, spending long days that include talks […]
Marion County fraud probe yields charges for 3 people
BY MIKE NOLTING Three Marion County residents are facing charges after police allege they worked together to defraud a resident out of more than $17,000. The investigation began this past […]
$3.2 million granted for water upgrades in Ripley and Mannington
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced $3,229,000 from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the City of Ripley and the City of Mannington. The […]
StepStone Family & Youth Services’ annual ‘Wrapped in Love’ blanket drive is under way
As winter settles in and temperatures drop, StepStone Family & Youth Services of West Virginia is encouraging the community to provide warmth and comfort to foster youth in need through […]
Asphalt plants get early start with new pothole patching operation
BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Operation R.I.P. Potholes will commence this month. Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Highways (WVDOH) said crews will be tending to some […]
Cheats, scammers still raking in pandemic funds
The federal government ramped up the printing presses during the pandemic, throwing cash around like the proverbial drunken sailor. While much of that aid helped businesses and individuals navigate unprecedented […]
Selective empathy is bringing us down
by Andreas Kluth Natural selection played a trick on Homo sapiens. It gave us the vital skill of empathy, the ability to imagine ourselves into other people’s minds and feelings. […]
Gen Z’s ‘legging legs’ trend got the TikTok backlash it deserved
by Jessica Karl “No, you’re doing it wrong. Your feet need to touch each other.” That was what my friend told me in the high school bathroom. It was 2013, […]
The 2 best road bills
And 1 bad resolution Every West Virginia politician campaigns on fixing the roads, and yet every year, our Legislators fail to take any substantive action that would actually improve them. […]
