CHARLESTON 鈥� As the August recess approaches, U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Senate Republican leadership is navigating the complexities of the budget reconciliation process and could advance parts of President Donald Trump's election-related priorities. Speaking Thursday morning ...
BUCKHANNON 鈥� Gov. Patrick Morrisey is urging people affected by last week's flooding in Upshur and Lewis counties to have patience with the ongoing clean-up and recovery process. Morrisey spoke at the re-opening of Shop 'n Save Express in Weston Wednesday afternoon, which the governor said ...
BALTIMORE, MD 鈥� A federal judge sentenced an Elkins man to more than two decades in prison for child sex abuse crimes, officials said. U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Donald Robert Wilt Edwards, Sr., 30, of Elkins, to 25 years in prison, followed by lifetime supervised release, for sexually exploiting a minor, the United States Attorney's Office of Maryland announced in a press release Wednesday. According to the press release, U.S Attorney for the District of Maryland Kelly O. Hayes announced the sentence with Special Agent in Charge Jimmy Paul of the FBI Baltimore ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� A Wood County Circuit Court judge has ruled that the City of Parkersburg鈥檚 new method of picking up recyclables does not follow established state law. Judge J.D. Beane said in a declaratory judgment issued Thursday that the city remains obligated under state law to establish and implement a source-separation and curbside-collection program for recyclable materials that satisfies the minimum requirements of the statute. A declaratory judgment in West Virginia is an official court ruling that defines legal rights, status or relations without ordering any action or ...
MORGANTOWN 鈥� A 2024 lawsuit brought by the West Virginia University Board of Governors pertaining to the University Place complex and its financing has reached a 鈥渘egotiated resolution.鈥� The West Virginia University Board of Governors announced the settlement Wednesday on behalf of WVU, ...
PARKERSBURG 鈥� Wood County Schools could turn to contracted teachers to fill seven autism education vacancies as the district continues to see growth in the number of students requiring special education services. Special Education Director Valissa Porter told the Wood County Board of ...
