Monday, May 20 2013 3:50 AM EDT2013-05-20 07:50:03 GMT
Starting the work week off on a warm note. Highs stay in the mid to upper 80s through Wednesday. Tuesday afternoon may even make a play for 90 degrees. With the daytime heating Monday and Tuesday, an isolated
Monday, May 20 2013 2:50 PM EDT2013-05-20 18:50:08 GMT
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Helen Holt, now 99, was West Virginia's first female secretary of state. She received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from WVU during Sunday's commencement.
Monday, May 20 2013 6:11 AM EDT2013-05-20 10:11:12 GMT
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
MORGANTOWN, WV (AP) — West Virginia landowners who want to apply for grants to improve wildlife habitat have until June 14 to contact the Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Sunday, May 19 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-05-19 17:21:57 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing
est Virginia's House of Delegates faces a momentous decision after Speaker Rick Thompson departs for Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Cabinet: choosing a new leader will help set the stage for 2014, when Republicans aim to wipe out the Democrats' ebbing majority.
Saturday, May 18 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-18 15:36:47 GMT
LAWRENCE MESSINA,Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities
West Virginia is adding a commemorative coin to the celebratory mix for its 150th birthday, the commission overseeing the sesquicentennial activities announced Saturday.
Thursday, May 16 2013 11:36 AM EDT2013-05-16 15:36:07 GMT
An announcement is expected at 10 a.m. May 16 from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin naming House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, to a new position.
An announcement is expected at 10 a.m. May 16 from Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin naming House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, to a new position.
CHARLESTON -
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's Advisory Council on Substance Abuse
presented its year-end report Jan. 24, providing policy and program
recommendations for the upcoming legislative session.
The overall recommendations include: maintaining existing,
successful substance abuse programs; continuing efforts to develop community
based, after-treatment recovery supports; encouraging ongoing efforts of
substance abuse coalitions; and assisting in the proper disposal of collected
drugs.
An executive order in September 2011 called for the creation
of an advisory council and for regional task forces. A news release from
Tomblin's office cited recent national data that shows a decrease in
prescription drug misuse among West Virginians ages 12
and older for the first year since 2008.
"First, I want to thank each member of the Advisory Council
for being dedicated to fighting the substance abuse epidemic," Tomblin said in
the news release. "Since coming together in 2011, we've taken numerous
productive steps to rid our state and our families from the heartache and
dangers substance abuse brings to our hometowns."