Day: February 12, 2014 Archives


WednesdayFebruary 12, 2014

Prescription-only pseudoephedrine bill heads to full Senate

Harrison senator says he's convinced it's the right thing to do.

WVU baseball preps for opener against Louisville, return to the outdoors

Stuck indoors since October, the Mountaineers are eager for three-day tourney in Charleston, S.C.

Kanawha County schools makes bottled water change after complaints; embargo

DHHR says water has tested negative for bacteria.

Minimum wage bill passes House

Two increases would take wage to $8.75 an hour by Jan. 2016.

State retirees to rally in Charleston

They're again pushing two proposals.

Shuffling in top 10 of the MetroNews Power Index for week six

Washington and South Charleston remain No. 1 and No. 2 - shifting elsewhere in the top 10.

Boys basketball MetroNews Power Index by class: Week 6

A top-10 look at each class in week six of the MetroNews Power Index for boys high school basketball.

WVAWC president answers questions on MetroNews Talkline

Jeff McIntyre says company has to win back confidence of customers.

A snowy knockout for Mountain State

Southern storm brings major moisture.

Independent water tests could include 100 homes

Gov. Tomblin announced the launch of the West Virginia Testing Assessment Project on Tuesday at the State Capitol.

Gupta calls WV TAP “a good first step”

Scientific results needed to assess the water quality.

Supporters deny claims change to teacher hiring bill would ‘gut’ education reform

The reworked bill could get approval from the state House of Delegates before the end of the week.

South Charleston, Knapper with statement win over Woodrow Wilson

South Charleston pulled away in the second half for a 74-53 win over Woodrow Wilson on Tuesday night.

Boys basketball gallery: Martinsburg 69, Sherando 65

Martinsburg bounced back from a loss to Morgantown with a 69-65 win over Sherando, Va. on Tuesday night.

Boys basketball gallery: Westside 89, Logan 66

A look at Westside's 89-66 win over Logan in boys high school basketball.

Let the scientists take over the water problem

Governor Tomblin seemed almost relieved as he announced that the state had hired Corona Environmental consulting group to conduct independent testing of the water in the nine county region affected by the MCHM spill last month. “It’s time to let the political officials step aside and let the scientists come in and do the work