Stricter needle exchange standards bill signed into law
Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill increasing needle exchange program requirements. It requires overdose prevention and referrals to treatment, ID for participants, and syringes marked with the distributing program. Local governments gain power to bar groups from operating programs amid changes traced to Mercer and Southern Highlands centers.
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Jim Justice
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Spring awakens hungry black bears in Virginia and West Virginia
Wildlife officials warn that after winter hibernation bears are active and hungry across Virginia and West Virginia. With natural foods scarce early in the season, bears seek easy meals and may appear in residential areas as temperatures rise and flowers bloom. Local residents are advised to secure attractants and report sightings.
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Appalachian Power seeks 6 percent residential rate hike
Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power filed ENEC and WMP requests with the Public Service Commission of West Virginia to raise residential rates about 6 percent. The plan would add roughly $73 million to ENEC collections and extend current VMP rates, effective September 1. If approved, typical bills would rise about $8.10 monthly for 1,000 kWh and $16.20 for 2,000 kWh, with ENEC covering fuel costs for coal and natural gas.
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Charleston
Appalachian Power
Wheeling Power
Public Service Commission of West Virginia
PSC
ENEC
Bluefield State College Moves Health Programs to BRMC Facility
Bluefield State College stays on schedule to finish two historic projects this year. Health science programs will move into the former Bluefield Regional Medical Center and the campus will gain its first on campus housing in more than five decades. Former Chief Justice Brent Benjamin, executive VP and general counsel, says the move signals a shift from a local commuter school to a regional institution as renovations proceed in the Bluefield State Medical Arts Center housed in the former BRMC building.
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State Supreme Court
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BSC
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