Day: March 2, 2020 Archives
MondayMarch 2, 2020
Farris wants WVU community calm following separate shootings
Corey Farris appeared on WAJR-AM's "Talk of the Town" to talk about incidents involving two students.
Export-Import bank leader speaks at WVU
Kimberly Reed gave remarks as part of the John Chamber College of Business and Economics' Distinguished Speaker Series.
Additional information released on injured fugitive
The U.S. Marshals Service Violent Fugitive Task Force notified local authorities Steven Joseph Lojek and Matthew Stephen Anderson were possibly in the Lewisburg area
House Finance approves intermediate court without clarity on cost
Court bill now goes to House floor, where level of support isn't yet clear.
State, local officials further discuss possible coronavirus spread to West Virginia
Gov. Jim Justice participated in phone call with Vice President Mike Pence on Monday.
Full House next gets bill that would create school behavior interventionist pilot program
Principal says students who have experienced trauma need additional assistance.
Home school sports bill heads to governor’s desk
Legislature completes action on what some have called "Tim Tebow Bill."
Photo gallery: Man edges Mingo Central in sectional opener, 70-68
CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — Photos from Man’s 70-68 win over Mingo Central in the Class AA, Region IV, Section 2 quarterfinals. (Photos courtesy of Boothe Davis/Captured by the Moment Photography)
Wheeling Park a new leader in first winter release of MVB Cup standings
PARKERSBURG, W.Va. — Wheeling Park, George Washington, Fairmont Senior, Bridgeport, Doddridge County and Williamstown own leads in the latest release of the 2019-2020 MVB Champions Cup standings sponsored by the WVSSAC. Swimming and wrestling results are included in the latest update. The Wheeling Park boys used a runner-up finish at the state wrestling tourney to leap
Gun bill passes over House Judiciary chairman’s protest
Amendment had removed allowance for municipalities to restrict guns on public streets outside festivals.
West Virginia drops out of both polls after nightmare week
As expected, West Virginia's swan dive finally took the Mountaineers out of the Top 25.
University ends season on top of the MetroNews Power Index
Shady Spring and Greater Beckley Christian lead in their respective classes.
US Supreme Court will hear ‘Obamacare’ case
Eighteen Republican states —including West Virginia — back the legal challenge that could overturn the health care law.
Mason County among latest to offer West Virginia State’s Healthy Grandfamilies program
It's free support for grandparents raising their grandchildren.
W.Va. revenue collections are up slightly, signaling continued budget stability
Personal income taxes, severance taxes remain below estimate.
Measure to address tobacco, vaping use moving through Senate
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, West Virginia has the highest adult smoking rate among states.
Blaze occurred Sunday.
Marijuana in The Mountain State
In national politics, a bipartisan consensus is emerging around marijuana. All of the top 2020 Democratic presidential candidates advocate for state-control of the drug, and James Carroll, President Trump’s drug czar, openly agrees with them. Any such legalization at the federal level would not change much for West Virginians. State legislators have shown no appetite
The final days of the 2020 regular legislative session are getting underway, among the bills getting attention one to jump start tobacco cessation programs and the Tim Tebow Bill also the Senate Budget includes money to prepare for a potential outbreak of COVID19 in West Virginia. WVU President Gordon Gee reacts to two separate shootings