Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:18 PM EDT2013-05-21 16:18:28 GMT
Three people were inside this burning home but managed to get out safely.
Firefighters are battling a massive fire in East Bank in Kanawha County. A house on Walnut Street went up in flames around 5:15 a.m. Firefighters said two people were home at the time but managed to
Three escape massive fire in a home on Walnut Street in Kanawha County
Wednesday, May 22 2013 12:59 PM EDT2013-05-22 16:59:52 GMT
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has announced Karen Bowling of Beckley as Cabinet Secretary of The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, starting July 1.
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.
West Virginia Senate Majority Leader John Unger, D-Berkeley, announced Jan. 28 that he wants to see a select committee within the Senate to focus on child poverty issues during the 2013 Legislative session.
Select committees must be created by the leader of either the House or the Senate.
"With 30 percent of West Virginia children under age 6 living in poverty, the time for action is long overdue," Unger said in a news release. "A child's socioeconomic status has a significant effect on many aspects of our communities, especially in education, health and criminal justice.
"We need this special committee to take a holistic approach to solving the issue of child poverty and its effects."
According to information from the Children's Defense Fund included in Unger's news release, West Virginia had a child poverty rate of nearly 30 percent in 2010, with 11 percent of that considered in extreme poverty.
The West Virginia Legislature has seven types of committees, and select committees are created by the House and Senate to address specific issues, then report their findings and any recommendations to the full Legislature. A select committee is then dissolved when its specified tasks are completed.
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