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W.Va. spring fire season, burning restrictions return

The start of West Virginia’s annual spring fire season was Wednesday, marking the return of burning restrictions. The West Virginia Division of Forestry reminds residents to confine their outdoor burning to the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. according to the West Virginia State Code Chapter ...

Magistrate Gaujot resigns

BY DAVE WILSON Following an investigation and a second admonishment by the Judicial Investigation Commission of West Virginia, Monongalia County Magistrate Todd Gaujot has resigned and agreed not to seek judicial office again. The commission concluded Gaujot violated 10 rules, including ...

Deliberate intent spurs debate about value of human life

Delegates passed a bill to limit financial damages in cases where injured workers can prove deliberate intent by employers who cut corners on safety. House Bill 3270 passed 52-45 with three absences after debate about the value of a life in dangerous workplace situations. “On this, I ...

Delegates pass religious freedom bill

After two hours of debate, West Virginia delegates passed a bill “relating to forbidding government limitations on exercise of religion.” Discussion on the House floor sprawled across how far religious freedom extends and where discrimination begins. House Bill 3042 passed ...