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.
A bill that would require businesses with tanning beds be
regulated and anyone younger than age 18 be kept out of them passed the Senate
March 18.
Eight lawmakers voted against the measure: Sen. Clark
Barnes, R-Randolph; Sen. Craig Blair, R-Berkeley; Sen. Mike Green, D-Raleigh;
Sen. Daniel Hall, D-Wyoming; Sen. David Nohe, R-Wood; Sen. Dave Sypolt,
R-Preston; Sen. Chris Walters, R-Putnam; and Sen. Bob Williams, D-Taylor.
The bill would include penalties that would range from $500
for a first offense to as much as $5,000 along with a year in jail and a loss
of the business license for a third offense.
Local boards of health would be required to inspect the
businesses annually for safety and sanitation.
A similar bill was introduced last year. This year's bill
now goes to the House of Delegates for debate.
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