Thursday, June 20 2013 5:31 AM EDT2013-06-20 09:31:59 GMT
The state kicks off a four-day sesquicentennial celebration on Thursday with festivals and speeches marking the day West Virginia entered the Union on June 20, 1863.
The state kicks off a four-day sesquicentennial celebration on Thursday with festivals and speeches marking the day West Virginia entered the Union on June 20, 1863.
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:03 PM EDT2013-06-20 00:03:16 GMT
According to crews on the scene, the area near the Frame Road/Elkview exit and the Clendenin exit will be partially closed for about an hour due to an accident. The fast lane in the south bound lanes
The fast lane in the south bound lanes is open now.
West Virginia State Police say the death of an Ohio boy who fell from a wagon appears to be an accident.
West Virginia State Police say the death of an Ohio boy who fell from a wagon appears to be an accident.
IRONTON, Ohio -
Ohio's lowest paid workers are getting a bump in pay this year, only to have it muted by increased payroll tax
The state's 15-cent minimum wage increase went into effect on Wednesday, just after Congress passed a two-percent payroll tax as part of a deal to push back America's "fiscal cliff."
Ohio's minimum wage is now $7.85 an hour, after state labor officials adjusted it for inflation.
The increase means an extra dollar a day, or $288 a year, for full-time minimum wage workers.
Business owners are having to spend thousands to accommodate the increase that isn't life-changing for workers.
For a minimum wage worker, additional taxes are roughly the same amount as the pay increase... About 300 dollars a year.
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