WHEELING — Beginning Monday, a single left lane restriction will be implemented for about five months on a small section of Interstate 70 west in the Fulton Bridge area of the I-70 Bridges Project. Swank Construction is moving forward with work on the eastbound side of the highway in that ...
WHEELING — Ohio County Schools announced Thursday plans to resume a five-day in-person school week beginning March 15. The announcement comes after school officials said Monday they intended to continue with a four-day school week. The new plan calls for a five-day school week with a ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and ...
CHARLESTON — Intentionally shooting a dog or meaning to injure any animal will continue to be a misdemeanor offense in West Virginia. A bill creating the felony offense of aggravated cruelty to animals, and establishing penalties for the offense, died in the West Virginia Senate Judiciary ...
WHEELING — Even before Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough ruled Thursday that the proposed minimum wage hike to $15 per hour can’t remain in the Democrats’ COVID-19 relief bill, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito told reporters that aspect of the bill needed lopped off. That ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate parliamentarian dealt a potentially lethal blow Thursday to Democrats’ drive to hike the minimum wage, deciding that the cherished progressive goal must fall from a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill the party is trying to speed through Congress, Senate ...
CHARLESTON — A committee in the House of Delegates charged with improving West Virginia’s broadband infrastructure is seeking documents from Frontier Communications on its progress. The House Technology and Infrastructure Committee voted Wednesday to submit a formal request for ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House passed a bill Thursday that would enshrine LGBTQ protections in the nation’s labor and civil rights laws, a top priority of President Joe Biden, though the legislation faces an uphill battle in the Senate. The bill passed by a vote of 224-206 ...
WHEELING -- What a difference three days can make. On Monday, Superintendent Kim Miller told the Ohio County Board of Education that the district was not prepared to return to five-day, in-person classroom learning, as recommended by Gov. Jim Justice. Then on Thursday, Miller said the school ...
WHEELING — Ohio and Marshall counties reported the lowest numbers of new COVID-19 cases since the fall between Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Only three new cases were reported out of Ohio County on Tuesday night, while Marshall County chimed in with just one new case as of Wednesday ...
CHARLESTON — An amendment to a bill meant to exempt state workers from city user fees would now repeal all user fees, potentially putting cities in a cash crunch. The House Political Subdivision Committee approved an amendment Wednesday to House Bill 2256 — prohibiting cities from ...
WHEELING — Ohio County Schools continues to discuss a plan to retain its four-day school week, but those discussions should wrap up very soon. A decision on whether the school district will seek a waiver from the West Virginia Department of Education from resuming five-day a week in-person ...
CHARLESTON — A public charter school expansion bill from the House of Delegates was approved Tuesday by the Senate Education Committee after accepting an amendment from a Democratic senator to slow down how quickly the program ramps up. House Bill 2012 was adopted by the committee on a ...
CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice spent a second day selling his ideas to phase out the personal income tax, with bills expected to be introduced by the end of the week and as early as today. “Probably (today) I’ll have it to the Legislature, and I hope that they concur and agree what ...
CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Senate rendered a verdict on an intermediate court of appeals, approving a bill Wednesday that would create the new court. Senate Bill 275, creating the West Virginia Appellate Reorganization Act, passed 19-15 Wednesday. It heads to the House of Delegates ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose vaccine offers strong protection against severe COVID-19, according to an analysis released Wednesday by U.S. regulators that sets the stage for a final decision on a new and easier-to-use shot to help tame the pandemic. The ...
Delegate Shawn Fluharty said the West Virginia House of Delegates Political Subdivisions Committee passed a measure 12-10 Wednesday that would eliminate cities in West Virginia from being able to charge a user fee to workers. House Bill 2256 initially called for state workers to be exempted ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A moderate Democratic senator from West Virginia is suddenly one of the most powerful people in Washington. Sen. Joe Manchin has had multiple one-on-one phone calls with President Joe Biden. He can send the White House into a tailspin with a single five-minute interview or ...
WHEELING — Wheeling officials want to see the city’s reinvigorated code enforcement efforts become more efficient, and they think that can happen with a technology upgrade that should streamline the process. Ward 2 Councilman Ben Seidler recently announced that he, Assistant City Manager ...
WHEELING — This week Congress looks at passing a third COVID-19 relief package, and U.S. Rep. David B. McKinley says it has “more baubles than a Christmas tree.” McKinley, R-West Virginia, said he does support COVID relief spending to assist businesses and individuals financially ...
