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CHARLESTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell in 36 of West Virginia’s 55 counties in September. WorkForce West Virginia said Friday that 11 counties reported jobless rate increases, while rates were unchanged in eight counties. Jefferson and Monongalia counties tied for the lowest rate in the state at 5 percent. Clay County’s 13.0 percent rate was [...]
Continue reading …SOUTH CHARLESTON (AP) — Trapping season starts Nov. 3, and authorities are reminding West Virginia hunters about the rules. Trappers who take beaver, bobcat, fisher and otter must present the whole animal or pelt to a game checking station or Division of Natural Resources representative within 30 days of the season’s end. Tags must remain [...]
Continue reading …MARTINSBURG (AP) — A Virginia National Guard member will pay $15 in fines for running near two Martinsburg schools while carrying a training rifle. Media outlets report that 23-year-old William Everett Alemar pleaded no contest Wednesday in Berkeley County Magistrate Court to public intoxication and misdemeanor willful disturbance of a school. In exchange for his [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — A judge says the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources must provide more than a half a million dollars in raises to staff at the state’s psychiatric hospitals. Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Duke Bloom ordered the DHHR on Wednesday to comply with his 2009 order requiring the raises for [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia’s treasurer has a check waiting for Matt Lauer, albeit a small one. Treasurer John Perdue said Wednesday that the “Today” show co-host is on a list of people due unclaimed property. Perdue serves as the custodian for the unclaimed accounts. He didn’t disclose details of Lauer’s check but calls it [...]
Continue reading …INSTITUTE (AP) — West Virginia officials are meeting to discuss ways to increase opportunities for veterans to attend the state’s colleges and universities. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission is hosting a symposium on the topic on Tuesday on the campus of West Virginia State University in Institute. The event will feature a keynote [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia authorities are participating in a national campaign to improve highway safety. The Public Service Commission’s Transportation Enforcement Division is taking part in Operation Safe Driver. It began on Sunday and runs through Saturday. The campaign focuses on highway safety for commercial vehicles. It is sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia Lottery officials are questioning The Greenbrier resort’s practice of giving bus day-tour groups’ access to its casino. Lottery Director John Musgrave tells the Charleston Gazette that the West Virginia Lottery Commission will need to clarify The Greenbrier casino gambling regulations. The commission plans to discuss the issue at its Oct. [...]
Continue reading …FAIRMONT (AP) — Fifty-two people have pleaded guilty to weapons and drug-trafficking charges in what U.S. Attorney William Ihlenfeld calls one of the largest investigations ever conducted in West Virginia’s Northern District. One person pleaded guilty in state court, while all the others appeared in federal court. All the suspects had been indicted in May. [...]
Continue reading …CHARLESTON (AP) — Free legal assistance is available for West Virginia residents whose property was damaged during a severe windstorm on June 29. The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division and Legal Aid of West Virginia are partnering to offer the Disaster Legal Services program. The Federal Emergency Management Agency says callers will be matched [...]
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