ST. CLAIRSVILLE – A new court date has been set for alleged double murderer Andrew Isaac Griffin. Belmont County Common Pleas Court Judge Christopher Berhalter set the trial date for Oct. 19 at 8:30 a.m. during a pre-trial hearing on Friday. Griffin is accused in the double homicide of ...
CHARLESTON — A bill that would require cities and towns in West Virginia to switch from nonpartisan municipal elections and require candidates be identified by political party affiliation appears to be stalled, with concerns raised about big government interference in local control. House ...
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WHEELING — City leaders in Wheeling and Moundsville voiced universal opposition to proposed legislation that would force West Virginia municipalities to hold partisan elections. “House Bill 4080 is simply a bad piece of legislation,” said Wheeling Councilman Dave Palmer. “This bill is ...
CHARLESTON — Jeff Kessler, a former longtime state senator and former president of the West Virginia Senate, has a history of public service to the Northern Panhandle and the state. After taking a break from public service, Kessler wants to represent West Virginia in the U.S. ...
The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Feb. 1, 1832: Education reformer Alexander Luark Wade was born. Wade reorganized rural Monongalia County schools to require progress ...
