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Stuart hoping governor signs HB 2310

CHARLESTON — Kanawha County Sen. Mike Stuart says he hopes Gov. Jim Justice looks favorably on a bill that includes a proposal to change required vehicle safety inspections in West Virginia from the current annual requirement to once every two years. Stuart’s original bill, SB 254, ...

Capito announces $7M for programs

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, announced $7,094,905 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for six programs that will support medical ...

Virtual educational platforms offered to students in W.Va

Montgomery Preparatory Academy announced and expansion of the school’s virtual classes and online programming for the 2023-24 school year to 6th through 12th graders across West Virginia. The school system is globally corporate accredited with Cognia/SACS CASI. This learning system ...

Law enforcement make largest meth bust in state

BY JARETT LEWIS CHARLESTON — Local and federal law enforcement made a significant seizure of drugs Wednesday in Charleston. U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia Will Thompson said 30 federal indictments were returned after an eight-month long investigation into a ...

Gov signs bill creating structure for opioid settlement spending

After a bill signing by Gov. Jim Justice, West Virginia state law now reflects a structure for determining how state and local governments will work together to determine the best uses for financial settlements in the state’s ongoing battle over the effects of opioid addiction. The ...

State announces pothole repair blitz

Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston says West Virginia is already on a spring pothole repair blitz. “We already have crews out there,” Wriston said during a briefing with the governor on Wednesday. “All of the asphalt plants over the next few weeks should be open all across the ...