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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
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.
The West Virginia Department of Revenue was subjected to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's 7.5 percent budget cuts, but the department has made internal changes to cooperate with the reduction.
Charles Lorensen, the acting tax commissioner, told the House Finance Committee Feb. 28 that most agencies within the Department of Revenue were asked to maintain their income and expenditure schedules from previous years to help offset the 7.5 percent cut. Tomblin asked agencies in September to adjust their budgets for fiscal year 2014 so the state can continue to fund increasing Medicaid costs. Lorensen said the budget cuts haven't been a problem for most agencies.
"They've all taken their 7.5 percent reductions," he said. For example, in the secretary's office, a position that was vacant went unfilled.
But Lorensen's department, the State Tax Department, saw the biggest change.
"The Tax Dept is the largest agency within the Department of Revenue that has general revenue allocations," Lorensen said. "Folks from the Office of Tax Appeals had to reduce their budgets and likewise other agencies that are general revenue appropriated. (West Virginia State Budget Office Director) Mark McKown … had to cut his own budget by 7.5 percent and comply with his own request.
"The Department of Revenue had to take it on the chin."
Lorensen said the bottom line is the general revenue agencies in the Department of Revenue have complied with the requested budget cuts "without whining," unlike Congress.
"We're trying to live within our means and understand it was necessary," Lorensen said.
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