A Kanawha Circuit judge halted enforcement of West Virginia’s felony abortion ban from the 1800s, agreeing that it conflicts with laws passed more recently. Judge Tera Salango issued a temporary injunction Monday afternoon following a hearing that lasted about an hour. “I do find that ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice approved the bid award for a major project to improve traffic flow and relieve congestion near West Virginia University in Morgantown. Much of the funding for the project comes from bond sales through the state’s Roads to Prosperity program. This project ...
MORGANTOWN — The BA.5 omicron surge keeps building, the state is preparing for how hospitals will handle it, and a new vaccine will soon be available. Gov. Jim Justice and his team unfolded all those topics during Thursday's COVID briefing. Active cases stood at 2,889 Thursday, with ...
MORGANTOWN — The ability of hospitals across the state to handle the latest COVID surge is significantly reduced, said Joint Interagency Task Force Director Gen. James Hoyer during Tuesday’s briefing from the governor’s office. During the same briefing, Gov. Jim Justice offered some ...
MORGANTOWN – Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that a special session to clarify state abortion law will come “very very very soon.” His statement comes on the heels of a Thursday memorandum from Attorney General Patrick Morrisey detailing the consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court ...
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice fielded a couple questions on state abortion law Tuesday in light of the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, returning authority to the states. On the day of the ruling he said he wouldn't hesitate to ...