Sunday, May 19 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:21:57 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing
est Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats' ebbing majority.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:19 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:19:54 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV– Though the Appalachian region is home to less than 10 percent of the United States' population, the region's traffic fatality rate is 45 percent higher than that of non-Appalachian areas,
Though the Appalachian region is home to less than 10 percent of the United States' population, the region's traffic fatality rate is 45 percent higher than that of non-Appalachian areas, according to faculty at West Virginia University's School of Public Health.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:36:47 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities
West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities announced Saturday.
Thursday, May 16 2013 10:00 AM EDT2013-05-16 14:00:28 GMT
A bill moving through Congress could help working families.
A bill moving through Congress could help working families.
BECKLEY, WV (AP) — The West Virginia Ethics Commission
will hold a hearing May 1 on ethics allegations against Beckley Mayor
Emmett Pugh.
Media outlets reported the hearing's new date Tuesday. The proceeding had been set for Jan. 28 but it was postponed.
The
commission filed civil charges in March 2012 alleging Pugh received
more than $12,000 worth of ownership interests in companies in exchange
for providing city contracts and free use of city resources. The mayor
also is accused of inappropriately using a vehicle leased by the Beckley
Sanitary Board.