West Virginia House delays seat belt bill amid amendments
The West Virginia House sent HB2203 back to Judiciary to seek more support and potential inclusion of the governor’s 0.08 drunk driving standard. Debate centers on making seat belt use a primary offense and extending belt requirements to rear-seat adults while restricting children under 16 in cargo areas.
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House
Judiciary
Charleston
West Virginia
Judiciary Committee
Rick Staton
Staton
West Virginia districts strain under snow day shortfalls
West Virginia school systems have canceled many days due to snow and ice and may end the year with fewer than 180 instructional days. Counties report missed days ranging from two to seven, with Tyler and Cabell already using all snow days. Lawmakers debate flexible start and end dates while weather and safety drive closures and planned spring break cancellations.
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Harleston
West Virginia
Panhandle
Marshall County
Ohio
Brooke
Hancock
Cabell
Tyler
Wetzel
Wyoming
Pleasants
Kanawha County
Tyler County
Pleasants County
Cabell County
Open heart center bid gains regional support in Four Seasons Country
BRMC and Princeton Community Medical Center plan a joint certificate of need to build an open heart facility at BRMC with BRMC owning and operating it. The two hospitals will also pursue radiation therapy expansion and a cancer care center, aiming for governor approval and public hearings.
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Pawlowski
West Virginia
Bluefield
BRMC
Cancer Center
PCH
Princeton Community
Princeton
Guy W. Perkins
Four Seasons
Charles Owens
Cowens
Bottonline
Virginia cigarette tax bills die in Senate panel
Three bills to raise Virginia cigarette taxes failed in the Senate Finance Committee. A measure would boost the pack tax from 2.5 cents to 60 cents, drawing opposition from retailers, pet groups, and Altria units including Philip Morris USA. The bill lost 11 to 3. Howell’s bill to tax four cents per pack at manufacture failed 10 to 2. A Isle of Wight County tax hike failed on a 7 to 7 tie.
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Tyler
Sandy Weese
Weese
House
Jerry Mezzatesta
Hampshire
Senate
Robert Plymale
D-Wayne
Richmond
Senate Finance Committee
Virginia
Organi
Janet Howell
Fairfax
Isle of Wight County
Police blotter reports multiple arrests and incidents in Tazewell county
Police blotter lists failures to appear and expired operators for Justin Rogers 21 Princeton and Joseph Clemson 25 Princeton, bond revocation for Keith Boggs 22 Bluefield, possession with intent to deliver marijuana for Bobby Hazlewood 18, and transfer stolen property for Mark Beggs 20 Bluefield. Also notes worthlessness checks for Selena Henson 38, bench warrant for Mark Williams 27, trespassing on New Hope Road, a Route 123 single vehicle crash, grand larceny at Shoney's, breaking and entering at Rock, theft from Mt Horeb logging site, multiple traffic crashes on Oakvale Road, and sheriff's activity including 27 arrests and 231 civil papers served that week.
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Tazewell County
Police Assist Gas Crews. Shots Reported On North Street
Bluefield police assisted gas company crews in gaining access to a residence on Highland Avenue and a separate residence on Bland Street. Patrolman S S Whitt investigated. Shots were fired on North Street with shell casings found. Cpl C S Myers and Patrolmen S S Whitt and R S Mason investigated.
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Highland Avenue
Bland Street
S.S. Whitt
North Street
Cpl. C.S. Myers
R.S. Mason
Ruling overturns Haden ruling on valley fills in coal case
The Fourth Circuit rebukes Judge Haden for broad writing, sending the Kentucky case back to limit review to the complaint issue. Kentuckians for the Commonwealth filed suit over Martin County Coal mine valley fills in Inez, Kentucky, addressing Great Lakes sediment and the Clean Water Act.
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Haden
Luttig
District Court
the Commonwealth Inc
West Virginia
Martin County Coal Corp
Inez
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Huntington
Coal Company
Patty Wallace
Louisa
Commonwealth
Congress
Bill Raney
West Virginia Coal Association
United States
Raney
Appeals Court
4Th Circuit
Appalachia
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Mercer Sheriff’s Department
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